Senior Operations Leader

Job Description Summary

Job Description

About GE Aerospace:

Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!

Working at our Grand Rapids Facility:

For more than 15 years our manufacturing facilities in Grand Rapids have helped fuel the growth and success of GE Aerospace. We’re producing high quality electronics and avionics parts and equipment to exacting standards. Including Avionics Computing Systems, Mission System, Navigation and Guidance and Vehicle Health & Data Management products. We’re the career home for union and non-union employees who seek purpose and challenge in their careers. People just like you.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage the business in order to reach defined targets in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Manage a team of salaried employees, which includes production supervisors who lead hourly employees. Demonstrate servant leadership, using influencing skills to challenge the status quo versus directing.
• Lead activities to promote manufacturing improvements and cost reduction.
• Lead measurement standardization and systematic change management to support site Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and problem-solving processes.
• Lead KPI measurement, root cause and corrective actioning, and indicator identification.
• Establish control plans, daily standard work, and visual management around KPIs in the shop.
• Participate in internal capacity/growth planning activities.
• Present product/program strategies, technical roadmaps, risks, and recommendations to senior leaders across GE Aerospace.
• Communicate recommendations and solutions across the organization and with cross-functional partner organizations.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 9 years of experience in manufacturing)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading people within a manufacturing environment
• This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens.  GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active security clearance or the ability to obtain clearance.
• Experience in high volume production environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of FIGHT DECK fundamentals.
• Strong oral and written communication skills. 
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. 
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. 
• Established project management skills.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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