LEAP Manufacturing Programs Leader

Overview

Job Description Summary Are you ready to see your career take flight? At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. We have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen.

In a fast paced and results oriented environment, the LEAP (“Leading Edge Aviation Propulsion”) Manufacturing Programs Leader is the connection between Engineering, Supply Chain and Customer Facing Organizations focused on new make cost, change management, readiness, and execution. The LEAP engine is GE Aerospace’s highest volume commercial engine which provides power to commercial narrow body aircraft produced at Boeing and Airbus.

Manufacturing is key to our work at GE Aerospace. Consistently going above and beyond, our Manufacturing teams organize and direct the production of components and assemblies to the highest standards. If you want a hands-on opportunity to advance flight for future generations, this is the team for you.

The day-to-day office location is in West Chester, OH, and remote options will not be considered. Collaboration with Boeing and Airbus, as well as with Safran, our 50/50 partner, and domestic and international travel may be required depending on project needs.

• Provide leadership around change management, cost reduction, and producibility improvement for your assigned hardware. You will collaboratively lead projects to improve assigned components that will benefit both the customer and the business.
• Define the program plans and translate plans into requirements and milestones for the procurement and production of assigned hardware. You will create program/project milestone plans in support of the improvement projects you are leading and work collaboratively with the cross-functional team to execute the plans.
• Develop standard work and process around change management. You will actively participate in creating standard work for processes that the LEAP Manufacturing Programs team is responsible for executing in order to drive consistency and simplification of how work gets done.
• Align to support part family goals and objectives; inform and give guidance to part family on priorities that matter most to the business. You will build relationships with the manufacturing sources and leadership for your assigned hardware in order to help drive prioritization of the projects you are working relative to the needs of the business.
• Utilize digital tools that minimize report-outs and drive quick decision making. You will use many different digital tools to obtain information in order to help problem solve for problems related to your assigned hardware.
• Participate in strategy planning sessions to develop multi-year approach for your hardware aimed at achieving cost and operational entitlement. You will help define and execute strategic plans for your assigned hardware that will help the business to achieve objectives.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and 5+ years of experience in an engineering, project, sourcing, or supply chain position within the aircraft engine industry.
• This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to potential access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment

• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
• Demonstrated use of FLIGHT DECK Problem Solving and other FLIGHT DECK Principles

• Relocation assistance
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance that begins on the…