Manufacturing Engineering Technical Operations Leader

Job Description Summary

Responsible for the Manufacturing Engineering organization operations. The MFG Engineering Operations Leader will be instrumental in shaping and standardizing strategic processes, driving alignment across manufacturing teams, and ensuring measurable outcomes that support the manufacturing engineering organization’s long-term vision and day-to-day operations. The Operations Leader will interface with other functions to provide effective coordination of metrics, dashboards, functional processes, and cross-functional initiative coordination.

The Operations Leader will drive initiatives and improve effectiveness through FLIGHT DECK operating model bridging strategic planning and operational execution.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a structured cadence for strategic initiatives and operational processes ensuring consistent progress and accountability of key metrics. Ensure seamless adoption of GE Aerospace’s proprietary FLIGHT DECK operating model to improve effectiveness of organization’s processes and practices.
• Collaborate with other functions on operations, manage metrics and dashboards, timely execution of functional processes, ensuring commitments are met on-time and at-cost. Provide project management expertise ensuring alignment with all key stakeholders, and establishing clear milestones, financial targets and schedule.
• Manage organizational view of contractual and operational obligations to programs and customers. Manage pertinent contractual negotiations, responses, and translate requirements into actionable plans. Own establishment of EVM standards and ensure organization meets financial targets.
• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explain difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions, handle complex tasks or problems, has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems, leverage internal and external sources and can provide recommendations.
• May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others  options on topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain Management from an accredited college or university.
• At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing operations, business operations, or supply chain management.
• Due to the nature of the duties of this position, this role requires the individual to obtain and maintain US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. citizenship

Desired Characteristics

• Experience working with DoD customers and processes.
• Experience with financial, operations and program management tools.
• Strong track record of ability to work in a team environment with demonstrated leadership and customer interface skills.
• 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.

Benefits and Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like Health Ahead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning…