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About the role
- Product Operations Leader managing manufacturing and functional objectives at GE Aerospace. Driving lean operations and coordinating complex manufacturing issues for aviation technologies.
Responsibilities
- The Product Operations Leader will be accountable for functional, manufacturing, and broad company objectives.
- In this role you will drive FLIGHT DECK (GE Aerospace’s Lean operating system) culture, manage complex manufacturing issues within functional area(s) of expertise, and be involved in both short and long-term planning to ensure the on-time delivery of new technologies.
- Create and maintain a parts list and manufacture gate actions based on the hardware need date.
- Establishing a strong engineering and sourcing rhythm at the working level to keep a check on the day to day work that needs to be accomplished.
- Identify pressures to the plan from the LOB (line of balance) and weekly meetings to target and work opportunities to prevent a delay or pull in the target.
- Provide pressure to plans to the Program teams regularly by feeding lead times estimated / committed by Design Engineering and suppliers into a database and then preparing right-to-left and left-to-right plans.
- Support the Program teams for CPD (Concurrent Product Development) decisions and long lead item identifications.
- Coordinate communication between Engineering and suppliers to make sure that Design and Manufacturing process flows align with each other without a significant waste and support each other with minimum time delays.
- Propose improvement ideas to reduce manufacturing cycle time by analyzing each production process step and critical to quality characteristics.
- Enable seamless communication between Sourcing and Engineering teams to eliminate risks associated with noncompliant supplier relations.
- Establish operational rhythm to keep track of the production status of each part in the part list and provide input to the Design daily management process.
- Provide operational leadership for assigned engine/component programs, using sound engineering and manufacturing principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product/program requirements.
- Translate program requirements (rate, configuration, milestones, customer commitments) into integrated manufacturing plans, including capacity, resources, and investment needs.
- Lead cross-functional Program Operations reviews with Manufacturing, Sourcing, Quality, Materials, and Engineering, ensuring alignment on risks, constraints, and recovery plans.
- Coordinate and monitor rate readiness, NPI industrialization, and configuration changes across factories and suppliers to ensure smooth transitions and minimal disruption.
- Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, and Supplier Fulfillment to ensure processes, routings, and supplier capabilities are ready to support program ramps and design changes.
- Drive standard work and visual management for program execution (bowler charts, production control boards, tiered meetings), and escalate issues through the appropriate channels when needed.
- Monitor SQDC performance for assigned programs and lead structured problem-solving to address chronic issues (scrap/rework, escapes, recurring shortages, capacity bottlenecks).
Requirements
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in Manufacturing or Engineering, or a related technical discipline from an accredited University.
- Relevant experience in manufacturing operations, program management, or product line leadership in regulated industries (aerospace, defense/space, automotive, medical devices, or similar), including demonstrated working experience in Factory operations, production control, or value stream leadership, coordination of cross-functional program activities (NPI, rate ramps, configuration changes).
- Experience in development hardware ownership and manufacturing of high-precision, turbomachinery components.
- Strong aptitude in mechanical design, ability to review drawings, understand Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing and Product Definition, including reading and interpreting drawings.
- Experience with Aerospace manufacturing specifications
- Working experience with GE Aerospace quality system
- Strong influencing skills, including guiding others without a direct reporting relationship.
- Ability to execute new and unclear requirements & goals
- Ability to work in a matrix organization
- Ability to effectively manage changing and conflicting priorities and resolve appropriately
- Ability to analyze problems, identify root causes and provide efficient solutions
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Ability to train and motivate others
- Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
- Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Familiarity with the GE Aerospace quality system and ability to leverage FLIGHT DECK, GE Aerospace's proprietary LEAN operating model.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model opportunity
- Flexible benefit plan
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Health insurance with wide coverage including spouse and children
- Fitness Benefit
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
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