Senior Manufacturing Manager

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Job Description Summary

The GE Aerospace facility in Madisonville, KY produces a mix of more than 800 unique High Pressure Turbine Blades and Nozzles in support of 37 aircraft engine programs. Approximately 85% of our products are deployed in military aircraft with a 47/53% mix of engines and repairs. This campus is the career home for people who share a commitment to learning, achieving, and collaboration. We take pride in our level of volunteerism and community service as well as a culture that helped us achieve 16.5 average employee years of service.

As the Senior Manufacturing Manager, you will perform the daily operations of plants to ensure reliability and consistency on the production line, includes Service Shops. This role impacts the team’s ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

·  Manage an operation, business, unit, or part of a production facility in order to reach defined targets in quality, cost, delivery and safety
·  Ensure continuous business improvement according to benchmarks and standards. Team management of salaried employees. This does not include production supervisors who oversee hourly employees
·  Requires specialized knowledge within the function. Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including control of resources and influences policy formulation
·  Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services
·  Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work
·  Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering
·  Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders
·  Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations
·  Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision
·  May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity
·  Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics
·  May guide others to consider a different point of view

Required Qualifications:

·  Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university
·  Minimum of 5 years of Manufacturing and Operations Managment experience

Desired Characteristics:

·  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

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, 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 consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. 

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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.

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an  Equal Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes