Job Description Summary

As the Additive Technology Center (ATC) Plant Leader, you will be at the forefront of managing GE Aerospace’s development of additive manufacturing capabilities. You will have business leadership for the manufacturing facility that has 150 employees and is inclusive of overseeing critical functions such as compliance, environmental health, and safety (EHS), security, production, manufacturing engineering, maintenance, and quality assurance. Your primary responsibility is to ensure that plant execution consistently meets or exceeds performance targets in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. Additionally, you will drive the successful completion of planned technology and process industrialization milestones, while continuously improving existing operations through the application of Lean.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

Leadership and Team Management:

• Oversee every function of the ATC, promoting a Safety-First culture and ensuring compliance with applicable GE Aerospace policies.
• Drive lasting operational efficiencies through the application of Lean, including Standard Work, Daily Management, and Problem Solving.
• Develop, stretch, and promote talent within the site and across the Supply Chain Division.
• Continuously improve the employee experience through robust Inclusion & Diversity (I&D), employee engagement, and culture survey responsiveness programs.

Operational Excellence:

• Ensure that plant execution meets or exceeds performance targets in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• A key focus will be developing and promoting a Safety-First culture, demonstrating leadership commitment, engaging employees, and implementing stop-work practices when necessary.
• Drive the successful and timely completion of all planned technology and process industrialization milestones (Technology Readiness Level, TRL and Manufacturing Readiness Levels, MRL).
• Partner with the Additive IPT Transition Leader to transition hardware to high rate production facilities in the US and Italy once acceptable process capability has been established at the ATC (MRL 6+, single digit DPU, etc.).

Quality Assurance:

• Guarantee that all shipped hardware fully conforms to applicable drawing requirements, specifications, and standards.
• Establish and enforce rigorous quality control standards to ensure the production of high-quality additive manufacturing products.
• Maintain compliance with operational and financial transactions in accordance with GE Aerospace policies.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field from accredited college or university
• Minimum of 5 years of applicable experience in operations and/or supply chain management

Desired Characteristics:

• Master's or advanced degree from an accredited educational institution
• Supply Chain Management degree
• Demonstrated leadership capability and large team leadership examples
• Strong organizational communication skills that are applicable across multiple levels
• Product development / new product introduction experience
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills
• Effective collaboration and relationship-building abilities
• Proficiency as a student and practitioner of LEAN
• Plant or business unit leadership experience
• Global strategy development capabilities
• Additive manufacturing experience
• Strong execution track record
• 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

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity 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.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their 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. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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