Job Description Summary

Drives initiatives to improve the effectiveness of the Engineering function and interfaces with other functions to provide effective coordination of metrics, dashboards, functional processes, and cross-functional initiative coordination. Owns/influences budgets and operating plans. The role is guided by operating policy. Works with cross functional teams. The role has autonomy within the operational area or a segment within a larger business unit. The role may have a major impact on a small business unit or Family within a Function or P&L. High levels of evaluative judgment and operational acumen are required to achieve outcomes.

Job Description

The Advanced Technologies Department Operations Manager will manage the global operations process and projects by creating and maintaining the organizations robust operating rhythm. This is to drive the department goals and objectives, and to ensure effective measurement of both strategic and tactical initiatives leveraging Lean methodologies and mindsets. You will lead the execution of sustainable/scale-able process improvements across functions. High levels of operational judgment and business knowledge are required to achieve outcomes required.

In this role you will also partner with our next generation propulsion demonstrator leadership teams and with our sciences organizations to drive execution of our technology demonstrators and to drive support of our existing NPI programs and of our in-service fleet.

This role requires effective collaboration and leadership across the GE Aerospace enterprise and requires a proven history of building strong horizontal connections and comfort with interfacing with all levels of leadership.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Work alongside the department manager in leading the organization and operating rhythms to deliver our commitments
• Drive a Safety culture within the organization
• Drive a LEAN and continuous process improvement culture within the organization (aligned to KPIs)
• Partner with leadership to develop and drive execution of the department operating plan to support the overall business strategy
• Create robust processes and measurements to drive operational plans to meet program commitments and the department financial goals
• Develop action plans to anticipate and respond to problems
• Define roles and responsibilities for assigned personnel
• Promote professional growth through timely performance feedback, coaching and counseling
• Participate in key business operating rhythms
• Partner with leadership to develop and drive execution of the organization operating plan to support the overall business strategy
• Solves issues and develop new solutions using innovative approaches, has the authority to guide others in different approaches

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a leadership position

Desired Characteristics

• Collaborative, forward thinking, can operate in gray space and has process mindset.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong oral and written communication 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.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
• Continuous learner

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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