Senior Production Manager - Chemical Manufacturing

Job Description Summary

The Production Manager has direct responsibility for operations personnel and is accountable to drive unit performance in safety, quality, delivery, and cost. This position is accountable for daily direction, building effective teams, developing people, and following training systems to ensure that Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost results are met. This role is part of a new production line and will be responsible for organizational development and work processes for a new and growing team.

Job Description

GE Aerospace Overview

General Electric Aerospace is a leader in the industrialization of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) for military and commercial jet engines. CMCs represent a technological breakthrough in advanced materials, enabling revolutionary improvements in fuel efficiency, performance, and emissions due to their low weight and high-temperature resistance. GE Aerospace has been at the forefront of CMC development since 2001, with successful implementation in engines like the LEAP and GE9X. These advancements position GE Aerospace as a leader in transforming the aviation industry.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Providing leadership and people development to set priorities and high expectations, drive for results, engage employees, and effectively measure and manage operating performance in the areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost
• Develop programs and practices to drive operational discipline / conduct of operations within a PSM chemical facility
• Driving a proactive, learning, productive, and performance-driven work culture that is aligned to meet key business objectives
• Driving consistency through visible leadership, developing, and coaching operations specialists, area trainer, and unit shift leaders, Holding them accountable to their roles
• Championing and implementing improvement projects and processes that support key business objectives
• Owns operations unit compliance with all applicable regulations, including PSM
• Conducting and participating in EHS audits and completing corrective actions for EHS recommendations
• Leads and/or coaches problem solving within operations steam, including RCA, 5Why, and other problem-solving tools
• Oversee operations team staffing and recruiting process
• Coaching production supervisors on performance management

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma/GED with at least 4 years in Manufacturing)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment in a leadership position

Desired Characteristics:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Process Safety Management facility or high-risk manufacturing environment
• Previous leadership experience of organization of hourly employees preferred
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of environmental safety and health policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulations including Process Safety Management and Safe Work Permitting
• Previous experience working in a 24/7 facility preferred
• Experience working within Lean/Six-Sigma manufacturing systems, Green Belt or Black Belt preferred
• Demonstrated experience in leading Root Cause Analysis and Incident Investigations
• Experience with effectively leading teams and developing standard work for operations
• Experience in manufacturing maintenance work process and / or shutdown planning structure preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent coaching and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a diverse team environment through all levels of the organization

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.

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Additional Job Description

Compensation Grade

SPB3

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunities 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.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes