Job Description

Role Summary/Purpose

The Plant Management role will be responsible for leading plant manufacturing operations for the Beavercreek Tubes and Ducts facility.  This Site is focused on lean transformation that includes respect for people and continuous improvement with a strong problem solving culture to build on.

Essential Responsibilities

In this role, you will be accountable for planning and directing all aspects of the organization’s manufacturing, community relations and supply chain strategies, objectives, initiatives and

policies, as well as play a key leadership role within the Tubes & Ducts organization.

Leadership & Team Management

• Oversee every function in the plant, promoting a safety-first culture and ensuring compliance with applicable GE Aerospace policies.
• Drive lasting operational efficiencies through FLIGHT DECK including Standard Work, Daily Management and Problem Solving.
• Develop and promote talent within the site and across the Integrated Manufacturing organization.
• Establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external customers & suppliers.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure that plant execution meets or exceeds performance targets in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity, in that order.
• Lead the matrix for customer/company outcomes across Integrated Manufacturing & other functions including engineering, product management, services, etc.
• Focus on developing and promoting a Safety-First culture, demonstrating leadership commitment, engaging employees, and implementing stop-work practices when necessary.

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 rotating parts.
• Maintain compliance with operational and financial transactions in accordance with GE Aerospace policies.
• Develop and enforce a quality at the source QMS.

In addition you will:

Drive operations team towards execution of Business Goals using Lean Manufacturing Methodology

Meet plant safety and quality goals

Establish all production schedules and meet customer’s delivery expectations

Monitor & improve cost productivity while ensuring all customer commitments are met in a timely, quality & compliant manner

Establish and direct plant policies and procedures

Have a strong focus on employee relations

Foster well-trained and motivated staff

Select, train and develop plant supervisory and administrative staff

Provide leadership for executing New Product Introductions (NPIs), with a strong network with engineering design

Ensure sufficient capacity exists to achieve all customer commitments

Be responsible for driving continuous improvements in factory yield

Drive Product Quality and Lean to ensure that internal business metrics are met

Develop & create training plans to maximize workforce capability

Continually improve metrics

Conduct employee performance reviews

Schedule and conduct plant meetings; foster employee engagement and ensure that business and operational goals are effectively communicated to employees

Promote a working environment that encourages employee involvement to achieve excellence in productivity, customer service, quality, inventory and Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)

Qualifications/Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college

Minimum of 15 years of work experience with proven leadership in manufacturing or supply chain role

Eligibility Requirements

This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected

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.

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