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Job Description Summary
Join GE Aerospace at our Newark, Delaware Advanced Materials site in a rare and exciting front-line leadership opportunity. This role offers the chance to step into a high-visibility position supporting some of the most advanced and compelling products across the GE Aerospace portfolio. This is more than a production leadership role — it is an opportunity to help shape the future of a growing operation and lead a team that is critical to delivering on our ambitious goals for 2027 and beyond. In this role, you will lead daily onsite manufacturing operations, driving reliability, consistency, and performance across production lines. You will be responsible for executing departmental priorities, developing team capability, and delivering results in a dynamic technical environment. Operating with a strong degree of ownership, you will help improve processes, strengthen execution, and ensure outcomes meet the highest standards in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity (SQDIP).
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Executes production according to the appropriate instructions.
- Oversee and manage front line manufacturing production associates for respective business
- Conduct and execute on manpower planning and training to develop adequate skills within the team to meet customer requirements/ demand.
- Mentor teams in the ability to problem solve and coach peers.·
- Resolve problems through the application of acquired expertise guided by precedent.·
- Work together with colleagues across site specific business units.·
- Be responsible for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity for the assigned teams.·
- Coach, counsel, recognize and discipline as necessary·
- Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and function. Including but not limited to direct reports, peers, Senior leadership as, Maintenance, Quality, EHS and Finance.·
- Flexibility in schedule to work a 1st shift position (6:00 am-3pm)
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college (Or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of experience in Manufacturing & Production Process and Equipment) PLUS a minimum of 3 years of experience in Manufacturing & Production Process and Equipment
Desired Characteristics
- Lean Manufacturing experience·
- 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
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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.
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. Some offers of employment may be conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.
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 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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
