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Job Description Summary

As the Aeroderivative Engineering Operation Leader you will be responsible for a team accountable for leading department-level initiatives to improve Engineering; execution transparency, effectiveness, compliance, safety, culture, and collaboration with interfacing functions (Systems & Design Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, Product Line, and customers). Key responsibilities include providing effective coordination of metrics, creating, and maintaining visual management tools and dashboards utilizing LEAN toolset, improving department-level functional processes and coordination of cross-functional initiatives. As the Engineering Operations Leader you will be responsible for improving methods and tools for effective and transparent project and/or program management with the goal of developing “Standard Work” that can be leveraged across the global Aeroderivative Engineering teams. This role has moderate autonomy, requiring a high level of operational judgment guided by professional practices and policies.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain regular operational rhythms to enable on-time and on-budget delivery of program, project, quality, product cost and MRB deliverables.

• Lead Monthly Operating Reviews (MORs) including creating and presenting KPI reports and creating and reporting recovery plans when KPIs are off-track.

• Lead PSRs when KPI improvement is needed.

• Partner with Systems Engineering Leaders, Design Engineering Leaders (local and global) and Finance to develop Standard Work tools and procedures that can be leveraged across the global engineering organization.

• Lead Lean Operations initiatives including Metrics Dashboards, Unified Data Sources… that improve metrics transparency, facilitate problem solving, provide look-ahead capability and enable efficient daily management.

• Lead Organizational communications and recognition initiatives (Safety, Culture, All-Hands Meeting, Employee Spotlights, Team Recognition… )

• Collaborate and develop an Operation Leadership network across the broader Aviation Engineering organization. Contribute towards strategic head count planning and policy development and learn and leverages best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university

• Minimum of 6 years' experience in Engineering Operations

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

• Lean training and experiences with GENBA, PSRs, Kaizen Events.

• 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.

• Demonstrated ability to work with non-engineering functions to create optimum solutions to impact business critical outcome.

• Master's degree in engineering.

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.

Additional Information

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . 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 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).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes