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GE Aerospace Cost Technologies Operations Leader in West Chester, Ohio
Job Description Summary
GE Aerospace is now a stand-alone company, meeting business Cost/Productivity targets is more important than ever before. The newly stood up Services Engineering Cost Technology team is looking for an Operations leader who will lead and drive team operations strategy and execution effectiveness of the team. This role will require interfacing with cross functional teams at all levels to identify and orchestrate cost opportunities across the company. The role will also require understanding of current capability, potential process gaps and recommend or lead capability/ process improvement. The operations leader will compile, manage and be able to present Cost/Productivity metrics, across the organization at all levels of leadership. Strong analytical acumen with ability to translate data info meaningful information for decision making and familiarity of data systems to extract cost and technical data will be a plus. The operations leader will help the team plan and strategize areas to focus, impact the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of Engineering Cost/Productivity projects. Familiarity with or ability to learn how to pull and understand data about our product cost, Engineering and manufacturing information is a plus. This role functions with autonomy guided by established policies and through close coordination with the cost technologies leadership team. 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. Impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives. High levels of operational judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
Responsible for managing Operations Strategy, Services Engineering Cost/Productivity metrics, many of which will be cross-functional and/or cross-organizational, including creation of more effective process tracking.
With the team, work together to develop Weekly Operating Rhythm (WOR) and Monthly Operating Rhythm (MOR) metrics and continued management with coordination from multiple internal (i.e. Engineering) and external (i.e. Product Line) stakeholder inputs
Represent Services Engineering in front of both internal (i.e. Engineering) and external (i.e. Product Line) stakeholders requiring strong communication and presentational skills to ensure accurate reception of data and status
Coaches, drives and leads lean behaviors, principles, and tools across an operational or functional area. Drives capability, process and cultural transformation resulting in step-change in operational usage of Cost metrics for Services Engineering.
Develop specialized knowledge in their discipline. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest technical developments in own area. Contributes towards broader business operational strategy and policy development and ensure delivery within area of responsibility. Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work. Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Engineering Operations
Desired Characteristics
Master's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and leadership 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.
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