Executive Plant Leader

GE Aerospace • Hooksett, NH

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About The Position

The Executive Plant Management role will be responsible for leading plant manufacturing operations for the Hooksett, NH facility. Hooksett’s three business units focus on delivering commercial & military components across Tubing, Sectors, and Blisk segments. Hooksett is focused on lean transformation that includes respect for people and continuous improvement with a strong daily management system and problem-solving culture in place.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 8 years of work experience with proven leadership in manufacturing or supply chain role

Nice To Haves

• Ability to build relationships with all levels of the shop
• Demonstrated ability to operate and deliver year over year Safety, Quality, Delivery, & Cost (SQDC) improvements in a recognized a lean management system in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to shape and drive culture including safety mindset … understanding of potential hazards as well as defenses in place to mitigate risks
• Demonstrated ability to bring individual leaders & employees together to drive for collective goals
• Demonstrated ability to connect across the GE matrix organization and leverage resources within the broader business
• Demonstrated ability to foster healthy debate and manage through difficult conversations
• Knowledge of the disciplines of manufacturing management such as production and inventory control, variable cost productivity, and fulfillment metrics, quality systems, cost systems, and fulfillment metrics, and procedures
• Demonstrated capability in employee relations
• Proven mentoring and coaching abilities, demonstrated ability to motivate & inspire others
• Demonstrated leadership, energizing teams and project management
• Lean trained with demonstrated ability to apply tools and process rigor
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results in a complex, global, unique and sometimes ambiguous environment
• Proven ability to prioritize, plan and execute important business and supply chain initiatives
• Proven leadership skills (experience successfully managing people / projects / issues)
• Demonstrated ability able to influence and communicate well with all levels of the organization, including senior leadership
• Clear, strategic, and critical thinker; proven experience in translating strategies into actionable plans
• Master’s degree in manufacturing / business / engineering from an accredited university or college

Responsibilities

• Lead operations team to deliver business results using FLIGHT DECK (Lean) Fundamentals and leadership behaviors.
• Drive operations team towards execution of Business Goals using Lean Manufacturing Methodology
• Meet plant safety and quality goals
• Maintain compliance with operational and financial transactions in accordance with GE Aerospace policies.
• Maintain compliance with operational and financial transactions in accordance with GE Aerospace policies.
• Develop and enforce quality at the source QMS.
• 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
• 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
• Develop & create training plans to maximize workforce capability
• 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)

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager