Sr Manufacturing Staff Manager Production

West Chester, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description Summary

The Production Leader oversees the build and assembly of a new additive manufacturing printer and day-to-day shop operations to meet program requirements. The role is pivotal in scaling from early initial production builds through industrialization to full-rate production. The Production Leader will champion lean operations and continuous improvement initiatives that directly enhance safety quality delivery and cost (SQDC) metrics ensuring the product meets the highest standards as the line scales. They will establish and run the operating cadence (tiered daily management visual controls standard work) monitor KPIs to ensure organizational and operational health and lead day-to-day execution of the production organization. As a key member of the program leadership team you will collaborate across Engineering Product Management Quality and Sourcing to deliver commitments on time and within budget.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Safety Leadership: Champion EHS standards and compliance drive hazard identification and near-miss closure and model a safety-first culture that stops work when unsafe conditions arise.
Production Execution: Translate demand into executable build plans ensure first-pass build quality at each station and maintain stable flow across assembly and test to meet SQDC targets.
Schedule capacity materials: Maintain executable schedules; balance staffing/capacity; ensure material readiness; manage WIP and inventory health.
Operating Cadence: Lead tiered daily management (cell/area/program) maintain visual boards and ensure standard work adherence revision control and effective handoffs across shifts.
Lean and Continuous Improvement: Apply lean practices (standard work value stream management 5S problem-solving) to improve operational KPIs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering on ECNs/defect containment DFM/DFA feedback and rework dispositions; collaborate with Quality on PFMEA/control plan effectiveness; align with Product Mgmt. on milestones shipments and customer readiness.
Risk and recovery: Maintain a visible risk register lead root cause analysis using structured methods implement robust corrective/preventive actions and execute recovery and line-of-balance plans.
Cost and productivity: Track labor material and overhead; deliver cost-reduction without compromising safety or quality.
People leadership: Lead coach and develop the production organization; maintain skills matrices and training plans.
Systems and reporting: Use ERP and MES for execution and data integrity; maintain KPI dashboards and communicate performance and risks.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Engineering Manufacturing Operations Management Supply Chain or related field; or equivalent practical experience
5 years of production/operations leadership in complexproduction environments
Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience
Eligibility Requirement:
-Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job.

Desired Characteristics

Strong Safety Commitment: Demonstrated leadership in EHS including audit readiness hazard identification/mitigation and building a safety-first culture.
Production Operations: Proven delivery to SQDC targets; proficiency with production KPIs and tools; deep understanding of production planning shop floor control and complex production assembly.
Lean Principles: Hands-on practitioner of daily management standard work creation/sustainment visual controls 5S value stream mapping and problem solving; can lead kaizen events and build problem-solving capability in others.

Cross-functional Leadership: Skilled at aligning Engineering Quality Supply Chain and Product Mgmt. around a single plan of record; adept at navigating ECNs concessions rework and readiness reviews to keep builds on track.
Communication Skills: Clear concise communicator who escalates early with facts and options; experienced in running effective tier meetings genba walks and operator communication huddles; strong written updates and recovery plans.
Change Implementation: Experienced in introducing ECNs/ECRs into live production with minimal disruptionpilot/verify train release and sustain; comfortable with revision control and configuration management.
Project/Program Management: Strong project management skills to prioritize work balance capacity manage resources and adapt to dynamic demand and constraints.
Metrics-Driven Mindset: Strong analytical capability to track report and act on KPIs related to SQDC (e.g. first pass yield cycle time WIP health OTD COPQ) using data to drive decisions and improvements.
Systems Fluency: Experience with ERP (e.g. Oracle) and MES; comfortable with digital work instructions routings and production dashboards.
Additive Manufacturing: Knowledge of additive manufacturing equipment and associated build/finishing processes; experience in high-mix low-volume capital equipment assembly preferred.

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 anEqual 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).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Required Experience:

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Job Description SummaryThe Production Leader oversees the build and assembly of a new additive manufacturing printer and day-to-day shop operations to meet program requirements. The role is pivotal in scaling from early initial production builds through industrialization to full-rate production. The...

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Safety Leadership: Champion EHS standards and compliance drive hazard identification and near-miss closure and model a safety-first culture that stops work when unsafe conditions arise.
Production Execution: Translate demand into executable build plans ensure first-pass build quality at each station and maintain stable flow across assembly and test to meet SQDC targets.
Schedule capacity materials: Maintain executable schedules; balance staffing/capacity; ensure material readiness; manage WIP and inventory health.
Operating Cadence: Lead tiered daily management (cell/area/program) maintain visual boards and ensure standard work adherence revision control and effective handoffs across shifts.
Lean and Continuous Improvement: Apply lean practices (standard work value stream management 5S problem-solving) to improve operational KPIs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering on ECNs/defect containment DFM/DFA feedback and rework dispositions; collaborate with Quality on PFMEA/control plan effectiveness; align with Product Mgmt. on milestones shipments and customer readiness.
Risk and recovery: Maintain a visible risk register lead root cause analysis using structured methods implement robust corrective/preventive actions and execute recovery and line-of-balance plans.
Cost and productivity: Track labor material and overhead; deliver cost-reduction without compromising safety or quality.
People leadership: Lead coach and develop the production organization; maintain skills matrices and training plans.
Systems and reporting: Use ERP and MES for execution and data integrity; maintain KPI dashboards and communicate performance and risks.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Engineering Manufacturing Operations Management Supply Chain or related field; or equivalent practical experience
5 years of production/operations leadership in complexproduction environments
Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience
Eligibility Requirement:
-Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now or in the future for this job.

Desired Characteristics

Strong Safety Commitment: Demonstrated leadership in EHS including audit readiness hazard identification/mitigation and building a safety-first culture.
Production Operations: Proven delivery to SQDC targets; proficiency with production KPIs and tools; deep understanding of production planning shop floor control and complex production assembly.
Lean Principles: Hands-on practitioner of daily management standard work creation/sustainment visual controls 5S value stream mapping and problem solving; can lead kaizen events and build problem-solving capability in others.

Cross-functional Leadership: Skilled at aligning Engineering Quality Supply Chain and Product Mgmt. around a single plan of record; adept at navigating ECNs concessions rework and readiness reviews to keep builds on track.
Communication Skills: Clear concise communicator who escalates early with facts and options; experienced in running effective tier meetings genba walks and operator communication huddles; strong written updates and recovery plans.
Change Implementation: Experienced in introducing ECNs/ECRs into live production with minimal disruptionpilot/verify train release and sustain; comfortable with revision control and configuration management.
Project/Program Management: Strong project management skills to prioritize work balance capacity manage resources and adapt to dynamic demand and constraints.
Metrics-Driven Mindset: Strong analytical capability to track report and act on KPIs related to SQDC (e.g. first pass yield cycle time WIP health OTD COPQ) using data to drive decisions and improvements.
Systems Fluency: Experience with ERP (e.g. Oracle) and MES; comfortable with digital work instructions routings and production dashboards.
Additive Manufacturing: Knowledge of additive manufacturing equipment and associated build/finishing processes; experience in high-mix low-volume capital equipment assembly preferred.