Components Business Leader

Unison a GE Aerospace company is the leading provider of differentiated engine controls accessories and performance monitoring solutions in the Aerospace Defense & Space segments. Serving both original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers Unison designs manufactures and supplies the most advanced components and systems in the world.

Provide leadership over the strategy and daily operations of Components Business unit at the GE Aerospace Dayton Tubes & Ducts facility. Responsible for the safety quality delivery and cost of the value stream. The role requires a lean/continuous improvement/problem solving mindset. Owns & influences budgets and operating plans. The role is guided by operating policy. Works with cross functional teams. The role has autonomy within the operational area for continuous improvement and sustainment. High levels of evaluative judgment and operational acumen are required to achieve outcomes.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage overall production in order to reach defined targets in safety quality delivery and cost. Ensure continuous business improvement according to benchmarks and standards through FLIGHT DECK - GE Aerospaces proprietary lean operating model. Team management of salaried employees.
• Leading lean transformation efforts for the business unit to drive lead time reduction connected flow and efficiency gains.
• Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products processes or services. Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process.
• Leads others to find creative solutions within complex manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles. Employs sophisticated operational/product management manufacturing or engineering techniques. Interaction with adjacent functions needed to solve issues. Has the ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis. Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements risk and/or complexity. Presents business or technical discipline solutions to leaders. Communicates complex messages and negotiates mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view. Influences peers to take action and may negotiate with external partners vendors or customers.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree accredited college or university Minimum of 4 years of manufacturing operations experience OR (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 5 years in manufacturing operations experience)

Desired Characteristics & Experience:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong problem solving and lean skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document plan market and execute programs.

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 Sponsors welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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)).