2nd Shift Operations Leader

GE Aerospace

$75K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Materials and Production Planning plus 5 years of relevant experience
  • Demonstrated problem-solving and project management capabilities
  • Experience in materials management including forecasting and planning
  • Certification in Planning and Inventory Management is a plus
  • Strong communication and leadership skills

Responsibilities

  • Serve as primary interface for 2nd shift operations team
  • Drive schedule adherence and lead recovery plans to protect delivery
  • Lead cross-functional teams to address and eliminate operational roadblocks
  • Make data-driven decisions to solve operational challenges
  • Ensure compliance with quality standards and drive corrective actions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits
  • Access to health coaching and employee assistance programs
  • Retirement savings plans with company matching contributions
  • Tuition assistance and adoption assistance programs
  • Paid parental leave and generous paid time-off options
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary
The 2nd shift Operations Leader is responsible for driving end-to-end performance for all engine Programs, serving as the 2nd shift point of contact for GE Internal Product Line teams to ensure seamless translation of customer needs into executable plans. This role is responsible for leading cross functional plans with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and sourcing to deliver on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost commitments. Success requires strong stakeholder management, data-driven decision-making, and proactive issue resolution to meet customer needs.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities
  • 2nd shift operations team focal: Serve as the primary interface for Ops teams on the off shift, managing day-to-day communications, coordinating Daily management within team on site, and helping to drive execution of material plans within the shop
  • Delivery management: Drive schedule adherence, expedite priorities, and lead recovery plans to protect on-time delivery and inventory health
  • Cross-functional leadership: Lead operating rhythms with manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and engineering to remove roadblocks, mitigate risk, and execute on customer commitments
  • Use judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Use technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
  • Quality and compliance: Partner with Quality to ensure customer requirements, specs, and regulatory standards are met; drive corrective actions and continuous improvement

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years' Materials and Production Planning experience) + minimum of 5 years' Materials and Production Planning experience)

Desired Characteristics
  • Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrate ability to lead programs / projects.
  • Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
  • Established project management skills.
  • Experience in materials management (forecasting, master scheduling, planning, fulfillment, and/or SIOP)
  • Certification in Planning and Inventory Management
  • Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
  • Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
  • Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
  • Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
  • Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker


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.

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

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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