GM

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Expert/Leader
Aerospace
The Role
Leads operations, quality, materials, and customer service across multiple aviation MRO sites. Owns P&L, operational performance, production quality, capacity planning, continuous improvement, cost efficiency, strategic planning, and workforce leadership. Establishes performance standards, manages equipment and production system changes, delivers financial and operational goals, and develops teams through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
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GM

Location: Broomfield, CO   

 

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of

At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and know-how to find solutions for the simple to the most complex challenges in aviation. Together, we get the job done and done well. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture supports you in building a solid career with a great team you can count on day in and day out for the long term.

 

As a GM, you will lead a dynamic team consisting of operations, quality, material, and customer service.  This position is also responsible for having full ownership of P&L for multiple sites.

 

What you’ll do:

• Lead and participate in the development of performance, efficiency, and product quality standards for all production cells and service operations within the Business Unit.
• Ensure operational and financial goals are met through collaborative initiatives across a matrix organization.
• Monitor and measure critical process performance such as turn-around time, efficiency, productivity, COPQ, and other metrics, utilizing the appropriate data and analytics.
• Participate in strategic business planning for manpower, equipment, and facility capacity to support forecasted sales levels.
• Identify continuous improvement and cost efficiency projects to adapt to technological, legal, and regulatory, policy, and product updates and changes. Plan and direct changes and updates to machinery and equipment, production systems, and work methods.
• Develop and implement policies and programs to enhance the competitive position and profitability of the operation.
• Actively participate in leadership teams tasked with the development and implementation of strategic plans, budgets, goals, and outcomes.
• Lead an effective team through proactive hiring, coaching, mentoring, and effective performance management.
• Contribute to overall leadership of StandardAero as a member of the Business Unit Strategic Team and the Sector Strategic Team.

 

Basic Qualifications: 

  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration or related field, and/or equivalent experience.

  • Minimum 10 years’ experience in an Operational leadership role/roles with delivered and sustainable results. 

     

Desired Skills: 

  • MRO environment in strongly preferred. Experience in the components and accessories market is an asset, but not required.

  • Demonstrated leadership experience with core values centered on a participative communication style with a high degree of transparency and empathy; must be willing to lead by example through walking around and communicating effectively with all levels of the organization.

  • Strong business acumen with the ability to collaborate and contribute to the success of the total business model, including support functions such as Human Resources, Finance, Quality, etc. P&L experience is required.

 

Benefits that make life better:

  • Comprehensive Healthcare

  • 5% 401K Matching

  • Paid Time Off 

  • Bonus Opportunities

  • Short- & Long-Term Disability

  • Life & AD&D Insurance

  • Learning & Training opportunities

 

Raising the Standard of Excellence since 1911

With over a century of proven excellence, StandardAero has become an industry leader in MRO services and customized solutions in the aerospace field. Our shared values and learning-based culture inspire our team to exceed their potential and power our customers’ missions worldwide. With on-the-job training, advancement opportunities, and excellent benefits, StandardAero invites you to experience a fulfilling and meaningful career with us.

 

Inclusivity Is Our Standard

StandardAero offers equal employment opportunities for all. Our supportive environment celebrates diversity with no room for harassment or discrimination of any kind. We invite you to bring your authentic self to our team and experience our welcoming culture.

 

 



About UsRaising the Standard of Excellence since 1911

With over a century of proven excellence, StandardAero has become an industry leader in MRO services and customized solutions in the aerospace field. Our shared values and learning-based culture inspire our team to exceed their potential and power our customers’ missions worldwide. With on-the-job training, advancement opportunities, and excellent benefits, StandardAero invites you to experience a fulfilling and meaningful career with us.

Inclusivity Is Our Standard

It is StandardAero’s policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including transgender status, sexual orientation, and pregnancy) sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Our supportive environment celebrates diversity with no room for harassment or discrimination of any kind. We invite you to bring your authentic self to our team and experience our welcoming culture.

Skills Required

  • Authorization to work in the United States
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • At least 10 years of experience in operational leadership roles with delivered and sustainable results
  • P&L management experience
  • Experience in an MRO environment
  • Experience in the components and accessories market
  • Participative leadership style with transparent and empathetic communication
  • Strong business acumen and ability to collaborate with support functions

StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.

  • Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.

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The Company
HQ: Scottsdale, AZ
2,740 Employees
Year Founded: 1911

What We Do

StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.

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