Lead Manufacturing Specialist - Projects and Initiatives

Job Description SummaryUnison, 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.
Responsible for management and execution of manufacturing growth strategies in partnership with U1/U3 sites (Jacksonville, FL, Norwich, NY, Saltillo, MX, Evendale, OH, and St. George, UT) and suppliers, managing challenges and opportunities of a technical and business nature within functional areas of expertise and be involved in long-term planning and contribute to overall growth strategy.

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead efforts and strategies to support supply chain and Policy Deployment.
  • Project Management
  • Substantiation Planning
  • Coordination / Communications with leadership team
• Ensure that capacity planning and readiness initiatives align with the broader organizational strategy and business goals
• Provides the Site Leaders strategies that support and align with the business growth objectives.
  • Capacity – Footprint, people, and skill requirements
  • Capital investments and Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRL)
• Identify growth-related budgetary needs.
• Work in coordination with shops on program / part family transitions to sister plants and 3rd party vendors.
  • Work closely with Lean Leaders to design material and process flow on growth programs.
• Establish a reporting status rhythm on strategic and growth programs to the leadership team.
• Provide strategy for overall production line start-up and they transfer between sites and vendors.
• Support customer visits/call and travel to sites and suppliers as needed, relative to manufacturing strategy and growth programs.
• Project Management
• Utilizing FLIGHT DECK lean manufacturing principles to drive continuous improvement in production processes.
• Provide leadership and execute on cost competitiveness initiatives.
• Conduct Make/Buy analysis utilizing created and/or provided tools

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or high school diploma/GED and 7 years of experience in a process improvement, project management, technical management and/or leadership position.)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a process improvement, project management, technical management and/or leadership position.

Desired Characteristics

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business
• Project Management Principles (PMP) Certification
• Additional leadership experience in the areas of Business Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, or Quality is preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification or equivalent Quality Certification.
• Appropriate skills for senior leadership (VP, Sr. Director, Director) presentations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of product and processes related to ignition systems, sensors, harnesses, power generation, starters, space ignitions, heat exchangers and/or defense industry regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for meeting customer/business needs.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence results at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Ability to document, plan, market and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

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)).

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