Perform the daily operations of plants to ensure reliability and consistency on the production line. Includes Service Shops. Impacts departmental operations and responsible for planning/execution. The role has some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Some judgment may be required but this is typically with guidance.
A military background in maintenance, operations, or production leadership, particularly involving work assignment and prioritization, schedule execution, operational readiness, safety and quality accountability, and coordination across multiple support functions could be a strong fit for this role.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Oversight and management of front-line manufacturing employees.
- Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline.
- Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.
- Solid understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work.
- Healthy understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
- Ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters with guidance.
- Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks.
- Possess solid technical skills and is able to solve problems quickly.
- May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
- This is an individual contributor opportunity needing someone with proven interpersonal skills or early people leader skills who has the ability to hire and develop talent.
- Provides mentorship and informal guidance to new team members.
Basic Qualifications:
- Active Military Personnel on their last 180 days of Military Service
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college; or
- High school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in manufacturing
- Experience as a Team Lead or Supervisor in manufacturing (or equivalent Military experience)
Desired Characteristics:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
- Established project management skills
- Successfully Leads and Manages in a thriving environment
- Takes initiative and recover from matters quickly
- Drives deadlines and schedules consistently
- Conducts performance evaluations setting expectations & standards for employee growth
- Excels in rigorous situations with positive outcomes
- Leads, motivates, with a "can-do" attitude when complex situations arise
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 InformationGE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal 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: No
Skills Required
- Active Military personnel within last 180 days of service (SkillBridge participant)
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college OR high school diploma/GED with at least 6 years of manufacturing experience
- Experience as a Team Lead or Supervisor in manufacturing or equivalent military experience
- U.S. Person status (U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or asylee/refugee) to access export-controlled information
- Legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening and successful completion of drug screen
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
- Project management skills and ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
- Experience conducting performance evaluations and developing employees
GE Aerospace Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Aerospace and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Aerospace.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs, behavioral health support, and some on‑site healthcare options. Wellbeing programs emphasize physical, emotional, and social support and are often characterized as part of a top‑notch package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company contributions, long‑term financial planning tools, and vesting provisions. Legacy pension benefits remain for eligible employees despite the plan being frozen.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off offerings include paid vacation, holidays, sick time, personal days, and flexible work arrangements, with permissive PTO noted for some salaried roles. Family support includes generous parental leave and adoption assistance.
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