Repair Senior Consultant Operation Manager

GE Aerospace; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 661,000 - 1,028,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior MRO consultant to guide regional external MRO and repair consultancy efforts. You will oversee MRO expansion, advise on repair processes for aircraft engine components, and lead projects from planning through production.

You will apply Lean Six Sigma and change-management tools while collaborating with operations, quality, design engineering, sourcing and program teams to meet business commitments and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; 5+ years in an MRO environment.
• MRO process knowledge and hands-on experience.
• Strong interpersonal, coaching and leadership abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support regional external MRO and repair consultancy team.
• Provide oversight for EEMC MRO expansion and repair processes.
• Offer SME guidance on aircraft engine component repair processes.
• Consult on repair feasibility, priorities, industrialisation strategies and risk mitigation.
• Lead project planning and ensure task execution delivers results.
• Support industrialisation of new and modified repairs from concept to production.
• Share best practices for routings, control plans and tooling specifications.
• Suggest validation/qualification plans for new repair processes.
• Analyze process data to identify variation, defects and bottlenecks; drive corrective actions.
• Drive structured problem-solving (8D, root cause) for repair issues.
• Ensure repair processes comply with specifications, regs, and customer requirements.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices and benchmark repair strategies.
• Collaborate with operations, quality, design engineering, sourcing and program teams.
• Provide updates to MRO Program Leadership and senior steering committees.

Skills

MRO development

Aircraft engine repair

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent + 5 years MRO experience

Job description

Job description

Job Description Summary

To work in region as part of a customer's MRO Support team providing guidance and sharing best practices across multiple workstreams ensuring the skill base, process & procedures, repair strategy and growth are aligned with the current business demands and can be scaled up as the organization grows. This role focus on ensuring execution to business commitments, customer requirements, and company operational standards and focuses on contract management, sharing best practices to build repair capabilities, design repair facility and ensuring consistency in shop repair consultancy contract execution.

Job Description

About GE Aerospace

Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight!

Role Overview

• Support the regional external MRO and repair consultancy team.
• Provide oversight support for EEMC MRO expansion and Repair processes
• Provide subject matter expertise on aircraft engine component repair processes to external customers.
• Consult on repair feasibility and strategic priorities, industrialisation strategies, and risk mitigation for new and existing repair schemes.
• Lead project planning, task execution outcome
• Support the industrialisation of new and modified repairs from concept through qualification and into stable production.
• Share best practices related to routings, control plans, and equipment/tooling specifications to ensure process capability and repeatability.
• Share recommendation for validation/qualification plans (e.g., first article, capability studies) for new repair processes.
• Analyse process performance data to identify variation, defects, and bottlenecks; recommend and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive structured problem-solving (e.g., 8D, root cause analysis) for repair-related issues.
• Ensure repair processes comply with relevant specifications, regulations, and customer requirements.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices and benchmark solutions to inform repair strategy.
• Partner with operations, quality, design engineering, sourcing, and program
• Maintain GE business metrics providing regular updates to MRO Program Leadership team, project core team & senior steering committee.
• Implement a standardized communication process and metrics pack
• Assist in the development, reporting and analysis of first-time yield in the repair processes.
• Actively support & encourage the use of Lean Six Sigma and change management tools & techniques.

The Ideal Candidate

• MRO development green field expertise
• Expertise on aircraft engine component repair processes
• Project management experience

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college, or equivalent knowledge and atleast 5 years experience in MRO environment
• MRO Process knowledge
• Strong interpersonal, coaching and leadership skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• GE 90 & GP7200 Engine knowledge
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong mentoring skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes