Director, Aerospace Operations & Site Integration Lead (f/m)

45 Woodward Poland Sp.zo.o; Niepołomice; On-site; PLN 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life & accident insurance

Multisport card

Meal vouchers

Company bonus program

PPK contribution

Job summary

Woodward Krakow seeks an experienced leader to develop and execute the local Aero strategy aligned with business priorities and customer requirements. You will lead cross-functional teams, set priorities, and drive readiness reviews, risk mitigation, and milestone delivery to protect commitments and transition timing.

As the Krakow site owner, you will establish the Aero operating system, translate leadership decisions into actionable plans, and serve as the primary interface between Krakow and

Qualifications

• Ability to lead across functions and organizational boundaries.
• Translate strategy and commitments into clear priorities and plans.
• Lead multi-site product transfers and plant startups.
• Understand manufacturing operations and supporting functions.
• Balance customer impact, safety, quality, delivery, cost, and schedule.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain local Aero strategy and execution plan for Krakow.
• Lead cross-functional execution across Production, Purchasing, Test, Operations, Automation Engineering, Quality.
• Set local priorities, make timely trade-off decisions, and resolve competing demands.
• Own transfer of work efforts, readiness reviews, risk mitigation, milestones, and stabilization.
• Establish and stabilize the Aero operating system within the Krakow plant.

Skills

Enterprise leadership

Strategic planning

Complex program mgmt

Operational leadership

Decision making

Operating-system discipline

Performance management

Cross-functional influence

Conflict resolution

Job description

What You Will Do:

Develop and maintain a cohesive local Aero strategy and execution plan for the Krakow operation, aligned with business priorities, customer requirements, transition milestones, plant readiness, and AOP commitments. Lead cross-functional execution across Production, Purchasing, Test, Operations, Automation Engineering, Quality, and other supporting functions, with clear ownership of actions and associated KPIs. Set local priorities, make timely trade-off decisions, and resolve competing demands across functional teams to protect customer commitments and transition timing. Own transfer of work efforts, including readiness reviews, risk mitigation, milestone delivery, and stabilization with minimal customer impact. Establish, lead, and stabilize the Aero operating system within the Krakow plant, initially with project cadences and transitioning the Krakow plant to standard Aero operating routines at the right time. Part of creation for Krakow AOP. Translate AOP agreements and leadership decisions into executable local plans, defined ownership, operating rhythms, and follow-up actions. Serve as the primary local interface between Krakow, EMSE, Aero business‑unit leaders, sending sites, and the Actuation and Electronics PFT. Identify and elevate material risks, remove barriers, and lead resolution of conflicts involving local and external teams.

What You Will Need:

• Enterprise leadership: Ability to lead across functions and organizational boundaries without relying solely on direct authority.
• Strategic planning and execution: Skill in converting business strategy, AOP commitments, and transition objectives into clear priorities, milestones, resources, and operating plans.
• Complex program and transition management: Demonstrated ability to lead multi‑site product transfers, plant start‑ups, launch readiness, stabilization, dependency management, and risk mitigation.
• Operational leadership: Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and supporting functions, including production, purchasing, test, engineering, automation, quality, and supply‑chain interfaces.
• Decision‑making and prioritization: Sound judgment under time pressure, with the ability to balance customer impact, safety, quality, delivery, cost, resources, and schedule.
• Operating‑system discipline: Experience establishing management cadence, standard work, tiered accountability, visual management, escalation paths, and sustained follow‑through.
• Performance management: Ability to interpret and act on SQDC, Bowler, launch, readiness, and transition metrics; identify trends; and drive corrective action.
• Cross‑functional influence and stakeholder management: Credibility and communication skills to align plant teams, business‑unit leaders, sending sites, project teams, and global product stakeholders.
• Conflict resolution and problem solving: Ability to surface issues early, facilitate fact‑based decisions, resolve competing functional needs, and remove execution barriers.

What You Will Gain:

• Career development opportunities in an international environment
• Educational and professional development support
• Comprehensive benefits package including private medical care, life & accident insurance
• Multisport card
• Meal vouchers
• Company performance‑based bonus program
• PPK contribution – company contribution up to 4% of compensation, depending on seniority

What does it mean to be part of Woodward?

Woodward is the global leader in the design, manufacturing, and service of energy conversion and control solutions for the aerospace and industrial equipment markets. Together with our customers, we are enabling the path to a cleaner, decarbonized world. Our innovative fluid, combustion, electrical, propulsion and motion control systems perform in some of the world’s harshest environments. At Woodward we have created a culture that appreciates and values the contributions of every member. We are a global team of curious, innovative problem‑solvers who commit our knowledge, resources and technical expertise to the challenges associated with reducing emissions, enabling alternative energy sources and increasing efficiency, always innovating for a better future. Woodward is working with our customers to solve some of the world’s biggest energy challenges. This important work needs more than just the brightest technical minds. It requires talented and committed manufacturing professionals, accountants, supply chain managers, human resources experts, information technology specialists and many more. We are looking for dedicated people who want to learn and grow in a supportive environment that fosters collaboration, innovation and inclusion.