Airfoil Casting Tooling Project Manager

GE Aerospace; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

As an Airfoil Casting Tooling Project Manager, you will oversee tooling processes, ensuring quality and timely delivery. You will collaborate across functions to manage tooling from quote to retirement, driving improvements and maintaining supplier relationships. This role also requires analytical skills to solve complex problems and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Prescription drug coverage

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience in manufacturing or supply chain.
• A minimum of 3 additional years' experience in manufacturing or supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Manage airfoil casting tooling through the entire life cycle.
• Project manage tooling to ensure it is built and qualified.
• Drive continuous improvement projects focused on the tooling value stream.

Skills

Problem solver

Analytical

Critical thinker

Focused

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Job Description Summary

As an Airfoil Casting Tooling Project Manager, you will support the achievement of business outcomes related to tooling through strong operating rhythms, deployment of lean tools, and continuous improvement of processes. This role will directly influence the team's ability to achieve quality and on-time delivery concerning tooling. Requires a high “say do ratio” as well as the ability to process and analyze data and stakeholder feedback to support business decisions.

This role will require up to 20% travel.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage airfoil casting tooling through the entire life cycle from quote to retirement to support delivery schedules.
• Project manage tooling to ensure it is built and qualified to support our delivery schedules.
• Interface and lead engagements with other functions (Quality, Engineering, Commercial Ops, Compliance, Finance, etc.) to ensure tooling qualification per milestones.
• Review ongoing performance against milestones, evaluate misses, and work to identify and deploy corrective measures with leaders or escalate issues as necessary.
• Develop supplier relationships to foster effective partnerships.
• Support daily management processes and standard work for airfoil casting vendors.
• Own tooling KPIs (including budget), standard work, and operating rhythms.
• Communicate complex messages to internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement projects focused on the tooling value stream.
• Develop and propose solutions outside set parameters to address complex, day-to-day problems.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or a high school diploma/GED with at least 4 years of experience in manufacturing or supply chain.
• A minimum of 3 additional years' experience in manufacturing or supply chain.

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience influencing cross-functionally to drive successful outcomes.
• Experience analyzing and resolving problems.
• Experience documenting and executing projects or improvements.
• Experience leading programs and projects.
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn.
• Transparent: shares information, speaks candidly, contributes constructively.
• Problem solver: analytical, challenges processes, critical thinker.
• Focused: quick learner, strategic, committed.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits supporting health, wellbeing, and retirement, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, and retirement plans. Additional benefits include tuition and adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability, life insurance, and paid time off.

Note: This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Final offers are contingent upon obtaining necessary authorizations.

Additional Information:

GE Aerospace provides a great work environment, professional development, and competitive compensation. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and employment decisions are made without regard to protected characteristics.

Legally authorized to work in the U.S. is a condition of employment. Employment is also contingent upon passing a drug screen where applicable.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position.