Facilities and Maintenance Staff Manager

Y99000 General Electric Company; West Jefferson (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace in West Jefferson, NC seeks a senior leader to manage the maintenance and facilities organization for precision manufacturing lines. You will own strategy and execution to enhance equipment uptime, safety, quality, delivery, and cost, driving a culture of rigor through FLIGHT DECK and precision manufacturing excellence.

You will lead a team of senior technical professionals, set expectations, coach capability, and apply industry trends to improve performance, throughput, and product

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with minimum 5 years in Manufacturing/Facility Management (or 10 years with HS diploma).
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and performance management across engineering, quality, and operations.
• Strong communication skills; able to translate complex topics into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing equipment readiness and health.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of senior professionals.
• Ensure safety, compliance, and operational readiness of facilities and equipment.
• Drive reliability, throughput, and cost improvements using TPM and best practices.
• Interpret manufacturing challenges and implement improvements to uptime, yield, and flow.
• Set expectations and coach capabilities to align with business needs.
• Influence area strategy, prioritization, and policy formulation for long-term capability.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Operational excellence

FLIGHT DECK

Maintenance strategy

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

High School Diploma + 10 years experience

Tools

TPM

Predictive maintenance

Job description

Job Description Summary Lead the maintenance and facilities organization that keeps our precision machining and aerospace manufacturing lines running at peak performance. You will own the strategy and execution for maintaining and improving complex factory equipment—driving measurable results in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC). This is a hands‑on leadership role for a leader who thrives in a high-standards environment, applies strong operational judgment, and builds a culture of rigor through FLIGHT DECK and precision manufacturing excellence.

Job Description Key Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing equipment readiness
• Maintain and continuously improve the health, reliability, and performance of internal factory equipment supporting precision machining and aerospace manufacturing.
• Ensure manufacturing premises are safe, compliant, fully operational, and maintained to standard (manufacturing scope only).
• Lead and develop a high-performing team
• Manage a small-to-medium organization of senior technical professionals and skilled contributors across maintenance and toolmaking.
• Set expectations, coach capability, and build a strong technical bench aligned to business needs.
• Drive reliability and throughput through best practices
• Interpret internal and external business and manufacturing challenges, apply current industry trends, and implement best practices to improve equipment uptime, yield, cycle time, and product flow.
• Make complex operational decisions with strong engineering judgment
• Navigate complex/ambiguous equipment, manufacturing, and technology issues using high levels of operational judgment.
• Assess the quality of information, ask the right technical questions, synthesize inputs across functions, and deliver recommendations that improve outcomes beyond established parameters.
• Lead improvement projects and influence strategy
• Lead functional initiatives and projects with limited resources and moderate complexity and risk.
• Influence area strategy, resource prioritization, and policy formulation to strengthen long-term capability in precision manufacturing.
• Embed FLIGHT DECK and a culture of precision
• Champion FLIGHT DECK fundamentals and standard work discipline to stabilize processes, surface abnormalities quickly, and accelerate continuous improvement across maintenance and tooling.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university + Minimum of 5 years of Manufacturing &/or Facility Management experience (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 10 years of experience in Manufacturing &/or Facility Management experience)

Desired Characteristics

• Proven leadership: Strong people leadership, coaching, and performance management skills; ability to influence across engineering, quality, and operations.
• Clear communicator: Strong oral and written communication; able to translate complex technical topics into actionable plans for teams and stakeholders.
• Operational excellence mindset: Demonstrated ability to diagnose problems, prioritize, and deliver results through structured execution and continuous improvement.
• Precision machining expertise: Experience maintaining and improving complex machining equipment in a high-reliability manufacturing environment.
• Maintenance strategy depth: Working knowledge and practical application of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and predictive maintenance approaches.
• FLIGHT DECK strength: Strong foundation in FLIGHT DECK Fundamentals, with the ability to model behaviors and build daily operating rigor

Why GE Aerospace West Jefferson?

West Jefferson offers the chance to build a meaningful engineering career in a high‑technology manufacturing environment while enjoying a strong quality of life. Our West Jefferson site provides a close-knit, hands‑on setting where you can see the impact of your work quickly, collaborate directly with manufacturing leaders, and grow your influence across the shop.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.

• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time‑off for vacation or illness.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

GE 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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable‑suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

At GE Aerospace, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world‑leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. At GE Aerospace, respect for people is core to our culture and commitment to FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry‑leading talent from all backgrounds and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of GE Aerospace, their work isn't just a job. It's their passion and purpose. We work and win as one team, accountable to each other and our customers, and we are always finding a better way to climb higher together. We were meant to fly.