Manufacturing Launch Manager

Y99000 General Electric Company; Batesville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) retirement plan with company 
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Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Batesville, AR seeks an experienced project leadership professional to drive end-to-end launches, coordinate cross-functional teams, and manage site readiness across equipment, staffing, and processes.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk mitigation, and clear communication to executives. A strong PM foundation and manufacturing leadership are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent with PM experience in manufacturing.
• High school diploma with 4+ years of project management experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end launch execution for major projects at the Batesville plant.
• Develop and maintain a master launch plan with milestones, owners, due dates, dependencies, and decision points.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across ME, PLN, OP'S, FIN, EHS, QE, SRC, and MNT for readiness and issue closure.
• Establish regular launch operating rhythms: status reviews, action tracking, readiness reviews, escalation meetings.
• Drive site readiness for equipment, tooling, staffing, training, materials, documentation, and process control.
• Identify and manage project risks related to safety, quality, cost, schedule, supply and capacity.
• Escalate critical issues to plant leadership with impact statements and recovery plans.
• Partner with Finance to monitor budgets, spending outlook and cost risks.
• Collaborate with Planning and Operations to align launch schedules with production needs.
• Ensure process readiness and validation with Engineering and Quality prior to launch.
• Coordinate with EHS and Maintenance for facility and environmental readiness.
• Communicate launch performance and decisions to stakeholders via dashboards and reviews.
• Lead startup support and post-launch stabilization until objectives are achieved.
• Capture lessons learned and standardize best practices for future launches.
• This role supports plant industrialization by planning and presenting status of capacity/layouts to meet timing.
• Work with business leaders to determine soft capacity needs, timing, and hiring/training plans.
• Report project status, timelines, and action plans; develop recovery options for delays.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Interpersonal and leadership

Analytical problem solving

Program/project leadership

Documentation and planning

Project management skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma + 4 years PM experience

Tools

N/A

Job description

Job Description Summary

Drives initiatives to improve the effectiveness of the Engineering function and interfaces with other functions to provide effective coordination of metrics, dashboards, functional processes, and cross-functional initiative coordination. Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end launch execution for major projects implemented at the Batesville plant.
• Develop and maintain a master launch plan with key milestones, owners, due dates, dependencies, and decision points.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across ME, PLN, OP'S, FIN, EHS, QE, SRC, and MNT to ensure project readiness and timely issue closure.
• Establish and lead regular launch operating rhythms including status reviews, action tracking, readiness reviews, and escalation meetings.
• Drive site readiness for equipment, tooling, staffing, training, materials, documentation, and process control requirements.
• Identify and manage project risks related to safety, quality, delivery, cost, schedule, supply continuity, and capacity.
• Escalate critical issues and decision needs to plant leadership with clear impact statements and recovery recommendations.
• Partner with Finance to monitor project budgets, spending outlook, and cost risks.
• Partner with Planning and Operations to ensure launch schedules align with production requirements and capacity constraints.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality to ensure process readiness, validation requirements, and control plans are completed before launch.
• Partner with EHS and Maintenance to ensure facility, equipment, and environmental/safety readiness.
• Ensure launch performance and decision-making are communicated clearly to stakeholders through dashboards, summaries, and milestone reviews.
• Lead startup support and post-launch stabilization activities until performance objectives are achieved.
• Capture lessons learned and standardize best practices for future launches.
• This role will act as the key industrialization support for the plant in planning and presenting status of all hard capacity / layouts / etc.. to meet project timing.
• This role will work with Business Leaders to determine soft capacity needs, timing and hiring / training plans to meet project timing.
• Reporting out on project status, timelines, action plans, etc… will be required.
• Recovery plans and options to mitigate project delays will be a normal expectation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years project mangement experience experience Minimum of 5 years manufacturing leadership experience

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

Benefits

• 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.
• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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.

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 Information

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.