Plant Fulfilment Leader

IF1139 GE Aviation Systems LLC; Vandalia (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace in Vandalia, OH seeks a Plant Fulfilment Leader to own master planning, material processes, and systems strategy, ensuring production schedules are met. You will lead inventory and process-improvement initiatives and align operations with the production plan and KPIs.

Based in Vandalia, OH on 1st shift, you will guide cross-functional teams including Operations, Sourcing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Program Management to keep power generation and electrical distribution

Qualifications

• Experience aligning operations to production plans and KPIs.
• Ability to drive inventory and process-improvement agendas.
• Strong collaboration with Operations, Sourcing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Program Management.
• Decision-making for tradeoffs across competing site priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own master planning, material processes, and systems strategy for the plant; set long-term direction for production scheduling and purchasing.
• Hold final accountability for operational alignment to the production plan and KPIs; drive site inventory and process-improvement agenda.
• Act as the plant's strategic authority on materials and fulfillment; set strategy for the area, including resource allocation and policy; own tradeoffs across site priorities.
• Interpret complex challenges such as program volatility, supply disruptions, and shifting market conditions; set direction for best practices across products, processes, and services.
• Apply top-level judgment to the plant's most complex, highest-risk problems across operations, manufacturing, technology, and engineering.

Skills

Master planning

Materials management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Operations leadership

Job description

Job Description Summary

At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You will be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you will share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world.

About the Role

The Plant Fulfilment Leader owns how materials flow through the Vandalia plant, from suppliers and between departments, so production schedules are met. You will set the strategy for master planning, material processes, and systems, and you will be accountable for aligning operations to the production plan and KPIs. You will also drive the site's inventory and process-improvement agenda. Based in Vandalia, OH on 1st shift, you will lead other leaders and cross-functional initiatives. You will work closely with Operations, Sourcing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Program Management to keep power generation and electrical distribution products moving to military and commercial customers on time. You will make the calls on competing site priorities, with moderate autonomy and within operating policy objectives.

About Our Vandalia Facility

Our Vandalia facility is located 50 minutes north of the GE Aerospace headquarters and sits just north of the city of Dayton, known widely as the birthplace of aviation, where the Wright Brothers built the world's first aircraft in their bicycle shop in the heart of downtown Dayton. This business boasts a rich history, in operation for over 100 years. At over 140,000 square feet, the Vandalia facility rests on 25 acres right off Interstate 75. At GE Aerospace in Vandalia, we specialize in manufacturing and servicing world-class power generation and electrical control and distribution equipment for a variety of military and commercial customers. Vandalia is also home to a product development lab where operators and engineers work together to invent the future of flight.

Job Description

In this role you will:

• Own master planning, material processes, and systems strategy for the plant, setting the long-term direction for production scheduling and purchasing
• Hold final accountability for operational alignment to the production plan and KPIs, and drive the site's inventory and process-improvement agenda
• Act as the plant's strategic authority on materials and fulfillment, setting strategy for the area, including resource allocation and policy, and owning the tradeoffs across competing site priorities
• Interpret complex and often ambiguous internal and external challenges, such as program volatility, supply disruptions, and shifting market conditions, and set the direction for best practices across products, processes, and services
• Apply top-level judgment to the plant's most complex, highest-risk problems across operations, manufacturing, technology, and engineering.