Site General Manager

Chromalloy; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid paternity leave

Paid maternity leave

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Job summary

A leading aerospace manufacturer is seeking a Site General Manager to drive operational performance in the aerospace repair station. This full-time executive role requires over 10 years of experience leading manufacturing operations, preferably in aerospace MRO. Responsibilities include optimizing performance, building customer relationships, and ensuring organizational structure supports business goals. Competitive benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience leading manufacturing operations.
• Experience in the aerospace MRO industry required.
• Proven track record in managing operations for profitability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth and operational performance of the aerospace repair station.
• Optimize operational performance through planning and resource deployment.
• Build a performance-based culture focused on accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Operational Excellence

Process Management

Cross-functional Team Leadership

Customer Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Site General Manager – Chromalloy

The purpose of the Site General Manager is to lead the growth and operational performance of a FAR 145 Aerospace Repair Station profit and loss business. Their primary focus is to drive processes to consistently achieve high levels of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity & People Engagement, while implementing systems to enable and deliver the “One Chromalloy” business plan. The Site General Manager will oversee all daily operations of the plant generating a culture of high performance through effective collaboration and alignment across all functions, ensuring accountability at all levels.

Primary Accountabilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and direction to all functional areas supporting the successful operations of the business. This will include leading areas not under the direct management of the Site Leader through strong matrix management and helping lead those areas to be aligned with supporting the success and direction of the business.
• Communicate a compelling vision for the organization, engaging all employees in order that they understand the expectations of the business and can deliver accordingly.
• Build a values and performance based culture, ensuring that all employees are accountable, have/understand clear goals/objectives, the necessary training and development to accomplish the expectations of the business and are reviewed regularly against performance targets.
• Optimize operational performance through appropriate planning and deployment of resources including SIOP, Asset and Labor Utilization, and Productivity.
• Manage and ensure the organizational structure, capacity and resources are appropriate to meet and anticipate the current/future states of the business.
• Implement and embed CPEx (Chromalloy Performance Excellence) culture and practice; bring rigor, focus and execution of operational improvements by establishing and leveraging best practices from both internal and external sources.
• Build trusted and collaborative customer relationships through knowledge, commitment, consistent results. Deploy resources necessary to ensure excellent customers care and execution from all levels of the organization.
• Support the development of new product offerings in line with Chromalloy’s corporate strategy and global market trends. Ensure the organization is prepared with capital expenditure planning, people development and organizational capacity planning to deliver against NPI plans.
• Plan and successfully deliver against a robust budget and business plan to include cost management and the achievement of revenue targets. This will include successfully engaging all functional areas in the achievement of the budget.
• Ensure that all employees understand, support, and demonstrate the cultural values, norms and standards that govern the successful operations and growth of Chromalloy’s business.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience leading manufacturing operations. Experience in the aerospace MRO industry is required. Experience with machining, coatings, and non‑destructive testing is also highly desired.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering or related field of study is required. Master’s degree preferred.
• Proven track record successfully managing operations to achieve bottom line profitability through sustainable operational excellence to include lean manufacturing, process management, systems maximization, and the development of a strong team.
• 3‑5 + years of successful experience managing a P&L business.
• Proven leadership ability. Experience working with and supporting a team to create accountability in a results oriented environment.
• Experienced in building and managing customer relationships in an industry where competition is strong and results are achieved through operational and quality excellence.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams to achieve business results is extremely important.

Due to government regulation only U.S. persons (U.S. citizen, U.S. naturalized citizen, U.S. permanent resident, holder of U.S. approved political asylum or refugee status) may be considered for this role.

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Aviation & Aerospace and Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Employee Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid paternity leave
• Paid maternity leave
• Tuition assistance
• Disability insurance