Sr Manufacturing Staff Manager - Operation Management

General Electric; Lynn (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

General Electric seeks a 1st line manager of professionals in Lynn, Massachusetts, to oversee plant operations, ensuring quality and efficiency. The role demands leadership skills, a Bachelor's degree, and extensive experience in Manufacturing & Operation Management to drive continuous improvement and manage teams effectively.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Challenging career paths

Competitive compensation

Relocation assistance provided

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in Manufacturing & Operation Management.
• Experience working with Unions is preferred.
• Lean Manufacturing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations to achieve quality, cost, delivery, and safety targets.
• Team management of salaried employees.
• Contribute to strategy and policy development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university

Job description

**Job Description Summary**

Perform the daily operations of plants to ensure reliability and consistency on the production line. Includes Service Shops. 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.

**Job Description**

**Roles and Responsibilities**

+ Manage an operation, business, unit, or part of a production facility in order to reach defined targets in quality, cost, delivery and safety. Ensure continuous business improvement according to benchmarks and standards. Team management of salaried employees. This does not include production supervisors who oversee hourly employees.

+ Typically a 1st line manager of professionals or a 2nd line manager of a professional department. Developing specialized knowledge in their discipline. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest technical developments in own area. Contributes towards strategy and policy development, and ensure delivery within area of responsibility.

+ Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

+ Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.

+ Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

**Required Qualifications**

+ Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years Manufacturing & Operation Management) + minimum of 5 years Manufacturing & Operation Management experience

**Desired Characteristics**

+ Experience working with Unions

+ Lean Manufacturing experience

+ Experience working with and around heavy machining

+ Deep understanding of manufacturing processes

+ 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.

_This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government._

**Additional Information**

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) . 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).

**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.