Senior Operations Manager

Clearwater Operations Manager

Clearwater is a provider of engineering, circuit card assembly, OEM Avionics, and MRO services to commercial and military customers. Your work will contribute to systems that manage the performance of Boeing 737 and 787 aircraft as well as F-18s, F-35s, Harriers, and Apaches. You'll be part of a diverse team of employees working together to impact the future of flight for generations.

The Original Equipment (OE) Operations Manager leads and supports daily plant operations for the Clearwater business. The role is responsible for leading Original Equipment personnel and coordination of day-to-day commercial and military production work, along with providing overall departmental leadership as a key team member of the site staff.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage the Original Equipment business to reach defined targets in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Ensure continuous business improvement according to site benchmarks and standards.
• Team management of salaried employees, including production supervisors.
• Lead activities to promote manufacturing improvements and cost reduction.
• Lead measurement standardization and systemic change management.
• Establish control plans, daily standard work, and visual management.
• Engage in Plant Leader staff meetings.
• Participate in internal capacity/growth planning activities.
• Present product/program strategies, technical roadmaps, risks, and recommendations.
• Travel up to 20%.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 9 years of experience in manufacturing and/or production)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience directly leading people in a manufacturing and/or production environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Aviation electronics manufacturing experience
• Ability to lead and organize across functional disciplines
• Ability to strategically identify and champion action plans to achieve growth
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• Experience leading hourly and salary employees
• Experience leading Kaizen events, including pre-work
• Experience leading programs and projects
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems

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).