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Senior Operations Manager - Manufacturing

GE Renewable Energy Power and Aviation
Clearwater, FL
Job Description Summary

Job Description

Working at our Clearwater Location

Clearwater is a provider of engineering, circuit card assembly, OEM Avionics, and MRO services to commercial and military customers. Products and technologies here are diverse and highly sophisticated. 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. Not only will you work in a facility that has been awarded OSHAS's highest safety rating, but you'll be part of a diverse team of employees working together to impact the future of flight for generations.

Role Overview

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 in order 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, which includes production supervisors who lead hourly employees.
  • Lead activities to promote manufacturing improvements and cost reduction to further develop Clearwater as an Electronics Center of Excellence.
  • Lead measurement standardization and systemic change management to support Clearwater site KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and problem-solving processes, including root cause corrective action.
  • Establish control plans, daily standard work, and visual management around KPIs in the shop.
  • Engage in Plant Leader staff meetings and report repair strategy.
  • Participate in internal capacity/growth planning activities.
  • Present product/program strategies, technical roadmaps, risks, and recommendations to senior leaders across GE Aerospace.
  • Communicate recommendations and solutions across the organization and with cross-functional partner organizations.
  • 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

Additional Information

Compensation Grade

SPB1

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)).

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunities 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.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Posted 2025-11-22

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