EHS, Site Facilities, Infrastructure Leader – Strother

GE Aerospace•Arkansas City, KS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Site Facilities, Infrastructure & EHS Leader – Strother is the senior site leader responsible for setting the standard for safety culture, operational discipline, and infrastructure performance across the site. This role leads Facilities/Infrastructure, Maintenance, Utilities, Security, and EHS, driving leadership accountability, employee ownership, regulatory compliance, and risk reduction while ensuring the long-term reliability, capacity, and readiness of the site’s physical plant to support business priorities and future growth. GE Aerospace is seeking a senior site leader to oversee Facilities/Infrastructure, Maintenance, Utilities, Security, and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) at the Strother site. This role is ideal for a leader with a strong track record of driving safety culture transformation in a complex manufacturing, industrial, or other highly regulated environment. This leader will play a critical role in shaping a proactive, accountable, and engaged safety culture across the site — going beyond compliance to embed safety into daily operations, leadership behaviors, and decision-making. In addition, the role is responsible for the reliability, capacity, compliance, and long-term performance of the site’s facilities and infrastructure. As a key member of the site leadership team, this individual will lead site EHS, maintenance, facilities, utilities, and security strategies; oversee major capital and infrastructure investments; and partner across operations and engineering to support safe, reliable, and efficient performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in engineering, facilities management, industrial technology, construction management, environmental health and safety, or a related technical field OR High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 9 years of experience in facilities, infrastructure, maintenance, plant engineering, EHS, or site operations leadership in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment

Nice To Haves

Significant experience in EHS, facilities, infrastructure, maintenance, plant engineering, or technical operations leadership
Demonstrated success driving safety culture transformation
Experience leading in a manufacturing, industrial, military, or other highly regulated environment
Strong people leadership and cross-functional influencing skills
Experience leading capital projects and infrastructure investments
Working knowledge of EHS and regulatory compliance requirements
Experience with maintenance, utilities, building systems, and site infrastructure
Strong financial, communication, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

Lead the site’s Facilities/Infrastructure, Maintenance, Utilities, Security, and EHS functions
Drive a site-wide safety culture shift through leadership engagement, accountability, and employee ownership
Ensure compliance with environmental, health, safety, security, and facility-related regulations
Lead site EHS strategy, risk reduction, and environmental stewardship efforts
Own the reliability, capacity, and long-term performance of the site’s physical plant and infrastructure
Develop and execute capital plans for infrastructure upgrades, modernization, and growth
Lead major facilities and utility projects, including building systems and critical infrastructure
Oversee maintenance and asset care strategies that improve uptime and operational continuity
Partner with operations and engineering leaders to align site capability with business needs
Manage capital and operating budgets with strong financial discipline
Lead contractors and external partners to ensure safe and effective execution
Build a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement across the site