Senior Plant Manager – Jacintoport
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced, transformational Senior Plant Leader to lead operations at the Jacintoport manufacturing facility in Channelview, Texas. This role oversees a complex aerospace manufacturing environment supporting commercial and military aircraft engine assembly and testing. The Senior Plant Leader will provide strategic and operational leadership for approximately 290 hourly and salaried employees, driving performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Cash, and People development. The role will build a high-performance culture grounded in Lean principles, accountability, continuous improvement, and strong cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate is a visible, influential leader who develops talent, strengthens execution, and positions the site for sustainable long-term success.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
- 10+ years of progressive manufacturing or operations leadership experience.
- Experience leading managers and large cross-functional teams in a production environment.
- Proven Lean experience improving operational performance, productivity, quality, and delivery.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in aerospace, industrial, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
- Experience leading operational transformation and culture change.
- Success managing complex manufacturing operations with large workforce responsibility.
- Experience developing and executing long-term operational strategies.
- Exposure to joint ventures, partnerships, or start-up operations.
Responsibilities
- Oversee plant operations to ensure manufacturing and testing are safe, reliable, and efficient.
- Drive performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Cash, and Productivity.
- Advance operational excellence through Lean, structured problem solving, and continuous improvement.
- Maintain regulatory, environmental, health, safety, and quality compliance.
- Lead, coach, and develop site leaders across manufacturing, engineering, quality, and operations.
- Build a people-first culture of accountability, engagement, inclusion, and talent development.
- Promote open communication, employee involvement, and continuous learning.
- Strengthen organizational capability and succession planning for long-term growth.
- Develop and execute the site roadmap aligned with business objectives.
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, capacity, quality, and effectiveness.
- Partner with senior leaders to set priorities that enable sustainable growth.
- Use data and metrics to guide decisions, prioritize actions, and improve performance.
- Champion Lean manufacturing and operational excellence across the facility.
- Improve cycle time, throughput, quality, and cost competitiveness.
- Embed continuous improvement into daily operations, routines, and behaviors.
Benefits
- Relocation Assistance Provided
- discretionary annual bonus
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
