Turbine Airfoil Castings Operations Leader

GE Aerospace • Indianapolis, MI

5d • $157,000 - $200,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Turbine Airfoils Operations Leader is accountable for end-to-end operational performance across the turbine airfoils supply base and internal value streams. This role consolidates supplier performance into a single, executive-ready story; serves as the primary interface to internal customers and WOR/MOR communications; implements and sustains operating cadences and standard work for leaders and peers; and owns the digital roadmap, partnering with Digital Technologies to deploy tools that manage and improve the business. Success is measured through Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost, with proactive risk management and transparent execution.

This position will require up to 25% travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Sourcing, Supply Chain, Operations, or Project Management
• 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)).

Nice To Haves

• Continuous improvement champion utilizing FLIGHT DECK principles
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn​
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively​
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed ​
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative​
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

Responsibilities

• Owns daily / weekly / monthly total performance view linking supply, quality, and delivery performance across all airfoil suppliers and internal routings.
• Create a consolidated risk register and mitigation plans with clear owners, timelines, and impacts to programs and customers.
• Provide weekly/monthly executive-ready dashboards, trends, and call-to-action summaries with root cause/containment/corrective actions.
• Act as the key interface to internal customers (Programs, Services, Manufacturing Sites) to align actions, priorities, and constraints.
• Own WOR/MOR inputs and outputs: prepare concise updates, standardize content, and ensure actions and decisions are captured and closed.
• Translate customer needs into actionable supply plans and recovery roadmaps; manage escalations with speed and discipline.
• Design and implement tiered operating rhythms (daily/weekly/monthly), including supplier reviews, risk reviews, SIOP syncs, and quality health checks.
• Partner with our commercial team to link strategies, operating cadences, standard work.
• Establish, document, and sustain standard work for self and peer leaders (meeting agendas, prep packs, owner/action logs, visual management).
• Lead short-interval control for late hardware and critical risks; drive containment, expedite, and on-site support as needed.
• Own the digital solutions strategy for turbine airfoil castings operations; define requirements, prioritize backlog, and measure value realization.
• Partner with DT to deploy dashboards, capacity/risk models, workflow automations, and data pipelines enabling near real-time visibility.
• Champion data quality, master data governance, and user adoption; train teams and embed digital tools into standard work.
• Deliver SQDC improvements: OTD, FTY, lead time, delinquency reduction, and readiness to rate.
• Use analytics to prioritize bottlenecks (e.g., casting yield, NDE throughput, machining capacity) and drive structured problem solving.
• Facilitate cross-functional Kaizen and corrective actions that close gaps with measurable outcomes and control plans.

Benefits

• GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing.
• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level