Job Description Summary

As Senior FLIGHT DECK Leader you will be responsible for driving cultural transformation and operational excellence through the application of FLIGHT DECK, GE Aerospace’s proprietary Lean-based management system.

This role involves coaching, driving, and leading FLIGHT DECK behaviors, principles, and tools across an operational or functional area.
The primary focus is to develop the proficiency of the leadership team and employees in applying these fundamentals to continuously improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost performance, resulting in significant improvements in operational business metrics.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the site leadership team to implement FLIGHT DECK practices.

• Drive a change in operating mindset and ensure the Lean and management system fundamentals of FLIGHT DECK are effectively applied in support of strategic and operational business plans.

• Develop the proficiency of the leadership team and employees in applying FLIGHT DECK fundamentals to continuously improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost performance.

• Lead and coach teams in the application of FLIGHT DECK tools and principles to achieve operational excellence.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

• Monitor and report on the progress of FLIGHT DECK implementation and its impact on business metrics.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Master’s Degree in STEM subjects, including Economics, from an accredited college or university.

• Strong experience in leading operations in mature lean companies.

• Proven ability to drive outcomes in large, matrixed organizations, understanding how to navigate geographies, cultures and relationships.

• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems and transform results and processes through the application of Lean techniques.

• FLIGHT DECK practitioner, capable of facilitating kaizen events and coaching core tools such as Daily Management, structured Problem Solving, Value Stream Management, Standard Work, and Transactional Process Improvement.

• Experience in transforming processes from traditional “batch and queue” to “flow and pull” preferred.

• Change agent, able to make the case for lean and demonstrate immediate impact.

• Highly collaborative, comfortable with conflict and debate normally associated with change.

• Critical thinker with the ability to bring others along, even those with conflicting priorities.

• Impactful communicator from the shop floor to the board room.

• Fluent in English and Italian, both written and oral.

• Work Visa, according to local regulation, is required.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.

• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker.

What we offer

Smart working and work life-balance

Avio Aero, when possible, promotes smart working and encourages a good, healthy and satisfying work-life balance. We value our employees’ wellbeing; hence we offer a variety of improvement programs aimed to preserve anyone’s psychological safety and daily needs.

Total Rewards

At Avio Aero, we understand the importance of Total Rewards. As a new joiner to Avio Aero we are pleased to offer the following welcome benefit plan:

• Performance related bonuses and local bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits platform

• GE Aerospace share plan

• Life and injury insurance

• Medical coverage

• Employee assistance program

• Employee special awards (service and recognition)

• Local special agreements and discounts

• English and languages training for you and one member of your family

• Technical, Leadership and development trainings

Inclusion & Diversity

Avio Aero is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are strongly committed to maintain an inclusive and diverse environment. Every employment decision is taken regardless to national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, etc.

We are not all the same. Just be Yourself @AvioAero!

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