Production Supervisor - Military DoD SkillBridge

About the role

GE Aerospace is hiring a Production Supervisor through its Military DoD SkillBridge program, which gives service members civilian work experience in the final 180 days of their service. The role runs the daily operations of plants to ensure reliability and consistency on the production line, including Service Shops, and plans and executes work within an operating discipline. It is a frontline leader position with some autonomy, open to 1st shift (Test Cell) and 2nd shift (Component Repair). Participants are not paid by GE Aerospace because they continue to receive military pay and benefits.

Key responsibilities

• Oversight and management of front-line manufacturing employees
• Develop in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline and use it to carry out policy and strategy
• Solve straightforward tasks using prior experience and on-the-job training, and propose alternative solutions with guidance
• Provide mentorship and informal guidance to new team members
• Use multiple internal sources to make decisions and understand how the team's work fits with others

Required profile

• Active military personnel in their last 180 days of service
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, or high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of manufacturing experience
• Team lead or supervisor experience in manufacturing (or equivalent military experience)
• Ability to prove U.S. person status (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee or refugee); access to U.S. export-controlled information is required

Required skills

• Solid technical skills and quick problem solving
• Proven interpersonal skills or early people-leader skills, including mentoring and hiring and developing talent
• Desired: strong oral and written communication, analysis and problem resolution, documentation, planning and execution, project management, performance evaluation, and driving deadlines

Relocation assistance is not provided. Employment is contingent on a drug screen (as applicable) and legal authorization to work in the United States.