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GKN Aerospace Chief Manufacturing Engineer in El Cajon, United States
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
The Chief Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for leading the Planning, Development, Commissioning and Industrialization of Manufacturing Systems within GKN’s Engines business. This applies to, but not limited to; New Product Introductions (NPI), Work Transfers, Technology Insertions and addressing Critical Quality issues. The CME directly manages and leads the direct Manufacturing Engineering (ME) team and international matrix team members, to deliver manufacturing systems in compliance with its identified requirements (Produceability, Productivity, Cost, Schedule, Regulatory/Customer/HSE requirements and adherence to Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) standards.
Job Responsibilities
NPI - the CME is responsible for Planning, Development, Commissioning of the Manufacturing System for New Product Introductions [LG3->LG7]. Working with Engine OEM companies and Industrial Architects they are accountable for delivering a manufacturing system that fulfils all stakeholder requirements (Safety, Logistics, Quality, Produceability & Business case metrics), including development and maturity of Manufacturing processes and documentation.
Sustaining - the CME is responsible for Oversight of the portfolio of Manufacturing Systems and their evolution (as required) to ensure productivity & quality targets are continually evolving. This includes Identification of new technologies and their development & exploitation, and benchmarking of processes across the GKN portfolio of products.
Leadership of Projects- Responsible for technical leadership of ME activities. This includes Program Management, Planning, Resource provisioning, budgeting, & Project EV reporting within functional and Enterprise standards.
Leadership of Teams – Accountable to the Program Manager/Director for delivering ME content of tasks through direct Operational Management and Leadership of deployed manufacturing engineering team.
Quality – Responsible for Product quality within the NPI ME function. Expected to drive a quality mind-set within the deployed engineering team and ensure compliance to agreed Customer, Regulatory, Business and functional standards including AS9145 (ZDM).
Bids – Working closely with the Programme team and Industrial Architects, be responsible for the technical ME content of bid work including Technical risk management, ME work content and NRC budgeting.
Relationships - Maintain positive, team relationships with internal and external customers, key stakeholders within the business. Foster and champion 5 principles within sphere of influence.
Job Qualifications
Required Qualifications: • Bachelor Degree in Engineering. • 8 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering and/or Demonstrated ability in leadership position with evidence of delivering significant improvements in terms of cost/quality of a manufacturing system. • 4 years of experience in aerospace managing engineering projects or having demonstrated resolution of substantial complex manufacturing issues which resulted in alleviation of the problem or significant cost savings. • Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder due to program security clearance requirements and/or SSA requirements.
Preferred Qualifications: • GKN experience • Transfers of Work experience preferred • 10 years of relevant experience gained within an engineering discipline. • Experience in dealing with related functions (Operations/Production, Sales/Customer Relationship Management, Supplier Management and Development). • Management of complex Projects; ability to rationalise, assess and evaluate information that may not always be clear or mature. • Project management, planning and organising skills based on recognised project management methods. • Strong business and commercial Savviness. Sees new Opportunities to win (new) Business and also to reduce or avoid costs. • Solid approach/understanding to the delivery and tracking of engineering tasks. • Able to define challenging objectives and achieve them. • Relationship building at Levels up to and including senior management level. • Able to work with cross-functional Teams that will typically include (in addition to the Design Engineering Team) Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Commercial. Procurement, Quality and Suppliers. • Has excellent judgement in considering when escalation is appropriate. • Strong minded, convincing and committed, focussed on delivery, must be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. • Ability to clearly present data, reports and presentations to facilitate the decision making process at all levels of the business. • Completed Project Management Training / Courses. • Having worked in multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary teams in an international setting. • Experience with developing and coaching people. • Ability to mentor and coach Engineers in the Delivery of their specific Task and supporting their professional Growth.
Compensation Range
The Compensation range for this position is between $123,360 - $154,200.
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
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