Manufacturing Programs Leader - Hybrid at GE Aerospace in Istanbul

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Job Description Summary Connection and interface between Engineering, Supply Chain and Customer facing organizations focused on product/ manufacturing readiness, execution and delivery. Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Guided by commercial practices and policies that may be shaped by the role. Has significant control/influence over commercial priorities. The Manufacturing Programs Leader will be accountable for functional, manufacturing, and broad company objectives. In this role you will drive FLIGHT DECK (GE Aerospace’s Lean operating system). culture, manage complex manufacturing issues within functional area(s) of expertise, and be involved in both short and long-term planning to ensure the on-time delivery of new technologies. The charter for product operations is to ensure the manufacture and hardware delivery processes are established and work efficiently to ensure the intended schedule for a demo or test is met. Job Description Site Overview: GE Aerospace has an advanced engineering center located in İstanbul, Kartal, complemented by cutting-edge laboratories in Kocaeli, Gebze. Our offices in İstanbul and Ankara provide essential support to commercial and defense engines across the country. Our highly skilled engineers at the Türkiye Technology Center contribute to GE Aerospace’s engineering work on indigenous programs, new engine programs, software development, and additive manufacturing, supporting the country’s position as an advanced aerospace hub. We are committed to a culture based on respect for people and provide professional growth opportunities for our employees. Join us and find an opportunity to shape the future of flight. Role Overview: Create and maintain part lists and manufacturing readiness actions aligned to hardware need dates Establish a strong operating rhythm across Engineering and Sourcing teams to track day-to-day execution and ensure critical actions are completed on time Identify risks and constraints to the plan through line-of-balance reviews and weekly operating meetings, and drive actions to prevent delays or support schedule pull-in opportunities Provide regular planning inputs to Program teams by consolidating estimated and committed lead times from Design Engineering and suppliers and translating them into integrated forward- and backward-looking schedules Coordinate communication between Engineering and suppliers to align design and manufacturing process flows, reduce waste, and minimize execution delays Support the Program teams for CPD (Concurrent Product Development) decisions and long lead item identifications Propose improvement ideas to reduce manufacturing cycle time by analyzing each production process step and critical to quality characteristics Strengthen communication between Sourcing and Engineering teams to reduce supplier-related compliance and execution risks Establish operational rhythm to keep track of the production status of each part in the part list and provide input to the Design daily management process Provide operational leadership for assigned engine/component programs, using sound engineering and manufacturing principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product/program requirements Translate program requirements (rate, configuration, milestones, customer commitments) into integrated manufacturing plans, including capacity, resources, and investment needs Lead cross-functional Program Operations reviews with Manufacturing, Sourcing, Quality, Materials, and Engineering, ensuring alignment on risks, constraints, and recovery plans Coordinate and monitor rate readiness, NPI industrialization, and configuration changes across factories and suppliers to ensure smooth transitions and minimal disruption Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, and Supplier Fulfillment to ensu