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GE Aerospace · 5 hours ago

Military DoD SkillBridge Internship - Ops Leader

GE Aerospace is offering a Military DoD SkillBridge Internship for Service members to gain valuable civilian work experience. The role involves leading the manufacturing system for a production cell, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery while coaching the team and implementing corrective actions to meet performance goals.

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Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day operational leadership and management focused towards the achievement of assigned goals with respect to EHS, Quality, Cost, OTD, manpower and Compliance
Promote a Safe culture whilst delivering the highest Quality products to maintain our airworthiness requirements
Work cross-functionally to resolve near-term manufacturing challenges and mitigate the risk they present to meeting our Customer commitments
Ensure communication of key business and customer information to your personnel and inspire them to achieve the highest levels of output
Actively encourage the flow of Continuous Improvement ideas from your team to identify cost out and process improvement opportunities – act decisively and provide timely feedback with the information you receive from your team
Identify production constraints and bottlenecks, then assist in developing business continuity plans to mitigate the identified risks
Support the Operation and Value Stream Leaders in delivering the strategic plans for manpower, equipment and other resources within the business
Apply Lean methods (5S, visual management, one‑piece flow)
Ensure a feasible cell production plan aligned to KPI targets; coordinate with Purchasing and Material Planning on materials and schedules; provide weekly capacity/constraint signals and escalate gaps

Qualification

Lean methodsOperational leadershipProblem solvingTeam collaborationCommunicatorAnalytical-mindedQuick learnerDecision-maker

Required

Active Military Personnel on their last 180 days of Military Service
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))

Preferred

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
Demonstrated ability to work within a Team environment
Quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
Strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
Analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

Company

GE Aerospace

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GE Aerospace is a provider of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.01B
Key Investors
JobsOhioUS Department of EnergyAir Force Research Laboratory
2025-07-22Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2025-01-10Grant· $9M
2024-04-02IPO

Leadership Team

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Amy Gowder
President and CEO Defense and Systems
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H. Lawrence Culp
Chairman & CEO, GE Aerospace
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