Manufacturing Engineering Manager

**Job Description Summary**: At Avio Aero, a GE Aviation Business unit, we’ve been reimagining the power of flight for more than 100 years. We are specialized in the design, production and maintenance of components and systems for both the civil and military aviation.

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager will provide leadership and technical skills for Gears NPI business activities, develop/industrialize routing sheets for new products routing sheets, follow all the activities linked with the P&E, plan/monitor of NPI to contribute to the overall business strategy, coordinate the ME team for the business unit.

**Essential Responsibilities**:

- Coordinate the team to issue internal technical documentation supporting the shop activities (work order, work type, inspection record card, operation sheet part program VT etc.) in accordance with drawing requirements, Quality and Customer requirements
- Support the shop activities and Product Quality dept. solving technical problems detected in the production area
- Coordinate ME team and enable the collaboration with Shop floor employees to reach the capacity set in the OP to fulfill program needs
- Review manufacturing routers and raw material procurement to identify opportunities to reduce final product cost without any negative impact on Quality
- Coordinate the activities on new technologies, new machines and investments as required by the business issuing the relevant technical reports
- Support NPI Focal Points from a technical standpoint in order to properly engage the Customer and support PMs in disputes resolutions
- Drive the team to achieve the Production Readiness and Producibility Review on NPI programs for the industrial activities, being the Supply Chain primary interface to the Program Manager, with the main objectives of matching the program milestones, reaching the Manufacturing Target Cost
- Facilitate continuous improvement on NPI activities, increase programs profitability of current programs in accordance with business strategies

**Qualifications/Requirements**:

- Master’s degree in Mechanical / Aeronautical Engineering or Technical Diploma with relevant work experience in manufacturing engineering
- Knowledge of transmission architectures and relevant technical requirements, design solutions, technologies, validation/certification approach
- Strong experience in Manufacturing Engineering with increasing responsibilities throughout the years
- Ability to set and monitor multiple priorities, coordinate projects/activities of others
- Ability to manage complex multi-year technical programs in a matrix resource environment
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills as per GE Leadership Behaviors
- Fluent English and Italian, oral and written
- EU work permit

**Desired characteristics**:

- Knowledge of GE engineering, manufacturing, and design processes
- Strong process discipline with sound analytic and statistical skills
- Financial and business acumen
- Ability to bring assignments to a successful completion

**What we offer**

**Smart working and work life-balance**

Avio Aero, when possible, promotes remote work 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 Aviation share plan
- Life and injury insurance
- Private medical cover
- Employee assistant 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.

**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No