Manufacturing Engineering Manager – Gears NPI

Job Description

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

• Define best practices and standard work for router creation and implementation

Qualifications/Requirements

• Master’s degree in Mechanical / Aeronautical Engineering, or High School Technical Diploma with significant experience in similar role

• Knowledge of transmission architectures and relevant gear process technical requirements, design solutions, technologies, validation/certification approach

• Strong experience in Manufacturing Engineering with increasing responsibilities throughout the years

• Experience in managing complex multi-year technical programs in a matrix resource environment

• Previous leadership roles, with strong interpersonal and leadership skills as per GE Leadership Behaviors

• Ability to set and monitor multiple priorities, coordinate projects/activities of others

• Fluent English and Italian, oral and written

• Work Visa, in accordance with local regulation, is required

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 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.

We are not all the same.

Just be Yourself AvioAero!

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