Digital Operations Site Leader

4 weeks ago

Cheltenham Gloucestershire, United Kingdom GE Aviation Full time

Job Description Summary
As the Digital Operations Site Leader, you will be responsible for leading the day-to-day operations for the GE Aerospace Defense & Systems Cheltenham location as part of the Digital Operations team. In this role, you will partner with the local leadership team, defining the digital strategy for the site and supporting DT operations. This role requires strong project, interpersonal, leadership, compliance and change skills. You will report functionally to the Defense & Systems Digital Operations Leader and operationally to the Site Senior Leadership Team.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:
Responsible for managing all aspects of Digital Technology for the Cheltenham site, including DT infrastructure & software applications necessary for site operations. As the Digital Operations Site Leader, you will be responsible for performance & availability of DT infrastructure & applications as well as partnering with the business, enabling process transformation.
  • Act as Senior DT Leader for GE Aerospace Defense & Systems Cheltenham site.
  • You will work with the appropriate teams and deliver a clear and descriptive set of requirements to support Digital Operations at the site. Your priority is seamless integration and alignment of perspectives from a broad set of stakeholders: Product Managers, Technical Anchors, Service Owners and Developers.
  • Deploy and support Operational Technology Network (OTN), engaging with Manufacturing Engineering, Test Equipment and third party teams as necessary.
  • Own and administer a small number of Cheltenham specific applications used with Supply Chain Operations.
  • You will identify opportunities for necessary changes and pursue/lead them when appropriate, evaluate progress and involve peers and team members in analysing strengths and weaknesses in performance. You will be responsible for working with stakeholders to embrace the implications of change.
  • Participate in staff strategic discussions/decisions relative to DT infrastructure and application landscape.
  • Actively engage with the business to participate in lean/process improvement initiatives & enable business transformation leveraging digital tools.
  • Work on cross-functional projects/teams to deliver technology solutions for the business.
  • Strong communication and influencing skills ensuring stakeholder alignment, operating in lock-step with DT Leadership.
  • Evaluate new technologies (office automation and collaboration tools, mobile devices, wearables, etc....) to improve overall employee experience and increase productivity.
  • Partner with the other Defense & Systems Digital Operations Leaders, including UK Client and Infrastructure Leaders to support operational issues and project directives.
  • Manage the local DT budget and identify projects to optimize DT spend.
  • Drive and own operational stability and issue resolution for all areas of DT including shop floor technology, applications and third-party software solutions.
  • Coordinate and Communicate all Change Management and Risk Management Activities.
  • Initiates technology obsolescence and improvement projects.
  • Maintain culture of compliance with DT and across business stakeholders; working with ACTR and other SME groups to maintain an environment which is fully compliant with Cyber Essentials and CMMC requirements.
  • Use high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering.
Education Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in STEM subject and/or relevant experience in manufacturing, engineering, or services-related field.

Desired Characteristics:
  • Strong listening skills and attention to detail, needed to understand business needs
  • Strong business acumen / influencing skills to drive action with stakeholders and DT partners
  • Experience using lean six-sigma problem solving methodologies
Business Acumen:
  • Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems
  • Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements and estimating efforts
  • Has the ability to analyze impact of technology choices
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the competitive environment
Leadership:
  • Pre-emptively sees downstream consequences and effectively tailors influencing strategy to support a positive outcome.
  • Able to verbalize what is behind decisions and downstream implications. Continuously reflecting on success and failures to improve performance and decision-making.
  • Understands when change is needed. Participates in technical strategy planning.
Personal Attributes:
  • Able to effectively direct and mentor others in critical thinking skills. Proactively engages with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and design solutions using critical thinking and analysis skills and best practices. Finds important patterns in seemingly unrelated information.
  • Influences and energizes other toward the common vision and goal. Maintains excitement for a process and drives to new directions of meeting the goal even when odds and setbacks render one path impassable.
  • Innovates and integrates new processes and/or technology to significantly add value to GE. Identifies how the cost of change weighs against the benefits and advises accordingly. Proactively learns new solutions and processes to address seemingly unanswerable problems.
Flexible Working

GE supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.

Total Reward

At GE Aviation we understand the importance of Total Reward. Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice , gives you freedom, choice and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible.

As a new joiner to GE we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs;
  • Performance based annual bonus
  • Non-contributory Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Group income protection
  • Private medical cover
  • Holiday Hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible option to buy or sell
Security Clearance

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance: BPSS

UK Security Clearance (SC) is required and must be maintained for this role.

Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements for UK Security Clearance are not eligible for this role on grounds of national security. If UK Security Clearance is not obtained, any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security.

Right to Work

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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