Site Jobs in El Cajon, CA

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel : going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

As a member of the site leadership team the Site ME Manager role is accountable for delivering Manufacturing Engineering solutions to the Programs and Operations organizations. This will include creating a Zero Defect culture through the application of the Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite to ensure industry leading quality performance, guaranteeing on time delivery. The role will also be accountable for delivering year on year conversion cost productivity targets in collaboration with the site leadership team and by using the Lean Operations Model. Additionally, the role will be responsible for the execution of all new product introduction projects in support of the business growth strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering organization in support of all business needs.
• Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards.
• Building and leading a high performance, multi-disciplined Manufacturing Engineering organization encompassing the whole ME perimeter. This includes managing talent selection, training, development, engagement, ongoing performance and succession planning.
• Budgetary ownership for the site Manufacturing Engineering department and teams.
• Accountable for delivering annual quality improvement targets for the site, enabling year on year conversion cost target realization.
• Accountable for delivering performance results in accordance with Site Budget and Strategic Plan.
• Developing the Zero Defects Manufacturing (ZDM) mindset and culture into the site Manufacturing Engineering organization through implementation of standard ZDM tool suite and APQP process.
• Developing close relationships with Program teams to deliver manufacturing engineering solutions in line with customer requirements and expectations.
• Accountable for sustaining and improving Program & Product manufacturing engineering systems in line with business case expectations.
• Lead the successful delivery of new product introduction (NPI) projects, ensuring timelines and budgets are consistently met.
• Oversee engineering resource planning and forecasting to maintain optimal staffing levels aligned with business demands.

Job Qualifications

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Compensation Range

The compensation range for this role is between $125,547 -$156,934.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ​