The On Wing Support Asset Management Specialist role leads the end-to-end lifecycle of special tooling and production equipment (P&E) within a warehouse operations environment. Responsibilities include purchasing, planning, and managing capital tooling to enable new capability stand-ups and entry-into-service readiness; owning asset register accuracy through receipt, commissioning, serialized tagging, depreciation, transfer, and disposal; and driving audit readiness with clear documentation and corrective actions. The role partners with Product Line, Site/OWS Leadership, Sourcing, Finance, Engineering, and suppliers to plan and execute deployments from budget/RFQ through PO, delivery, and handover. Daily work involves interpreting drawings, TDS, and manuals to define work scopes; establishing warehouse tooling standards for inventory control, kitting, storage, calibration, and PM; and translating data from purchasing and inventory management systems into decisions that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Individuals will participate as a team to identify and implement process improvements, ensure tool availability/OTD, and maintain a safe, clean, and audit-ready operationJob Description
Essential Functions/Responsibilities:
- Ability to read, understand, and follow capital plans, specifications, drawings, TDS, engine/tooling manuals, and associated documentation for tooling/P&E planning and deployment
- Ability to define work scopes and configuration requirements; provide guidance to engineering/PP Engineers; implement countermeasures and communicate flow downs to stakeholders in a matrixed environment
- Own the Asset Register accuracy through lifecycle (receipt/commissioning, serialized tagging, depreciation, transfer, disposal); perform reconciliations and register adjustments for cross-organization transfers
- Lead QAR financial audits for tooling/P&E; maintain documentation, traceability, and corrective actions to ensure audit readiness and control health
- Plan, source, and lead acquisition and deployment of capital tooling and P&E from budget/RFQ through PO, delivery, commissioning, and handover; manage suppliers and contract compliance
- Execute notable programs (e.g., shop setup deployments and test cell capital programs) to scope, schedule, and budget; coordinate with Product Line, Site/OWS leadership, Sourcing, and Finance
- Establish warehouse tooling operating standards (inventory control, kitting, storage, maintenance/PM, calibration, readiness gates) and drive day-to-day availability/OTD
- Operate within and continuously improve warehouse systems and processes; ensure equipment and areas are audit-ready, clean, functional, and safe; escalate and help resolve safety concerns
- Train and mentor team members and global users; complete required training (compliance, job-specific, EHS, Lean) on time; actively participate in problem solving and continuous improvement activities
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in warehouse operations, asset management, tooling, or asset purchasing.
- Minimum 1 year of mid to expert level experience with Microsoft Excel for day-to-day operations (sorting/filtering, formulas such as SUM/AVERAGE/VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and charting).
- Minimum 1 year of experience interpreting blueprints and engineering drawings.
- Minimum 1 year of experience tracking financial activities.
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Operations, Engineering, Finance, or related field desired.
- 7–10 years in tooling/P&E lifecycle management, warehouse tooling operations, or capital projects; prior people leadership preferred
- Demonstrated leadership in supplier and contract management for capital equipment (RFQ-to-PO-to-commissioning)
- Demonstrated proficiency in purchasing systems ability to extract and interpret data for decision-making.
- Experience leading QAR desired.
- Participation in improvement activities; ability to standardize processes and drive adoption across sites/teams 1.
- Willingness to train and mentor team members and cross-train as needed 1.
- Proficiency with analytics/reporting; comfort presenting status and risks to leadership
- Ability to support extended hours during key events (physical inventory, cutovers, deployments)
- Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Commitment to workplace safety, quality, and integrity of work performed
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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)).
Additional Information
GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
