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Manufacturing Training Program Leader

Full Time Remote

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Job Description

Job Description Summary

In this role you will be responsible for leveraging data-driven insights, curriculum management, onboarding, assessing employee training needs, designing and delivering learning programs, and ensuring training effectiveness aligns with site goals. This role requires strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills, the ability to develop content, and implement strategies using various training methods like workshops and on-the-job coaching.

At Dowty Propellers, a GE Aerospace Company, you’ll join a growing business with career development opportunities by helping ensure the safety and reliability of critical propulsion systems that keep aircraft flying every day. You’ll join a global aerospace leader with a strong safety and quality culture, proven lean practices, and a commitment to continuous improvement. We offer the opportunity to make a direct impact on flight safety in a highly regulated environment, while developing your career through access to GE Aerospace’s training, expertise, and broader career paths. In Sterling, you’ll work in a close knit MRO team with the backing, stability, and benefits of a world class aerospace organization.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Identify training needs through gap analysis and assessments, then design and develop relevant training content, programs, and materials using various adult learning methods
  • Design and implement training programs specifically for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of propellors and their related systems
  • Leverage FLIGHT DECK principles to drive continuous improvement in manufacturing training by identifying and addressing gaps in systems, work instructions, quality standards, and company procedures.
  • Develop and oversee the execution of manufacturing-specific training strategies, including onboarding, ongoing skill development, and leadership training, ensuring alignment with Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) priorities.
  • Lead and coordinate training sessions using diverse methods like classroom training, mentoring, coaching, and workshops. May provide support to on-the-job trainers and supervisors during training
  • Gather feedback from trainees and managers to improve training content and delivery methods
  • Analyze performance data to identify training gaps and develop effective solutions
  • Recommend improvements to enhance training effectiveness and workforce development
  • Utilize and manage technology relevant to training development and delivery

Required Minimum Qualifications

  • A Bachelor's degree accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of experience in training or educational role)

Desired Characteristics & Experience

  • Demonstrated understanding of traditional and modern training methodologies.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to plan, multitask, and manage time effectively.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office) and data management for record-keeping and reporting.
  • Preferred operations or experience in a manufacturing environment
  • 3+ years in a training or educational role.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. ​

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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: Yes

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace is one of the world’s premier aerospace companies, specializing in the design, manufacturing, and servicing of jet engines, propulsion systems, and integrated aircraft technologies. The company supports both commercial aviation and defense customers, powering aircraft used by airlines, the U.S. military, and allied forces around the world. With a legacy rooted in over a century of aviation innovation, GE Aerospace plays a central role in advancing the future of flight across efficiency, performance, and sustainability.

For job seekers, GE Aerospace offers opportunities across a wide range of disciplines including engineering, software development, advanced manufacturing, supply chain, cybersecurity, and program management. Employees work on mission-critical systems such as commercial and military jet engines, avionics, propulsion technologies, and lifecycle support services. The company is especially attractive to engineers, veterans, and cleared professionals who want to work on complex, high-impact systems that directly support global aviation and national security missions.

Unlike many pure defense contractors or startup aerospace firms, GE Aerospace combines deep industrial scale with long-term research and development capabilities. Employees contribute to programs spanning next-generation engine efficiency, additive manufacturing, digital engineering, and AI-enabled maintenance systems that help airlines and militaries improve reliability and reduce downtime. This blend of cutting-edge innovation and large-scale production gives employees exposure to both advanced R&D and real-world deployment at global scale.

As demand grows for more efficient aircraft engines, expanded defense propulsion capabilities, and modernized aerospace systems, GE Aerospace continues to expand its workforce and invest heavily in future technologies. For professionals seeking a stable yet highly technical career in aerospace and defense—where engineering excellence meets global impact—GE Aerospace remains one of the most respected and enduring employers in the industry.

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