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Site Manager - Multi Site

GKN Aerospace Inc
United States, Arizona, Phoenix
Apr 25, 2025

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

The GKNA Site Director is accountable for achieving the People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost targets through the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model. The Site Director is accountable for attaining Operational Excellence in their Performance Centre, in line with the execution of the Industrial Strategy. The Site Director is accountable for creating a great place to work through developing first class leaders and driving a culture of continuous improvement, safe working and open dialogue.

Job Responsibilities

  • Role modelling a culture throughout their site that is aligned to the GKN Aerospace Great Place to Workvalue drivers and Culture Principles.
  • Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring that the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied and that their Performance Centre is a model of a world class healthy and safe working environment.
  • Developing first-class leaders who are readily able to progress to the next level of leadership, when required, and who embody the GKNA culture principles.
  • Leading and developing the Performance Centre Leadership team in the delivery of People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost (PSQDCC) targets, meeting customer and stakeholder commitments.
  • Driving the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model (LOM) across their site, with active involvement in problem solving and the management system. Go to Gembais the approach taken to understand and solve problems
  • Ensuring that the LOM is the single methodology for the deployment of the strategy for their Performance Centre and ensuring that this is coordinated across the Site Leadership Team.
  • Contributing to the GKNA global industrial strategy as part of the BL Operations Leadership Team, and ensure its execution within their Performance Centre
  • Holding the Sites functional leadership and the BL Business Process Owners (BL BPOs) accountable for deploying the Global standards and meeting their targets within the Site.
  • Ensuring the disciplined execution of Daily Management through the conscientious adherence to Leader Standard Work
  • Complying with all legal and regulatory requirements and ensuring that staff are aware of the policies and their individual responsibilities and accountabilities:
  • The company'sEqual Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies
  • Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government
  • Export Control regulations
  • Airworthiness regulators i.e. CAA, EASA, FAA (Accountable Manager, where required)

Required Qualifications

  • BSc degree, or equivalentof 5 years' relevant business experience
  • Previous experience in a site leadership team
  • A deep understanding of metric driven performance management
  • The demonstrated ability to influence across functional lines within company and within supplier organisations
  • Ability to lead, coach and mentor highly skilled and experienced direct reports

Preferred Qualifications


  • GKN Aerospace Experience



  • Experience working with a Lean Operating Model / Production System



  • Lean or Six Sigma certification by a reputable certifying body or benchmark company



  • Aerospace supply chain experience



  • Strong knowledge of government contracting process and proprietary contracts development



  • A passion for the Aerospace industry



  • A track record of people leadership and direction through effective communications, building effective teams



  • Evidence of leading a site governed through a Business Management System (BMS)



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 arethe place where human dreams, plus humanendeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.






Nearest Major Market: Phoenix

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