GE Aerospace
Program Manager - Strategic Packaging
Evendale · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years in program/project management or transformation roles. Alternatively, high school diploma/GED requires a minimum of 4 years in packaging, product engineering, supply chain/logistics, or operations.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, Supply Chain, or related field; or a high school diploma/GED with the stated minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. Employment is contingent on proving U.S. Person status: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. citizen, or granted asylee or refugee status.
About the job
Leads GE Aerospace’s global packaging transformation, translating regulatory requirements into compliant, safe, efficient, and cost-effective packaging standards and implementation across sites and suppliers.
What you'll do
- Set program scope, roadmap, governance, milestones, and risk management; coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across businesses and regions.
- Guide compliant packaging design, validation, and rollout, working with product, quality, manufacturing, logistics, and suppliers.
- Drive packaging improvements, change management, KPI tracking, and leadership reporting.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, Supply Chain, or a related field; alternatively, a high school diploma/GED with at least 4 years of relevant packaging, product engineering, supply chain/logistics, or operations experience.
- Minimum 5 years of program/project management or transformation experience.
- Demonstrated packaging design and validation experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment, including materials, structural design, cushioning, and testing.
- Experience leading cross-functional, multi-site or multi-region programs; familiarity with packaging regulations and proficiency with project tools, data/analytics, and process mapping.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree or PMP/Prince2.
- Experience in aerospace, automotive, industrial, or similarly regulated industries; sustainability, circularity, EPR, logistics systems, or lean experience.
Tools
MS Project, Smartsheet, Excel, SQL/BI, ERP, WMS, TMS
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