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General Manager Aerospace job at Lincoln Electric Holdings in Macomb MI

Description, duties, responsibilities

General Manager Aerospace

Lincoln Electric is a high-performance industrial machinery and technology leader who helps customers manufacture and maintain vital equipment and infrastructure. Lincoln Electrics innovative solutions enable higher quality and productivity across a variety of processes including welding cutting brazing machining process automation and field repair. The Company leverages proprietary technologies and expertise in materials science power electronics automation and intelligent software to help customers build better and achieve resilience in their operations. Headquartered in Cleveland Ohio Lincoln Electric is the essential Linc that keeps the economy running. The Company operates 71 manufacturing and automation facilities across 20 countries and serves customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Macomb

Primary Function

The General Manager serves as the senior site leader with full P&L responsibility for a $50–$100M defense-focused aerospace manufacturing facility. This role is accountable for secure delivery of high-reliability products and systems supporting U.S. Department of Defense aerospace prime contractors and classified customer programs. The role requires deep experience operating in highly regulated export-controlled and security-sensitive environments including ITAR DFARS NIST 800-171 and classified program execution. The GM leads all functional disciplines and ensures the facility consistently meets mission-critical delivery quality compliance and security expectations.

Responsibilities

Business Financial and Program Accountability

• Full profit and loss (P&L) ownership for the facility
• Develop and execute annual operating plans budgets and long-range defense program strategies
• Drive cost discipline productivity and margin performance across multi-year defense contracts
• Ensure compliance with government contract requirements pricing structures and audits (DCMA/DCAA support)

Defense Manufacturing and Program Execution

• Lead manufacturing operations supporting DoD classified and export-controlled programs
• Ensure flawless execution of customer programs involving long lead times configuration control and change management
• Balance production stability with surge capacity and new defense program introductions
• Oversee scheduling capacity planning and risk mitigation across defense program portfolios

Quality Compliance and Security Leadership

• Ensure compliance with AS9100 ISO ITAR DFARS NIST 800-171 CMMC (as applicable) and customer-specific defense requirements
• Maintain robust Configuration Management First Article Inspection (FAI) and traceability systems
• Act as senior site representative during DCMA DCAA customer and government audits
• Enforce physical cyber and information security protocols aligned with classified and controlled programs

Customer and Government Interface

• Serve as the primary site executive for defense prime contractors and government stakeholders
• Lead customer reviews program recoveries and performance improvement initiatives
• Support new defense contract pursuits site capability assessments and government facility evaluations
• Build trusted relationships with customer quality program and security leadership

People Leadership Workforce Development Safety and Risk Management

• Build and lead a high-performance leadership team across the company
• Develop cleared and clearance-eligible talent pipelines
• Foster a culture of discipline accountability ethical conduct and mission alignment
• Partner with HR on workforce planning employee relations and compliance with government labor requirements
• Champion a zero-injury safety culture across all operations
• Lead enterprise risk management related to supply chain defense program delivery and compliance
• Ensure continuity plans for mission-critical programs and national security obligations

Proven experience leading through government audits and customer program reviews

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance

MBA or advanced technical degree (Preferred)

Familiarity with CMMC implementation and cybersecurity compliance (Preferred)

Experience working with major aerospace defense primes (e.g. Lockheed Martin Raytheon Northrop Grumman Boeing Defense) -(Preferred)

Physical Demands

The physical demands listed are representative of those required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodation may be provided for individuals with disabilities. Employees frequently stand walk reach climb balance stoop kneel crouch crawl and work from ladders or scaffolds; sitting is occasional. The role requires regularly lifting to 10 pounds frequently up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Close vision is required.

Work Environment

The work environment described reflects typical conditions encountered in this role. Reasonable accommodation may be provided for individuals with disabilities. Employees are regularly exposed to electrical shock hazards and frequently to moving mechanical parts.

Export Control Disclaimer

This position will include access to data technology and/or software source code that is subject to U.S. export controls under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Employment with The Lincoln Electric Company (D/B/A Baker Industries) is contingent upon either verifying U.S. person status or obtaining any necessary authorizations. Applicants will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes and information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. The Lincoln Electric Company at its sole discretion may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals as whose access to export-controlled data technology and/or software source code may require authorization. The Lincoln Electric Company may also decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.

Harassment Policy

Workplace harassment of any kind based on protected characteristics is prohibited. Interference with an employees ability to perform job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

ATTENTION: THIRD-PARTY RECRUITERS

Lincoln Electric does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Resumes submitted without a signed vendor agreement become the property of Lincoln Electric. No fees will be paid unless recruiting efforts are coordinated through the Recruiting Department.

Disclaimer

This position may have access to various types of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and/or information and tangible items subject to U.S. export controls as well as be subject to certain customer/contractual requirements. Therefore the individual selected for the position may be required to meet certain citizenship immigration and/or location-related requirements as well as screenings background checks and additional training. The Company in its sole discretion will determine whether to seek a contractual waiver or regulatory export authorization if required. Employment is contingent upon meeting applicable qualifications as determined by the Company as well as adhering to all relevant federal state and local laws and regulations. This job description may not include all assigned duties responsibilities or aspects of the job described and may be modified at any time at the Employers sole discretion. Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants without regard to their race color national origin religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation) sexual orientation gender identity age veteran status disability genetic information and any other category protected by federal state or local law.

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