Lead Manufacturing Specialist - Production Quality

GE Renewable Energy Power and Aviation
Dayton, OH
Job Description Summary

Unison Industries, a GE Aerospace Company, is a global leader providing electrical/mechanical components and solutions for Aviation, Power, Space & Defense, Transportation and Oil & Gas applications. With U.S. locations in Jacksonville FL, Norwich NY and the Dayton OH area, a Unison Engineer may experience work with advanced ignition systems, sensors, compact permanent magnet generators, harnesses, engine starters, flexible joints, fluid delivery and thermal management systems. Learn more about Unison Industries at

Responsible for coaching a team of inspectors to ensure products and processes meet all safety, regulatory, and customer quality requirements. This role provides day to day leadership, coaching, and performance management for a group of quality inspectors, while driving continuous improvement in inspection effectiveness, defect prevention, and first-time yield.

Job Description

Role Overview:

  • Provide day-to-day leadership for a team of quality inspectors, including work direction, prioritization, and resource balancing across shifts and value streams.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning; encourage ideas from inspectors to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
  • Drive KPI performance, deliver performance reviews, coaching, and development planning; recognize strong performance and address performance gaps in a timely, fair manner.
  • Ensure inspectors are properly trained, certified, and qualified for assigned tasks; maintain and track required certifications and recurring training.
  • Maintain strong, visible presence on the floor; remove obstacles for the inspection team; promote a culture of safety, quality, and respect.
  • Oversee incoming, in-process, and final inspection activities to ensure compliance with drawings, technical data, specifications, and procedures.
  • Support and, where authorized, approve disposition decisions on nonconforming product in collaboration with Quality Engineering and Manufacturing.
  • Lead or support investigations of nonconformances, escapes, and customer findings; ensure robust root cause analysis and effective corrective and preventive actions
  • Monitor and analyze quality metrics (e.g., defects, rework, escapes, first-pass yield); use data to identify trends and drive improvement actions.
  • Ensure inspectors follow standard work, control plans, and inspection instructions; help create and update work instructions and checklists as needed.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma/GED with at least 6 years of experience in Manufacturing, and Quality).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Experienced People Leader. Strong understanding of AS9100, Customer Quality Requirements, PC-108, Inspection methods

Compensation Grade

LPB2

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 Opportunities 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.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
Posted 2026-02-11

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