Woodward

Director, Aerospace Operations & Site Integration Lead (f/m)

Poland · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerWoodward
LocationPoland
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted1 Oct 2026

What You Will Do:

Develop and maintain a cohesive local Aero strategy and execution plan for the Krakow operation, aligned with business priorities, customer requirements, transition milestones, plant readiness, and AOP commitments.
Lead cross-functional execution across Production, Purchasing, Test, Operations, Automation Engineering, Quality, and other supporting functions, with clear ownership of actions and associated KPIs.
Set local priorities, make timely trade-off decisions, and resolve competing demands across functional teams to protect customer commitments and transition timing.
Own transfer of work efforts, including readiness reviews, risk mitigation, milestone delivery, and stabilization with minimal customer impact.
Establish, lead, and stabilize the Aero operating system within the Krakow plant, initially with project cadences and transitioning the Krakow plant to standard Aero operating routines at the right time.
Part of creation for Krakow AOP. Translate AOP agreements and leadership decisions into executable local plans, defined ownership, operating rhythms, and follow-up actions.
Serve as the primary local interface between Krakow, EMSE, Aero business-unit leaders, sending sites, and the Actuation and Electronics PFT.
Identify and escalate material risks, remove barriers, and lead resolution of conflicts involving local and external teams.

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What You Will Need:

Enterprise leadership: Ability to lead across functions and organizational boundaries without relying solely on direct authority.
Strategic planning and execution: Skill in converting business strategy, AOP commitments, and transition objectives into clear priorities, milestones, resources, and operating plans.
Complex program and transition management: Demonstrated ability to lead multi-site product transfers, plant start-ups, launch readiness, stabilization, dependency management, and risk mitigation.
Operational leadership: Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and supporting functions, including production, purchasing, test, engineering, automation, quality, and supply-chain interfaces.
Decision-making and prioritization: Sound judgment under time pressure, with the ability to balance customer impact, safety, quality, delivery, cost, resources, and schedule.
Operating-system discipline: Experience establishing management cadence, standard work, tiered accountability, visual management, escalation paths, and sustained follow-through.
Performance management: Ability to interpret and act on SQDC, Bowler, launch, readiness, and transition metrics; identify trends; and drive corrective action.
Cross-functional influence and stakeholder management: Credibility and communication skills to align plant teams, business-unit leaders, sending sites, project teams, and global product stakeholders.
Conflict resolution and problem solving: Ability to surface issues early, facilitate fact-based decisions, resolve competing functional needs, and remove execution barriers.

What You Will Gain:

Career development opportunities in an international environment
Educational and professional development support
Comprehensive benefits package including private medical care, life & accident insurance
Multisport card
Meal vouchers
Company performance‑based bonus program
PPK contribution – company contribution up to 4% of compensation, depending on seniority

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