Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale, cross-functional projects related to factory buildings, equipment upgrades, layout optimization, and process improvements.
• Develop and execute long-term strategies for manufacturing excellence, aligning with organizational goals and lean principles.
• Serve as a key advisor to leadership on industrial engineering best practices and emerging trends.
• Act as a subject matter expert in lean methodologies, including Kaizen, Hoshin Kanri, Standard Work, and other advanced tools.
• Drive the implementation of lean principles across teams and processes.
• Identify and eliminate waste, optimize workflows, and establish pull systems to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Analyze complex manufacturing processes and propose innovative solutions to address technical challenges.
• Develop advanced models for production planning, material flow, and resource allocation.
• Utilize data-driven decision-making to improve key performance metrics (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost).
• Mentor and coach junior engineers and cross-functional teams in industrial engineering methods and lean principles.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across the organization.
• Provide training and development opportunities to build technical and leadership capabilities within the team.
• Manage high-impact capital investment projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives.
• Develop detailed project plans, budgets, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, operations, and supply chain to ensure seamless execution.
• Act as a liaison between manufacturing teams and senior leadership, ensuring alignment on priorities and goals.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers and customers, to drive results.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in industrial engineering, lean manufacturing, or related fields, with at least 5 years of project management experience.
• Must be able to travel domestically up to 40.

Desired Characteristics and Experience

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
• Models the GE Behaviors (Humility, Transparency, Focus): this is mission-critical for all GE leaders as an enabler for continuous improvement.
• Results orientation – must deliver sustainable results.
• Ability to accurately assess key business metrics and situations from a leader perspective and leverage lean to drive improvement.
• Able to influence others – must be able to inform, convince, and persuade other using lean to drive sustainable results. Highly credible.
• Collaborative, team orientation – knows when to lead and when to follow. Customer focused and demonstrated a high sense of urgency.
• Impactful communicator from the shop floor to the Boardroom.
• Knowledge of and experience applying lean in transactional and shop floor situations (standardized work, material & information flows, level production and pull systems).
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

Additional Job Description

Additional Information

Compensation Grade

LPB1

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes