Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• In this role, you will focus on projects / process improvement to ensure that products are manufactured with the appropriate safety, quality, delivery, cost (SQDC) hierarchy.  In addition, the Site Lean Leader will:
• Champion change across the site to foster the growth and use of FLIGHT DECK methods and tools.
• Demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes across all areas of the facility. 
• Utilize experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and effect short and some long-term goals.
• Act as a change agent in the implementation of demand flow utilizing lean manufacturing tools and methodologies.
• Establish and implement strategies, programs, and practices to achieve lean business system adoption at the facility.
• Under the coaching of the Site FLIGHT DECK Leader, manage the full implementation of the FLIGHT DECK management system including strategy, value stream activities, daily management, and architecture/infrastructure.
• Ability to lead teams, facilitate, train, and coach team members in the use of Lean tools.
• Facilitate problem solving events that are aligned with the achievement of the site level metrics.
• Partner with operating leaders and teams to uncover and assess continuous improvement opportunities for GE and its suppliers.
• Partner with the operating leaders and teams to help define the FLIGHT DECK transformation roadmap for the site and drive measurable improvements within the business.
• Bring new ideas, motivation, and positive support to all levels of the team.
• Interface with OEMs and internal contacts in an effective manner to ensure that technology and processes are positioned for current and future success.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university AND a Minimum of 5 years of lean manufacturing leadership experience. 
• OR a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 15 years of experience in lean manufacturing leadership experience.

Desired Experience and Characteristics

• Desired experience: 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, quality improvement, and people leadership and 5+ years of experience in lean/FLIGHT DECK or operations leadership utilizing lean methodologies.
• Ability to drive improvement strategies while coaching leaders through problem solving techniques.
• Corporate Training Program graduate (Manufacturing / Operations / Engineering)
• Ability to analyze problems, identify root causes and provide efficient solutions
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to handle diverse activities simultaneously and work in a matrix organization
• Ability to facilitate across all levels of the organization
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, oral, and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and contribute to team projects
• Strong project and team leadership experience
• 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

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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