Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversight and management of hourly direct reports consisting of approximately 12+ build specialists.
• Pay and time keeping.
• Prioritization of work.
• Drive continuous improvement activities for the team.
• Provide mentorship and coaching to subordinates and peers alike.
• Focus on tactical goals while not losing sight of strategic priorities.
• Develop strategies to achieve deliveries.
• Manage labor capacity and hire as workflow and orders dictate.
• Maintain training certifications and ISO audit certifications.
• Develop solutions within a “Lean” culture and team setting to achieve organizational goals.
• Engage peers and workforce to develop projects that impact the productivity of the team.
• Must be able to work cross functionally with other business leaders to manage work in process inventories, customer priorities while achieving business metrics.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 7 years of experience in Manufacturing)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Manufacturing
• Minimum of 3 years of experience leading people
• This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government contract restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Citizens.  GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Developed interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience in Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and/or Continuous Improvement problem solving.
• Engineering or materials background.
• Experience in assembly and/or machining environments.
• Experience in launching new products to manufacturing.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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