Job Description Summary
Focus on project management, process improvement, flow line capacities to ensure that products are manufactured with the company metrics in mind (safety, quality, delivery, cost, & cash). A strong manufacturing, continuous improvement, and teaming expertise will establish the foundation of this role.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes for an area or business segment
- Utilize experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and have the ability to effect short-term and some long-term goals
- Establish and implement team strategies, programs and practices to achieve world class manufacturing inventory turns and process flow
- Lead manufacturing teams in establishing product flow for plant value streams utilizing visual management tools
- Lead and interface with manufacturing and other support teams to complete projects to meet EHS, production, quality, inventory and cost savings
- Champion the lean transformations within manufacturing cells to improve process quality and create capacity by reducing cycle time, inventory and waste
- Advice and counsel leaders and teams on issues impacting inventory and work in-process flow
- Encourage use of Lean tools to pull materials from suppliers, through our plant
- Define and manage investment and expense needs that are in line with Growth Playbook Strategy
- Bring new ideas, motivation and positive support to all levels of the organization
- Interface with OEMs and internal contacts in an effective manner to ensure that technology and processes are positioned for current and future success
- Be a champion of Kaizen that impacts product flow, production to TAKT and inventory turns
- Teach, promote and practice the Lean principles and tools
- Create Standardized Work Instructions, layouts and process flow diagrams
- Help create a culture of problem solving
- Identify potential process improvement projects and execute on areas of opportunities to support plants and product groups in achieving their financial goal
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Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of manufacturing/operations experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a manufacturing / quality improvement or production support position
Desired Characteristics:
- Prior experience with Lean Manufacturing
- Experience handling diverse activities simultaneously
- Experience working in a matrix organization
- Experience facilitating across all levels of the organization
- 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
Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.
General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
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.
Additional Information
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity 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 will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes