About the Role
Drives continuous improvement across a global manufacturing organization by developing and executing Lean roadmaps and leading improvement efforts to achieve significant SQDC outcomes across 18 plants.
Responsibilities
- Partners with manufacturing leaders to translate strategic vision into objectives and goals with an effective operating rhythm.
- Leads Senior Leaders through the Hoshin Kanri process to establish breakthroughs.
- Designs and implements a Lean Management System integral to long-term business operations, including Lean principles, Hoshin-Kanri, daily management metrics, and complex problem-solving.
- Builds organizational capability and culture through coaching and mentoring on Lean mindset, tools, and practices.
- Leads business transformation priorities supporting continuous improvement and optimization of end-to-end processes.
- Drives the development, execution, and sustainment of standard work.
- Partners with manufacturing leaders to optimize monthly operating rhythms, ensure daily management, and proactively identify risks to KPIs and business outcomes.
- Leads problem-solving with Lean tools and practices to resolve complex challenges.
- Drives actions to ensure improvements are sustained and lessons learned are integrated into processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in continuous improvement, project management, operations, and/or related experience.
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience leading global teams.
- Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and successful change management.
- Ability and willingness to travel 50%+.
Skills
- Lean manufacturing
- Hoshin Kanri
- Daily management metrics
- Complex problem-solving
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Standard work
- Risk identification
- Fishbone diagrams
- Problem solving reviews
- Change management
- Business strategy development
- Strategic thinking
- Cross-functional leadership
- Influencing outcomes
- Communication skills
- Motivating others
- Inspiring others
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10+ years of experience
- 5+ years leading global teams
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
Salary/Compensations
- Discretionary annual bonus
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Prescription drug coverage
- Health Coach from GE Vernova (24/7 nurse-based resource)
- Employee Assistance Program (24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services)
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) with company matching and retirement contributions)
- Fidelity Executive Services
- Tuition assistance
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- Permissive time off
- Restoration Plan (nonqualified plan with company credits on eligible pay above IRS limits)
About the Company
- GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
- GE Vernova sponsors certain employee benefit plans or programs.
- GE Vernova 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 GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program.
- This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
Equal Opportunity
- GE Vernova 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 Vernova 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).
