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Forming Business Leader

Forming Business Leader

CompanyGE Aerospace
LocationPutnam, NY, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 10 years manufacturing / quality improvement or production support positions, lean methodologies, and leadership experience) + minimum of 5 years manufacturing / quality improvement or production support positions, lean methodologies, and leadership experience

Responsibilities

  • Ensure that products are manufactured with the appropriate safety, quality, delivery, cost (SQDC) hierarchy
  • Demonstrate servant leadership across all levels of the organization, foster an atmosphere of problem solving and continuous improvement
  • Demonstrate Leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes for identified model business unit(s)/areas
  • Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering in partnership with Engineer Leader
  • Coach and mentor implementation of the lean management system including strategy, value stream activities, daily management, and architecture/infrastructure
  • Act as a change agent in the design and implementation of flow cells and flow lines.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in Lean methodology and/or Six Sigma tools; ability to drive improvement strategies while coaching leaders through problem solving techniques
  • minimum of 3 years of people leadership experience
  • Demonstrated Servant Leadership approach, collaborative approach to problem solving, experience working across and within multiple functions
  • Domain expertise in Shop Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Materials, Sourcing and Product Engineering
  • Extensive knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and experience applying principles such as GEMBA, leader standard work, value stream mapping, APPS/PSR problem solving, etc.
  • Supply Chain leadership in multiple business cycles and/or product types
  • Quality experience, including regulatory agencies with strong knowledge of APQP
  • Demonstration of setting key priorities, establishing applicable KPIs and driving execution of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost
  • Demonstrated process leadership and project management to drive outcomes
  • Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
  • 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