Flight Deck - Lean Leader - GE Aerospace Research

GE Aerospace•Elgin Township, IL

3d•$122,000 - $203,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Flight Deck - Lean Leader fosters innovation and continuous improvement within GE Aerospace Research (AR) by applying simplified systems, streamlined processes, and standard work enabled by the GE Aerospace Operating System, FLIGHT DECK. The role drives continuous improvement in the Transformation Office’s daily, weekly, and monthly operating cadence in alignment with the broader enterprise. It leads Lean processes, training, Kaizen events, and “Just Do It” initiatives to improve organizational effectiveness across the AR value stream. The position works with teams across AR and the enterprise to deploy Lean methods, improve management processes, monitor value-stream health, and implement sustainable process improvements. It also develops and tracks KPI data processes, analyzes information to support Kaizen activities, and coaches teams in Lean tools and FLIGHT DECK practices. The role is based onsite in Niskayuna, New York, and requires U.S. citizenship for the stated qualifications; access to export-controlled information additionally requires qualifying U.S. Person status.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college and at least 5 years of experience in operations, program management, and/or quality management; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and at least 10 years of experience in those areas.
Must be willing to work onsite in Niskayuna, NY.
U.S. citizenship required, as specified in the qualifications.
Must be able to meet the applicable U.S. Person status requirement for access to U.S. export-controlled information.
Strong presentation and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
Demonstrated ability to lead programs and projects.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading Lean events.
Proven track record of process improvement and control-plan implementation across an organization.
Experience with management-of-change processes.

Responsibilities

Support a culture of continuous improvement and simplicity across AR.
Collaborate with extended teams to improve operating cadences through tool deployment and coaching.
Drive measurable and sustained deployment of standard work, 5S, and Lean initiatives across AR.
Develop, maintain, and track the health of the AR value stream as part of continuous improvement.
Design and implement data-management processes to extract and transform data for existing and new Transformation Office KPIs.
Present success stories and challenges associated with Kaizen activity across AR.
Analyze and summarize complex data using Excel and other analytical tools in support of Kaizen activities.
Drive system-level solutions that reduce manual intervention and process burden.
Improve the Transformation Office’s daily, weekly, and monthly operating cadence in coordination with the enterprise rhythm.
Work with process-improvement leaders to prioritize, coordinate, load balance, and implement Kaizen activities across AR.
Support development and implementation of standard work across AR.
Own specific daily, weekly, and monthly management processes that measure operational health in support of the top-of-house bowler.
Lead and participate in Lean events to remove waste and improve organizational effectiveness across the enterprise.
Develop materials as needed and train and coach teams on Lean tools, methodologies, and effective deployment of FLIGHT DECK.
Collaborate with operational colleagues to ensure solutions are comprehensive, sustainable, and account for effects across the value stream.
Maintain a voice-of-the-customer operating rhythm and process-improvement prioritization process across the value stream.
Partner with Aerospace Engineering on short- and long-term business process-improvement initiatives.
Conduct tradeoff studies to identify system-level solutions for larger-scale process improvements.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Access to a Health Coach and the Employee Assistance Program.
GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, including a 401(k) savings plan with company matching and company retirement contributions.
Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
Tuition assistance.
Adoption assistance.
Paid parental leave.
Disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid time off for vacation or illness.
Annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of base salary.
Relocation assistance.
Professional development and competitive compensation.