Manager, Manufacturing Operations

GE Appliances • Decatur, AL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

GE Appliances, a Haier company, is hiring a Manager, Manufacturing Operations to oversee a manufacturing area within a value stream. The role provides operational leadership and improvement support to the value stream Business Leader, and directly leads Team Leaders and hourly production team members. The manager is accountable for area performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale, while developing employees and advancing continuous improvement.

The position coordinates daily production, staffing, shift handoffs, escalation, and adherence to standardized work and Appliance Production System practices. It also leads problem-solving and improvement activity, supports quality and safety performance, and handles day-to-day workforce administration in partnership with Human Resources. The role is based in Decatur, Alabama, and involves work in both office and manufacturing environments.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain that authorization without current or future employer or school sponsorship. GE Appliances will not sponsor employment-based visas for this position.

GE Appliances describes its culture as people- and culture-centered, emphasizing inclusion, diversity, belonging, engagement, and flexibility. Employees may work with their leader to create a flexible work arrangement that balances individual, team, and organizational needs.

Requirements

• Leadership experience and/or technical acumen within supply chain, such as manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, materials, quality, procurement, fulfillment, or a related functional area.
• BS/BA degree; engineering, supply chain management, or business is preferred by the posting as an ideal field of study.
• Five years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, supplier management, and project implementation.
• Demonstrated accomplishments using results-driven methods, analytical methods, schedule achievement, and teamwork.
• Lean Manufacturing implementation experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and leadership-influencing skills.
• Ability to meet the stated U.S. work authorization requirements without current or future employer or school sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma certification.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, DMAIC, workout, and other change mechanisms.
• A degree in engineering, supply chain management, or business.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational and improvement activities for an assigned production area in support of the value stream Business Leader.
• Lead, coach, and develop Team Leaders and hourly production team members; provide day-to-day work direction and support.
• Manage operational performance and improvement of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale metrics, aligning area goals with department and value stream goals.
• Oversee daily production start-up, staffing, attendance adjustments, daily plans, production line boards, issue identification, problem resolution, and shift-to-shift communication.
• Maintain technical knowledge of operations, respond to abnormalities, recommend corrective actions, and facilitate escalation to the appropriate level.
• Ensure Lean manufacturing practices and the Appliance Production System escalation process are followed.
• Attend daily production meetings, lead Team Leader and escalation meetings, and communicate key issues to leadership.
• Deploy standardized work, promote process stability, coach employees on adherence, and verify Job Instruction forms, cross-training matrices, and four-step instruction methods.
• Ensure 5S standards are met in the assigned area.
• Promote the Appliance Production System and continuous improvement; lead problem-solving, root-cause analysis, waste reduction, and kaizen activity.
• Coordinate cross-functional support to resolve production-area problems, prioritize and assign ownership of open items, track actions to closure, and ensure follow-up.
• Support work-area rebalancing using Yamazumi charts and ensure improvement countermeasures are implemented on manufacturing lines.
• Partner with Human Resources on consistent administration of policies, work rules, investigations, and disciplinary actions; maintain accurate documentation.
• Manage staffing, employee allocations, job postings, timecards, pay coding, leave identification, overtime calculations, overtime needs, and overtime lists as applicable.
• Ensure products meet specifications and are defect-free; maintain quality processes and standards and resolve or escalate quality issues.
• Monitor scrap data and work with Plant Quality, Engineering, Team Leaders, and other stakeholders to improve First Pass Yield and Service Call Rate.
• Own safety performance for the production area, promote compliance with safety rules and procedures, and lead timely accident investigations and corrective actions.
• Maintain the safety action-item list, including actions arising from near misses, accident reports, and ergonomic assessments.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager