North America Quality Leader
About The Position
GE Vernova’s Power Conversion & Storage business is a premier innovator in advanced energy conversion and storage systems. We empower utility and industrial customers by solving their most challenging electrification problems and accelerating the transition to a sustainable, decarbonized future. We are seeking a seasoned North America Quality Leader to oversee quality assurance and quality control for our over $1 billion business, covering three diverse solutions groups: Energy Storage, Industrial Electrification, and Power Stability. This critical leadership role drives the quality continuous improvement culture, ensuring our projects and business processes meet stringent standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations. You will report directly to the North American General Manager and lead quality strategy across the region.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (technical/engineering degree preferred).
- Minimum of 5-8+ years of experience in quality management, engineering quality, or related roles within a large industrial/manufacturing company.
- Proven history using structured problem-solving tools (RCA, 8D).
- Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and audit management.
- Independent, self-starter capable of influencing cross-functional, global teams.
- Strong conflict resolution and communication skills, particularly in customer-facing scenarios.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in power conversion, electronics, or energy storage.
- Quality management experience within multi-layered hardware and software.
- Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt or equivalent qualification.
- Proven track record of reducing cost of poor quality.
- Experience working directly with engineering design teams on quality.
- Ability to translate customer problem statements into strategic quality actions.
- Experience with QMS platforms, Minitab, or data analytics tools.
Responsibilities
- Lead the NA region in developing and sustaining a proactive, "Zero Defect" continuous improvement culture.
- Drive quality across the engineered solutions and products we provide to the market.
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality processes to ensure engineering deliverables, project execution, and service supplied meet customer, regulatory, and internal requirements.
- Oversee related quality review activities.
- Track quality metrics, analyze trends, and identify areas for improvement across engineering and project execution processes.
- Lead corrective action, preventive action, and root cause analysis activities for quality issues and customer concerns.
- Support lessons learned activities and ensure resulting actions are incorporated into standardized work and future projects.
- Develop and lead the cadence for monthly, weekly, and daily operating reviews, focusing cross-functional teams on key performance indicators (KPIs) to achieve customer and financial commitments.
- Manage and develop the Quality Systems (ISO9001) through active oversight, delegation, and regular performance reviews in coordination with the global QMS leader.
- Analyze quality metrics to identify trends, developing Action Plans and Problem Solving Reports (e.g., RCA, 8D, 5 Why) for critical KPIs.
- Manage the oversight and development of corrective/preventive actions, ensuring all customer, third-party auditor, and external body requirements are fully incorporated into standardized work.
- Mentor employees on quality procedures, processes, and systems to support regional growth and efficiency.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions 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
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
