Quality Leader - Schenectady Manufacturing
GE Vernova•Schenectady, NY
•$142,200 - $237,100•Onsite
About The Position
The Senior Quality Leader will lead the Quality organization for Schenectady Manufacturing, reporting directly to the plant leader. This role will be responsible for leading a quality strategy and zero-defect culture across the site. This leader will drive continuous improvement and problem solving in quality, with emphasis on creating added value, reducing waste, minimizing Cost of Poor Quality (CoPQ) and positively impacting quality Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as Severe Events and Non-Conformity Reporting (NCRs) associated with manufacturing operations.
Requirements
- Master's degree from an accredited university or college with 2-3 years of experience in Manufacturing Quality
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with 3-4 years of experience in Manufacturing Quality
- High School Diploma / GED with 6+ years of experience in Manufacturing Quality
Nice To Haves
- Strong ability to work with cross functional teams.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Foster a zero-defect culture with the objective of providing new units, spare parts and repairs that are trusted and preferred by customer
- Protect customers through systemic problem-solving, solving problems quickly with rigor and transparency and leveraging lessons learned.
- Drive systematic root cause solutions.
- Responsible all site Quality related KPI’s and continuous improvement activity
- Ownership of quality assurance and control for assigned products/manufacturing area.
- Includes conformance of manufacturing goods, leading complex root cause and corrective action investigations to address and eliminate production non-conformances.
- Influence cross-functional teams within the supply chain to solve problems and address risk.
- Analyzing, identifying and implementing process improvements which will enhance capability and performance.
- Review and assure compliance with engineering drawings, work instructions and other technical documents.
- Initiate action as it is required to ensure project / team success (e.g. mitigate risks, problem solve, provide technical guidance, etc.).
- Ensuring control plans and associated documentation are implemented effectively and maintained.
- Contributing to continuous improvement activities as part of a cross-functional team.
- Review technical documentation with a view to Quality and Compliance requirements and act as approval authority.
- Promoting the sustainment and continuous improvement of the Built in Quality framework
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
