Job Information
GE Aerospace Site Lean Leader in Loves Park, Illinois
Job Description Summary
GE Aerospace Lean Leaders are at the forefront of the drive to embed lean into the fiber of what we do. In addition to building lean skills from both a cultural and tool-based perspective, lean leaders need a solid base of coaching their teams and peers, leading through change, as well as being able to easily connect the dots between the various parts of the GE Aerospace Lean System. Lean leaders embody and demonstrate the culture shift to provide psychological safety as the teams they support embrace change. This role is located onsite in Loves Park, IL.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
Owns/influences budgets, operating strategic plans, Hoshin Kanri, action plans and WOR/MOR.
Guided by operating policy and works with cross functional teams.
High levels of evaluative judgment, operational and business acumen required to achieve outcomes in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering.
Developed expertise in lean. May include roles that are experts in their discipline, providing professional or thought leadership.
In-depth knowledge of best practices and how to integrate with others, working knowledge of competition and factors differentiating the market.
Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations.
Takes new perspective on existing solutions.
Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developed persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.
Travel up to 15%
Leadership Expectations and Behaviors:
Put safety first.
Leverages Daily Management to sustain SQDIP improvements.
Transforms the value stream with Kaizen.
Creates focus through Problem Solving.
Embrace a culture of respect which values inclusive teams and diverse perspectives.
Foster the growth of performance excellence behaviors within the business.
Actively listen to internal and external sources.
Learn from our shortcomings as much as we celebrate our wins.
We embrace candor, saying what we think, not what people want to hear.
Share information so we can solve problems.
Contribute to each other’s development in a constructive way.
Prioritize our work, maximizing our impact.
Measure performance through the lens of our customers.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 9 years of experience in Lean Manufacturing and/or Operations Supply Chain)
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Lean Manufacturing and/or Operations Supply Chain
Desired Characteristics
Business Lean Leader; Operations Leader; Business Operations Leader experience
Lean Strategy development/alignment with execution of tactical action plan
Twenty-Five, 5-Day kaizen events as a facilitator, lead/co-lead, or participant with verifiable documentation to lean experience.
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No