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Job Description Summary

The ATC Operations Leader will lead the site operations team to ensure plant execution consistently meets or exceeds performance targets in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. You will integrate and develop processes that meet business needs across the organization, manage complex issues within functional areas of expertise, be involved in both short and long-term planning and on time delivery to the customer and contribute to the overall business strategy.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Own the daily operations for the ATC to ensure reliability and consistency for manufacturing, quality/inspection lab & outside vendors.

• Provides direction and leadership to multiple shop supervisors (& their teams), planners & production control.

• A key focus will be developing and promoting a Safety-First culture, demonstrating leadership commitment, engaging employees, and implementing stop-work practices when necessary.

• Be one of the main focal points for communicating product/program status, strategies, risks and recommendations to customers and senior leaders

• Establish effective performance measures that can be used to alert site leadership on delivery issues and potential late deliveries.

• Coordinate, and if necessary, expedite the flow of materials & recovery planning actions where deviation to schedules exists

• Manage the operations team in order to reach defined targets in safety, quality, delivery, & cost.

• Drive cross functional collaboration (Manufacturing Engineering, Sourcing, suppliers, etc.) to identifyissues which will affect delivery or inventory and drive proactive resolution using problem solving techniques

• Be the focal point for prioritization on issues affecting delivery (i.e. MRB, constraints, allocations.)

• Lead strategic planning. Analyze demand signals and how they affect the operation including changes that would be necessary and advise the business on the acceptability. Spearhead capacity analysis.

• Manage and monitor raw material input & usage, and work with sourcing to ensure full raw material availability to the operations in line with the schedule, covering both short and long-term horizons.

• Review short and mid-term capacity utilization, working with Site leader to establish plans to ensure sufficient capacity and staffing is available to process the demand through each cell

• Manage inventory effectively by ensuring aged WIP and slow-moving inventory is addressed.

• Work with peers to identify root cause and implement corrective actions and robust processes to eliminate reoccurrence

• Lead and encourage process improvement through Lean Six Sigma

• Manage Physical Inventory for the ATC

• Drive process improvements and standardization using lean principles

• Manage vouchering metrics, resource planning, and funding for your team

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 10 years of experience in manufacturing)

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Manufacturing and / or Shop Operations

Desired Characteristics:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in operations leadership, leading a team

• Experience in inventory management, facilitation and production control

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Ability to train and motivate others

• Competence in supply chain management principles and practices, shop operations, inventory

• management, facilitation and production control in a manufacturing environment and production planning

• APS, CAS, IMPACT and other planning systems experience

• Established project management skills.

• Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously

• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn​

• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively​

• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed ​

• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative​

• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

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General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.​

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: Yes