**Job Description Summary**
Coach, drive and lead lean behaviors, principles, and tools by partnering with Operating Leaders in business management roles (e.g. GM of Business Unit, or Executive Lead of a Function). This role is crucial in driving a shift in operating mindset and ensuring lean principles are effectively applied to support strategic engineering and operational business plans. This involves cultural transformation resulting in step-change engineering transactional performance & business metrics.
**Job Description**
**Essential Responsibilities** **:**
+ **Lead and Execute** the **Lean Transformation** within Engineering Transactional Processes to achieve Operating goals using **KPI-based** performance management.
+ **Coach, Develop** and **Collaborate** with all levels of the organization and functions including **Associates, Support Staff, and the Leadership Team** to help progress our **Lean Culture** and drive **Continuous Improvement.**
+ Be a **Champion** of Kaizen and **Facilitate Kaizen Events** to drive improvements using **Value Stream Analysis,** **Pull, Kanban, Standard Work, 5S and Single-Piece Flow** .
+ **Teach, Promote, and Practice** the Systematic Approach to Lean @ GE and build lean conversion roadmaps & overall capability.
+ **Participate** in **Daily Management** **Systems** including **Operating Rhythms** , **Genba** walks and **Kata** coaching cycles.
+ **Coach** teams using the **Kata** process to drive daily **Rapid Experiments** and **Problem Solving** in a systematic way.
+ **Partner** closely with business segments to prioritize and improve critical **, cross-functional processes** across the Commercial Engine Systems Engineering team for effective transformation and sustainment.
**Minimum Required Qualifications** **:**
+ Bachelor's Degree accredited college or university AND a minimum of 5 years' experience in Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering and/or Training.
+ OR a high school diploma / GED with at least 10 years' experience in Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering and/or Training.
+ Proven experiences in successfully driving change and transformation.
+ Relocation only offered if willing to move to our world headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.
+ Must be willing to travel up to 50%.
**Desired Experience & Characteristics** **:**
+ Models GE Behaviors (Respect for People, Continuous Improvement, Customer Driven).
+ Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems through the application of lean methodologies.
+ Strong influencing skills-capable of informing, convincing, and persuading others to drive sustainable results using lean principles. Highly credible.
+ Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
+ Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn.
+ Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively.
+ Customer Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, with a high sense of urgency.
+ Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborator.
+ 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.
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. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))._
**Additional Information**
GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer ( . 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 Aerospace 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
\#LI-Remote - This is a remote position
GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.