Lead Manager – Lean

Job description

3045995
Additional Cities

Waukesha
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Healthcare
Business Segment

Healthcare Global Supply Chain
Function

Manufacturing
Country/Territory

United States
Additional States/Provinces

Wisconsin
Postal Code

53188-1696
Role Summary/Purpose

The Lean Manufacturing Leader will lead cross-functional projects to drive standardization, stability, and simplification in the key customer facing processes. This includes providing change leadership Change Acceleration Process (CAP) methods and tools across assigned critical business initiatives. In addition, the Lean Leader will partner with the existing network in a GE Healthcare business to provide leadership and direction on the implementation of Lean strategies and processes.
Essential Responsibilities

•Responsible for driving lean projects across facilities that improve operations and business processes
•Managing value streams, serving as a recognized expert and resource leader for focus areas, process rigor, and delivering significant simplification results
•Ability to drive cross-functional results
•Initiating sustainable process improvements to exceed customer expectations while using lean strategies to drive continuous process improvement
•Owning the development and deployment of existing methodologies while advancing and applying lean principles
•Facilitating workouts, value stream mapping sessions and activities to achieve business results

Quality Specific Goals:
1.Aware of and comply with the GEHC Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to this job type/position
2.Complete all planned Quality & Compliance training within the defined deadlines
3.Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required
4.Drive continuous improvement on all related processes, work instructions, and procedures to ensure ongoing standardization and simplification of the Quality Management System.
Qualifications/Requirements

1. Bachelors degree and minimum of 3 years of progressive work experience in business environment or High school diploma/GED and 7 years of work experience
2. Demonstrated solid performance, leadership and experience in lean
3. Minimum 2 years project management
Desired Characteristics

1. Change agent with strong credibility and influence in the organization
2. Demonstrated ability to motivate others and achieve results
3. Demonstrated commitment for process improvement with results
4. Proven experience in influencing, leading teams and driving change results orientation
5. Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills with facilitation experience
About Us

GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual 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.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

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.
Primary Country

United States