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Industrial Solutions, part of GE Energy Connections, empowers smarter business operations by connecting equipment, software and services to protect, control and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. The business provides customers, across various industries, with end-to-end product and service solutions that help ensure the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure. Industrial Solutions' product and service solutions add to GE's broader portfolio of leading technology solutions for the delivery, management, conversion and optimization of electrical power for customers across multiple energy-intensive industries. To learn more, please visit: www.GEIndustrial.com.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE 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.Role Summary:The Lean Manufacturing Engineer will transform the Electrical Equipment manufacturing operations to flow cells / lines and engineering associated with manufacturing lean processes. The focus of this role will be to lead the transformation of the Mebane Plant to a Center of Excellence.
Essential Responsibilities:
As the Lean Manufacturing Engineer, you will:
- Develop / maintain Lean Trilogies with Value Stream Leaders and drive transformational change across the site
- Lead and coordinate Lean Action Work Outs utilizing internal and external resources including Lean Coaches / Sensei's
- Lead operational focus team of margin expansion project with C-level leadership support / exposure
- Create and lead Kaizen and Moonshine lean teams, drive daily continuous improvement projects
- Be responsible for manufacturing plans and execution of transformation projects, product development projects and localization projects
- Be responsible for Manufacturing (MFG) labor cost estimates related to transformation, New Product Implementation (NPI), and localization projects, project investment, expense, and resource requirements
- Provide detail execution schedules for MFG plans and work with cross-functional teams to implement equipment, tooling, and processes to manufacture products and meet customer needs
- Work together with business leadership at SPB and EB level
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in lean manufacturing including a minimum of 1 year of leadership experience
Desired Characteristics:
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in manufacturing with completion of a GE leadership program or equivalent leadership program (GE Employees Only)
- Operations Management Leadership Program (OMLP) graduate (GE Employees Only)
- Strong Lean background and experience transforming operations to flow cells / lines
- Willingness and ability to be coached in lean methodology
- Excellent project tracking and detailed planning skills
- Team player with excellent interpersonal skills and a customer oriented mindset
- Strong ability to work within a cross functional team and influence decisions
- Computer literate and skilled in Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Prior experience leading cross-functional teams
- Prior experience implementing lean assembly, fabrication and materials processes
- Prior experience in Design for Manufacturability ( DFM ) / Design for Assembly ( DFA )
- Prior experience in an automated assembly plant
- Be able to present Technical Information
- Computer Aided Drafting ( CAD ) / Computer Aided Manufacturing ( CAM ) experience
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE 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.Role Summary:The Lean Manufacturing Engineer will transform the Electrical Equipment manufacturing operations to flow cells / lines and engineering associated with manufacturing lean processes. The focus of this role will be to lead the transformation of the Mebane Plant to a Center of Excellence.
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