Senior FLIGHT DECK Leader - GE Programs, Commercial Engines and Services

Job Description SummarySenior FLIGHT DECK Leader responsible for transforming GE Aerospace results through the application of FLIGHT DECK fundamentals in manufacturing and transactional environments. A FLIGHT DECK leader with a passion for driving transformational change. The Senior FLIGHT DECK Leader will focus on the Commercial Engine Services organization, driving increased value in the way work is done across the Product Lines. An influential leader able to drive both a change in operating mindset and ensure FLIGHT DECK fundamentals are applied effectively in support of strategic and operational business plans. The responsibility of this position is to be a team member for FLIGHT DECK deployment across GE Programs developing FLIGHT DECK proficiency within a Product Line, help to develop and build integration in the value stream through engineering, industrialization and manufacturing teams establishing standards to improve local and global processes, prepare and build processes to support the design of the future state standalone company and, to be a partner to CES leaders in establishing practices and deploying FLIGHT DECK fundamentals that promote and enable GE Aerospace’s global FLIGHT DECK transformation.

Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Senior FLIGHT DECK Leader will serve as a FLIGHT DECK coach, facilitator, educator, advocate, and accountability partner within the GE Programs Product Line to drive the understanding and application of FLIGHT DECK fundamentals and tools within systems, tools, and overall approach. The Senior FLIGHT DECK Leader will:

• Collaborate with Product Line teams across Commercial Engine Services to assess value streams, processes and practices as compared to lean company benchmarks, both internal and external. Assist in establishing and executing standard work across the GE Programs Product Line.
• Coach process standardization and improvements within GE Programs aligning all activity to impact Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Cash.
• Create value stream alignment within a product line through kaizen calendars, lead, and coach a Product Line in visualizing the information flows and system transactions to identify and build action plans to radically transform the non-value-add to value-add ratio for improving productivity and reducing leadtime.
• Able to lead through influence, assist teams in establishing daily, weekly, and monthly operating systems and routines with robust escalation systems while also developing leaders as FLIGHT DECK coaches and practitioners’ business wide to drive incremental and breakthrough improvement year over year.
• Support the design and development of standards, tools, and templates to form an efficient FLIGHT DECK Transformation Office for Commercial Engine Services and enhance the Aerospace FLIGHT DECK Operations standards ensuring all content is meaningful and relatable to team members. Coach the deployment and implementation of standards, tools, and principles within a Product Line.
• Prefers a candidate in West Chester. Will only offer relocation to Cincinnati, OH area. If remote, up to 60% travel.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Coach, drive and lead FLIGHT DECK behaviors, principles, and tools within Commercial Engine Services GE Programs organization.
• Drive cultural transformation resulting in step-changes in operational business performance.
• Facilitate and oversee Kaizen events to achieve process improvements and enhance Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Cash.
• Coach organizational leaders on FLIGHT DECK fundamentals and management system to drive Customer and shareholder outcomes.
• Analyze data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and FLIGHT DECK thinking within the GE Programs Product Line.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.
• Deliver FLIGHT DECK training programs partnering with the CES Transformation Office focused on deploying the FLIGHT DECK fundamentals across all levels of the organization.
• Define, develop, and publish business improvement process standards to reflect best practice.

Minimum Qualifications/ Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, operations, supply chain, engineering or Lean management from an accredited University or College
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in a program or project leadership role within the operating environment with proven impact transforming SQDC.
• Experience working within lean functions in a matrixed environment.
• Experience working with cross functional teams.
• Experience coaching senior leaders and business executive to improve performance.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong understanding of the FLIGHT DECK fundamentals and application of tools
• Effective team building and project management ability.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skill
• Strong influencing skills
• Highly collaborative person, influential leader, comfortable with conflict and debate normally associated with change.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position