Senior Lean Transformation Leader

Job Description SummaryAt Avio Aero, a GE Aerospace company, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world-leading provider specializing in the design, production, and maintenance of components and propulsion systems for both civil and military aviation. Respect for people is core to our culture and commitment to FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent from all backgrounds and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of GE Aerospace, their work isn't just a job. It's their passion and purpose. We work and win as one team, accountable to each other and our customers, and we are always finding a better way to climb higher together. We were meant to fly.
As Senior Lean Transformation Leader you will drive cultural transformation and operational excellence through the application of FLIGHT DECK, GE Aerospace’s proprietary Lean-based management system.
This role involves coaching, driving, and leading Lean Transformation Leader behaviors, principles, and tools across an operational or functional area.
The primary focus is to develop the proficiency of the leadership team and employees in applying these fundamentals to continuously improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost performance, resulting in significant improvements in operational business metrics.Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the site leadership team to implement FLIGHT DECK practices

• Drive a change in operating mindset and ensure the Lean and management system fundamentals of FLIGHT DECK are effectively applied in support of strategic and operational business plans

• Develop the proficiency of the leadership team and employees in applying FLIGHT DECK fundamentals to continuously improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost performance

• Lead and coach teams in the application of FLIGHT DECK tools and principles to achieve operational excellence

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence

• Monitor and report on the progress of FLIGHT DECK implementation and its impact on business metrics

Qualifications/Requirements

• Master’s Degree in STEM subjects, including Economics

• Strong experience in leading operations in mature Lean companies

• Proven ability to drive outcomes in large, matrixed organizations, understanding how to navigate geographies, cultures and relationships

• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems and transform results and processes through the application of Lean techniques

• Lean practitioner, capable of facilitating Kaizen events and coaching core tools such as Daily Management, structured Problem Solving, Value Stream Management, Standard Work, and Transactional Process Improvement

• Experience in transforming processes from traditional “batch and queue” to “flow and pull” preferred

• Change agent, able to make the case for lean and demonstrate immediate impact

• Highly collaborative, comfortable with conflict and debate normally associated with change

• Critical thinker with the ability to bring others along, even those with conflicting priorities

• Impactful communicator from the shop floor to the board room

• Fluent in English and Italian, both written and oral

• Work Visa, according to local regulation, is required

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs

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

What we offer

Smart working and work life-balance

Avio Aero, when possible, promotes hybrid work and encourages a good, healthy and satisfying work-life balance. We value our employees’ wellbeing; hence we offer a variety of improvement programs aimed to preserve anyone’s psychological safety and daily needs.

Total Rewards

At Avio Aero, we understand the importance of Total Rewards. As a new joiner to Avio Aero we are pleased to offer the following welcome benefit plan:

• Performance related bonuses and local bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits platform

• Life and injury insurance

• Private medical coverage  

• Employee assistant program

• Employee special awards (service and recognition)   

• Local special agreements and discounts

• English and languages training for you and one member of your family

• Technical, Leadership and development trainings

Inclusion & Diversity

Avio Aero is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are strongly committed to maintain an inclusive and diverse environment. Every employment decision is taken regardless to national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, etc.

We are not all the same. Just be Yourself @AvioAero!

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