Plant Industrial Engineering Leader

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop plant competency in wide range of Industrial Engineering Methods and Lean tools, and coaches associates in the use and implementation of Lean principles.
• Improves workflow by studying process flow charts, recommending modifications in workflow and workstations, and developing new procedures.
• Develop and manage the industrial project timeline, and ensure the tasks are accomplished timely.
• plant’s transformation roadmap, based on site’s future state VSM and layout planning: manage the action plan at the plant level.
• Lead lean layout creation with operators that delivers safe, quality part flow realizing least lead time raw material to ship level part.
• Experienced in operator line balance (yamazumi) / time studies creating true industrial labor standards to achieve customer takt time.
• Able to design optimal material flow part family combinations across the site through PQPR (part quantity part route) analysis.
• Interface with the manufacturing engineering team and lead the plant’s technological roadmap, including the automation projects.
• Material storage strategy maximizing use of space while designing an efficient pick and delivery of material between processes.
• Packaging design that provides least waste across the extended supply chain for operator, material handlers, and logistics.
• With Engineering leadership, manage the equipment relocation process, interfacing with plan and vendor to ensure completion at the desired timeline.
• Use Lean Process Improvement methodologies, expertise, and judgment to creatively address complicated and/or interdependent processes, develop execution plans and communicate benefits/risk.
• Utilize problem solving methodologies to find new solutions to difficult technical challenges that impact both yield and cost.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering or related discipline from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience
• 5-7 years of experience working in process redesign (2P / 3P) and or applying time study and standard work application as a supervisor, engineer or part of driving results as part of the lean team
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing processes.

Desired Characteristics

• Models the GE Behaviors (Humility, Transparency, Focus): this is mission-critical for all GE leaders as an enabler for continuous improvement.
• Results orientation – must deliver sustainable results.
• Ability to accurately assess key business metrics and situations and leverage lean to drive improvement.
• Able to influence others – must be able to inform, convince, and persuade other using lean to drive sustainable results.  Highly credible.
• Collaborative, team orientation – knows when to lead and when to follow. Customer focused and demonstrates a high sense of urgency.
• Impactful communicator from the shop floor to the Boardroom.
• Knowledge of and experience applying lean in transactional and shop floor situations (standardized work, material & information flows, level production and pull systems).
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively​.
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed.
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative​.

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. 

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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. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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