Lean Leader

Company Overview:

Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight

Site Overview:

GE Aerospace in Australia, has sites in Brisbane, Newcastle, Richmond, Bundamba, and Matraville. Since 2005, we've driven innovation and supported avionics, propeller, and power systems across a diverse range of aircraft platforms for our customers. At our Brisbane facility, you'll work with highly skilled technicians on cutting-edge technology for civilian and military aircraft. We are committed to developing early career talent through student-focused programs and fostering a culture of respect and community support. Be part of a team that values giving back and making a difference in the aerospace industry.

Role Overview:

In this role, you will focus on process improvement to ensure products are developed with the appropriate safety, quality, delivery, cost (SQDC) hierarchy.  In addition, the FLIGHT DECK (Lean) Leader will:

• Champion change across the organization to foster the growth in Lean culture.
• Utilize experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and effect short and some long-term goals.
• Act as a change agent in the implementation of demand flow utilizing lean manufacturing tools and methodologies.
• Support the Avionics FLIGHT DECK team to implement strategies, programs, and practices to achieve lean business system adoption at the facility.
• Drive the full implementation of the FLIGHT DECK management system including strategy, value stream activities, daily management, 5S and standard work.
• Facilitate, train, and coach team members in the use of Lean tools.
• Assess and address gaps through course development and delivery.
• Facilitate problem solving events aligned with the achievement of the site level metrics.
• Partner with operating leaders and teams to uncover and assess continuous improvement opportunities for GE and its suppliers.
• Partner with the operating leaders and teams to help define the FLIGHT DECK roadmap for the site and drive measurable improvements within the business.
• Partner with the Avionics FLIGHT DECK team to bring new ideas, motivation, and positive support to all levels of the team.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum Diploma level or equivalent experience working in global, matrix environments with experience of lean manufacturing and/or transactional experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Desired experience: experience in manufacturing, quality improvement, and people leadership and in lean or operations leadership Lean methodology and Six Sigma tools
• Demonstrated ability to partner with engineering teams to implement Lean methodologies, Continuous Improvement tools, and practices including daily management, visual controls, standard work, and policy deployment.
• Ability to drive improvement strategies while coaching teams through problem solving techniques.
• Lean Six Sigma training or equivalent quality training.
• Knowledge of and experience in applying lean in a variety of transactional or shop floor situations.
• Experience facilitating Kaizen events, including preparation, coaching stakeholders in framing the problem statement, facilitating the session to identify opportunities and drive decision-making, assigning ownership, and managing follow-up.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify root causes and provide efficient solutions.
• Experience working in a matrix organization and facilitating across all levels of the organization.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and written communication skills.
• Project management experience.
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn.
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively.
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed.
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative.
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker.

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.