Job Description Summary

The Compressor Airfoils Staff Operations Leader for the Rutland Toolroom will lead the cultural and fulfillment metrics of Safety Quality Delivery Cost (SQDC) for the business unit and 140 total employees.

Responsible for all aspects of inhouse tool manufacturing maintenance development and testing activities to ensure the business objectives are met to maximize productivity and maintain the highest levels of workmanship for all tooling activities. Lead and coordinate resources within the Tool room to ensure all tooling are produced efficiently on time and in line with quality standards ensuring that Health Safety and Environmental requirements are adhered to. Implement and maintain a production planning system to support 3 production areas. Manage the team on technical best practice and establish standard policies and procedures whilst also mentoring and leading the team. Implement and manage continuous improvement and modern manufacturing principals by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training working practices and processes.

A Transformational Leader with a demonstrated ability to collaborate and execute large scale improvement breakthroughs in lean culture and business metrics. Influence and foster a culture of respect for people and continuous improvement.

This role reports directly to the Rutland Plant Leader and is a staff level position within the GE Aerospace Rutland organization supporting two facilities in the Rutland area.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• In this role you will have full responsibility to ensure tools & gages are manufactured with the appropriate safety quality delivery cost (SQDC) hierarchy. In addition the Toolroom Leader will:

• Foster an environment focused on customer service & support of our production manufacturing businesses.
• Supervise tool room staff including scheduling training and managing performance.
• Oversee all work through the tool room efficiently and cost effectively and ensure that all target dates for tooling are met.
• Manufacture new tools from technical drawings to a high level of workmanship and in an efficient cost effective manner
• Work closely with production departments to understand their tool requirements and ensure timely availability.
• Maintain and/or implement a business prioritized critical need tooling repair processes.
• Champion continuous improvement. Mentors and trains others in lean culture and tools. Demonstrates servant leadership and fosters a bottoms up organizational structure.
• Seeks industry best practices and improvements for the manufacturing/design of production tooling to maintain the site Center of Excellence position.
• Partner with the plant Quality team on short and longterm gaging strategies.
• Lead rigorous Daily/Weekly/Monthly Management System and Problem Solving ensuring we meet key KPIs across Safety Quality Cost Delivery Inventory and People.
• Ownership for the Toolroom teams budget including: adherence costout actions and utilizing the appropriate Problem Solving process to address gaps.
• Responsible for critical execution for NPI and new equipment installation project schedules.
• Partners with the facilities and engineering teams to plan critical spares single points of failures.
• Demonstrate leadership in communicating business goals programs and processes for identified model business unit(s)/areas

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 10 years of experience in Manufacturing quality improvement people leadership Including experience in Lean methodology and/or Six Sigma tools; ability to drive improvement strategies while coaching leaders through problem solving techniques experience) Minimum of 5 years of Manufacturing quality improvement people leadership Including experience in Lean methodology and/or Six Sigma tools; ability to drive improvement strategies while coaching leaders through problem solving techniques experience

Desired Characteristics

• Safety First approach in leadership. Demonstrated success influencing EHS teams through an employee led daily management system. Develop and implement EHS risk mitigation strategy focused on engineered solutions and regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge and experience with the design and manufacturing of precision Tooling for the production of aviation hardware. Tooling could include forming dies trimmers precision fixtures and gaging.
• Develop outside suppliers of precision Tooling to supplement the capacity of the Rutland Toolroom
• Develops a collaborative approach to customer delivery & tie what is needed to build/repair to support customer demand.
• Build sustainable supplier partnerships with improved forecasting capacity planning and joint key performance indicators (KPIs). Invest jointly in the people process and technology to enable sustained safety quality delivery at a competitive cost.
• Collaborate with the compressor airfoils value stream in the development of financial operating plans and budgets aligned with the annual and longrange budget review.
• Very adept at fostering teamwork and accountability
• Work continuous improvement to drive efficiency and cost out.
• Humble: respectful receptive agile eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information speaks with candor contributesconstructively
• Focused: quick learner strategically prioritizes work committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator decisionmaker collaborative
• Problem solver: analyticalminded challenges existing processes critical thinker

Healthcare benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach a 24/7 nursebased resource;and access to the Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirementbenefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan a taxadvantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions andcompany retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistanceadoption assistance paid parental leave disability insurance life insurance and paid timeoff for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company Ropcor Inc. their successors and in some cases their affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans orprograms (i.e. is a Sponsor). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans andprograms at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsors welfare benefitplan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. exportcontrolled 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. exportcontrolled information from the U.S. Government.

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