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Job Description

Reporting to the DES FLIGHT DECK Leader this role will serve as a coach facilitator and advocate to the DES organization to drive the understanding and adoption of FLIGHT DECK. This will be accomplished through:

• Partnering with DES and Lynn Manufacturing Operations leaders to prioritize and solve problems based on voice of the customer and voice of the process

• Implementing and coaching the Daily Management process including daily management meetings Genba walks and Kata coaching cycles

• Be a champion of kaizen and facilitate kaizen events to drive improvements

• Coach and develop team members at all levels of the organization to help them build lean skills and become lean practitioners

• Coach mentor and develop organizational competencies to drive effective KPIs action plans and problem solving to drive sustainable results

• Delivering stepchange performance improvement through the execution of Hoshin Kanri improvement priorities and action planning

• Working with colleagues to quickly deploy new bestpractice capability and processes

• Embrace Lean digital tools and rigorous prioritization to drive continuous improvement and increase employee and customer satisfaction

• Support the function to accelerate problem solving application

• Share best practices across different segments GE Aerospace Defense and Systems

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college AND a minimum of 5 years experience applying Lean in a global matrix organization

• Proven ability to achieve results using the Lean toolset

• Experience facilitating 5day Kaizen events including preparation coaching stakeholders in framing the problem statement facilitating the session to identify opportunities and drive decisionmaking assigning ownership and managing followup

• Must be US Citizen

• Locations considered: Evendale OH or Lynn MA. Must be willing to travel up to 40%.

Desired Characteristics and Experience:

• 10 years of experience in manufacturing quality improvement and 5 years of experience in lean or operations leadership Lean methodology and Six Sigma tools

• Lean practitioner capable of facilitating Value Stream & Kaizen events and coaching core tools such as Daily Management structured Problem Solving and Standard Work. Continuous improvement experience in both transactional and supply chain operations environments

• Proven to be effective driving outcomes in large matrixed organizations able to influence without direct authority

• Experience delivering Hoshin Kanri (HK) breakthrough objectives

• Change agent and able to make the case for lean and demonstrate immediate impact. Experience with Change Management and how to drive adoption and develop maturity.

• Demonstrated bias for action with ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines

• 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 decisionmaker collaborator

• 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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