Sr. Quality Manager Composites

Lead rotating parts Huntsville AL site through quality assurance and control initiatives. Reporting directly to the Director of Quality for the commodity this leadership staff role is responsible and accountable for meeting all quality influenced plant and Part family KPIs and strategic goals is a front-line leader with a direct and daily impact on GE Aerospaces most advanced product offerings and has a significant impact/influence on the Part Family strategy in manufacturing design quality and policy.

Roles and Responsibilities

• This Quality Leader Position will lead a Composites manufacturing site in Huntsville AL and is accountable for all Quality outcomes of the manufacturing plant.
• Ownership of improvement of Quality KPIs-- QEM MRB line items and Losses
• Ownership for improvement of FTY with collaboration from Engineering counterparts.
• Drive culture shift with Zero Defect Model line approach.
• Problem solving through DMAIC process and use of statistical tools identifying actions for improvement. Monitor improvements through control phase.
• Ownership of improving site Quality System along with compliance to the quality system.
• Champions APQP (Advanced Planning Quality Process) into change management and NPI.
• Leader of people leaders including quality engineers metrology calibration quality systems and Zero Defect team.
• Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility including control of resources and influences policy formulation.
• Interprets simple internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products processes or services.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational product management manufacturing technology or engineering. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and can construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• Actively displays the 3 GE leadership behaviors; Respect for People Continuous Improvement and Customer-Driven when leading teams and solving problems.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of experience in Composites or Chemical Processing Quality Manufacturing or Engineering).
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Composites Chemical Quality and/or Manufacturing or Engineering

Desired Characteristics

• 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 decision-maker collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded challenges existing processes critical thinker
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document plan market and execute programs. Established project management skills.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and along with programs like HealthAhead your physical emotional financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program which provides 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan a 401(k) savings plan 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.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its 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 Sponsors 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. Therefore employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident U.S. Citizen have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e. a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.