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Sourcing Quality Operations Leader
Location
United States
Posted
95 days ago
Salary
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Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Sourcing Quality Operations Leader
GE Aerospace
• Design and develop the operating system to support our quality performance priorities and strategy • This will include Sourcing Quality MORs, WORs, and support of Daily Management • Drive problem solving for Sourcing quality KPI gaps across the enterprise • Drive strategic breakthrough with Zero Defect transformation in partnership with the Part Family Quality Leaders • Serve as a coach, facilitator, educator, advocate, and accountability partner to the cross-functional quality team to drive to standards resulting in effective and efficient problem solving of quality disruptions and manufacturing defects • Coach the Sourcing quality team to FLIGHT DECK standards to advance our problem-solving skills • Partner closely with other divisions/functions to prioritize and improve critical processes across Aerospace • Share best practices across Quality • Manage and drive kaizen processes to enable continuous improvement
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in operations or large-scale project/program management
- Experience successfully driving change at scale
- Knowledge of and experience in aerospace manufacturing
- Strong understanding of quality processes, systems, and impact to business results and priorities
- Demonstrated ability of solving complex problems through the application of Lean
- Hands-on experience driving process improvement in a leadership role
Benefits
- Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace
- Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan
- 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants
- Tuition assistance
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time-off for vacation or illness
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