Lean Expert

GE HealthCare; Cork; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

GE HealthCare Cork is undergoing a LEAN transformation to make it a simpler, faster and even more customer centric organization. The Cork LEAN Expert will lead design, adoption, and execution of the LEAN transformation roadmap for the Cork site reporting to the LEAN & Digital Director.

The LEAN team develops and deploys LEAN behaviors, principles, standards, and tools across the GEHC PDx network to drive tangible business value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or analytical field; supply chain/manufacturing preferred.
• Proven experience in regulated environments and Lean transformation.
• Lean/Six Sigma training with proven results in process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide LEAN leadership across Cork operations and drive the transformation roadmap.
• Identify and execute Kaizen opportunities with cross-functional teams.
• Drive Kaizen events and LEAN activities to deliver continuous improvement.
• Establish and manage Standard Work, KPIs and Daily Management improvements.

Skills

Lean mindset

Kaizen events facilitation

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical/analytical field

Tools

MES

EBR

AI

Job description

Job Description Summary

GE Healthcare Cork is undergoing a LEAN transformation to make it a simpler, faster and even more customer centric organization. The LEAN transformation will accelerate performance improvement and strengthen capabilities to deliver on its strategic priorities. LEAN is how we deliver for our people, patients, and consumers.

Job Description Summary

GE Healthcare Cork is undergoing a LEAN transformation to make it a simpler, faster and even more customer centric organization. The LEAN transformation will accelerate performance improvement and strengthen capabilities to deliver on its strategic priorities. LEAN is how we deliver for our people, patients, and consumers.
The Cork LEAN Expert role will be part of the team responsible for the design, adoption, and execution of the LEAN transformation roadmap for the Cork site reporting to the LEAN & Digital Director. The LEAN team is responsible for developing and deploying the LEAN behaviors, principles, standards, and tools across the GEHC PDx network to drive tangible business value.
This role is critical to driving the Cultural Change required to move Cork to a true LEAN organization. The role requires hands‑on experience applying Lean/driving results through continuous improvement and will be a contributing leader to the overall success of the program.
GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator, dedicated to providing integrated solutions, services, and data analytics to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and happier. Serving patients and providers for more than 125 years, GE HealthCare is advancing personalized, connected, and compassionate care, while simplifying the patient’s journey across the care pathway. Together our Imaging, Ultrasound, Patient Care Solutions, and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics businesses help improve patient care from diagnosis, to therapy, to monitoring. We are a $19.6 billion business with approximately 51,000 colleagues working to create a world where healthcare has no limits.
Our Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (PDx) business is the number one global supplier of contrast media and a strong player in molecular imaging agents used to enhance medical imaging exams. Used throughout all major disease area diagnostic and treatment pathways, PDx products support three patients every second around the world.

Responsibilities

Provide overall LEAN leadership to key areas of Cork business and drive the LEAN transformation by:

• Serving as a champion, coach, mentor for change by influencing teams to better understanding and adopt lean principles, problem-solving methodologies, digital adaptation and ultimately fostering a culture of change and servant leadership
• Partnering with business stakeholders to identify, prioritize and execute improvement opportunities through Kaizen
• Driving the execution of Kaizens and LEAN events to deliver on the Continuous Improvement plan
• Co‑own event charter, metrics, scope, required pre‑work and event execution plan
• Establish and execute a roadmap to build, implement and measure Standard Work (SW) across all business partner’s processes
• Define and prioritize processes and owners
• Train teams on standard work and define KPIs that demonstrate process health
• Establish and drive sustainment of Daily Management across the business partner’s processes
• Ensure proper training and coaching for effective daily management and a true “embrace the red” culture.
• This position will serve as a demonstrated leader in Lean methods and will act as a role model for ‘Lean mindset’ across the entire PDx business
• ‘Hands on’ approach in demonstrating application of Lean tools: Our Core 4 (Problem Solving, Daily Management, Standard Work, Action plans).
• Familiarity with various manufacturing process technologies – MES, EBR, AI
• Ideally familiar with driving change in regulated environments (e.g., FDA)

Qualifications & Experience

• Solid experience in roles responsible for operations, transformation and/or quality
• Bachelor’s degree in any technical or analytical domain with a preference for Supply Chain Manufacturing related degrees (Business, Economics, Engineering)
• Experience in highly regulated industries
• Improvement mindset is essential, understands LEAN toolset with proven results
• Ability to facilitate and conduct Kaizen events
• Proven success in leading significant business process improvement
• Demonstrated leadership, ability to shape and drive transformational change
• Ability to drive and manage change in a matrix environment
• LEAN/Six Sigma trained with the ability to apply tools and process rigor

Desired Skills

• Strategic mindset with hands‑on approach
• Customer focused with emphasis on Voice of Customer and Customer Impact
• Outstanding communication ability across all levels of the business and between all functions with the ability to grow cross functional relationships and to influence outside of immediate sphere of control
• Driven and persistent, with a strong sense of ownership and accountabilityStrong analytical and quantitative skills
• Intellectually curious, open minded and creative problem solver
• Motivated to achieve results through teamwork and cross functional collaboration

Inclusion and Diversity

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Behaviors

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Total Rewards

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world‑changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No