Site Lean Leader: Drive Continuous Improvement & Transformation

MS0234 GE Healthcare Ireland Limited; Cork; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

GE HealthCare Cork is seeking a Site Lean Leader to partner with site leadership and advance Lean & Heartbeat deployment across the Cork manufacturing site. You will strengthen continuous improvement capabilities, coach leaders, and drive disciplined execution to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people outcomes.

You will lead Lean transformation initiatives, facilitate Kaizen events, and ensure sustainable capability development through structured governance and performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with strong background in Lean and Operational Excellence.
• Proven leadership in Lean transformations within complex manufacturing environments.
• Experience implementing and sustaining Daily Management Systems (DMS).
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in Lean methodologies: Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Visual Management, PSP, and Leader Standard Work.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Lean Leadership: Develop and execute the site's Lean strategy aligned with objectives and priorities.
• Serve on the Site Leadership Team, influencing decisions and establishing a transformation roadmap.
• Drive standardization and adoption of enterprise Lean practices across the site.

Skills

Lean

Operational Excellence

Manufacturing

Supply Chain

Continuous Improvement

Facilitation

Coaching

Stakeholder Management

Kaizen

Value Stream Mapping

Standard Work

Visual Management

Root Cause Analysis

Leader Standard Work

Performance Management Systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Life Sciences, Business, or related discipline

Job description

GE HealthCare Cork is seeking a Site Lean Leader to partner with site leadership and advance Lean & Heartbeat deployment across the Cork manufacturing site. You will strengthen continuous improvement capabilities, coach leaders, and drive disciplined execution to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people outcomes.

You will lead Lean transformation initiatives, facilitate Kaizen events, and ensure sustainable capability development through structured governance and performance