Production Team Leader

GE HealthCare; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE HealthCare Bengaluru seeks a Production Team Leader to guide day-to-day manufacturing operations, ensuring safety, quality, on-time delivery, and cost efficiency. You will lead shop floor execution, allocate resources, and drive continuous improvement in a unionized environment.

The role requires coordinating with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and HR, coaching staff, enabling multi-skilling, and promoting a high-performance culture focused on accountability and customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, production management, or related leadership role.
• Experience leading shop floor operations in a unionized or industrial relations environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, planning, resource allocation, and capacity management.
• Experience driving improvements in safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and HR.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost targets.
• Execute production plans and allocate people and resources to meet demand and schedules.
• Lead shop floor teams in a unionized environment while promoting positive employee relations and collaboration.
• Ensure adherence to labor requirements, policies, collective agreements, and workplace standards.
• Monitor performance using throughput, yield, OEE, cycle time, productivity and on-time delivery.
• Lead daily production reviews, Gemba walks and structured problem-solving to remove bottlenecks.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen and continuous improvement to enhance productivity and reduce waste.
• Ensure operations comply with EHS, quality, regulatory, and audit requirements.
• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance and HR to resolve constraints.
• Address production, quality, equipment, material and workforce issues to minimize disruption and support commitments.
• Develop shop floor capability through training, coaching and multi-skilling.

Skills

Strong communication

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Production Team Leader is responsible for leading day-to-day manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives. This role leads shop floor execution and workforce performance, ensures customer and production requirements are met, and drives continuous improvement across manufacturing operations. The Production Team Leader works closely with cross-functional teams to resolve operational challenges, strengthen workforce capability, and foster a safe, inclusive, and high-performance shop floor culture.

GE HealthCare Introduction

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost targets.
• Execute production plans and effectively allocate people and resources to meet customer demand and production schedules.
• Lead and support shop floor teams in a unionized environment while promoting positive employee relations, engagement, and collaboration.
• Ensure adherence to applicable labor requirements, company policies, collective bargaining agreements, and workplace standards.
• Monitor manufacturing performance using key metrics such as throughput, yield, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), cycle time, productivity, and on-time delivery.
• Lead daily production reviews, Gemba walks, and structured problem-solving activities to identify and remove operational bottlenecks.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and continuous improvement activities to improve productivity, process performance, and waste reduction.
• Ensure manufacturing operations comply with Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), quality, regulatory, and audit requirements.
• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Human Resources teams to resolve production constraints and achieve business objectives.
• Address production, quality, equipment, material, and workforce issues to minimize disruption and support customer commitments.
• Develop shop floor capability through training, coaching, multi-skilling, performance management, and employee development.
• Support manufacturing automation, digitization, factory modernization, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Encourage employee participation in safety, quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence activities.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, teamwork, customer focus, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, production management, industrial engineering, or a related manufacturing leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience leading shop floor operations and manufacturing teams in a unionized or industrial relations environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning, resource allocation, and capacity management.
• Experience monitoring manufacturing performance and driving improvements in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.
• Experience working cross-functionally with functions such as Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Human Resources.
• Working knowledge of applicable labor practices, collective bargaining agreements, employee relations, and workplace discipline processes.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Desired Characteristics

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent continuous improvement certification.
• Practical experience applying Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, root cause analysis, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting automation, digitization, or factory modernization initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to develop employees through coaching, training, and multi-skilling.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality systems, regulatory requirements, and EHS practices.
• Ability to lead effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while balancing customer commitments and operational priorities.

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.

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.

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: Yes