Flight Deck IE Lead: Lean, Capacity & Workflow (Remote)

GE Aerospace; Wilmington (NC); Remote; USD 159,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Paid time-off

Job summary

GE Aerospace in the United States is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineering Leader to advance Lean execution across flight deck manufacturing, with emphasis on flow, standard work, and capacity optimization. The role involves significant cross-functional collaboration, coaching, and delivering best-practice processes for efficient production lines.

The position requires up to 60% travel and is grounded in a rigorous continuous improvement culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (Industrial Engineering Degree Preferred).
• Minimum of 5 years experience facilitating lean transformations in manufacturing and supply chain operations.
• Willing to travel up to 60% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced competency in a wide range of Industrial Engineering Methods and Lean tools, and coach associates in the use and implementation of Lean principles.
• Partner, develop and execute standard Capacity Utilization process in partnership with the local Operations, FLIGHT DECK and Industrial Engineering Leaders
• Improves workflow by studying process flow charts, recommending modifications in workflow and workstations, and developing new procedures
• Layout and workstation planning is required
• Demonstrated experience with designing, developing, and deploying manufacturing systems with emphasis on machining lines and balancing hard/soft capacity
• Improves labor and machine utilization by studying work methods, layout, and equipment modifications, designing new methods, and recommending job restructuring
• Creates Standard Work and implements visual management to material flow and process optimization
• Share and communicate advanced industrial engineering process flows and work streams to be used by the operations as Best Practice Standards across the manufacturing network
• Use Lean Process Improvement methodologies, expertise, and judgment to address complicated and interdependent processes and communicate benefits/risk
• Demonstrated experience using operator balance charts, machine capacity analysis, standard work, time study, SMED, structured problem solving, daily management, and OEE calculations
• Lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity; guide others to consider different viewpoints

Skills

Lean tools

Capacity utilization

Standard work

Layout planning

Kaizen event facilitation

Problem solving

OEE calculations

Leadership experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

SMED

Value Stream Mapping

Job description

GE Aerospace in the United States is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineering Leader to advance Lean execution across flight deck manufacturing, with emphasis on flow, standard work, and capacity optimization. The role involves significant cross-functional collaboration, coaching, and delivering best-practice processes for efficient production lines.

The position requires up to 60% travel and is grounded in a rigorous continuous improvement culture.