FLIGHT DECK Leader – Combat & Trainer Engines

Y99000 General Electric Company; Texas; On-site; USD 163,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Relocation assistance

Paid time-off

Job summary

GE Aerospace, part of the Defense Engines & Services FLIGHT DECK leadership team, seeks a Lean Leader to drive transformation across the Combat & Trainer Engines Value Stream. The role champions lean education, daily management, and kaizen to elevate performance and customer value.

Responsibilities include coaching leaders, prioritizing opportunities via voice of the customer and process, delivering HK breakthrough objectives, and deploying new capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
• 5+ years Lean experience in global matrix organization
• 8+ years in business operations with 5+ years Lean/operational leadership
• Experience facilitating 5‑day kaizen events end-to-end

Responsibilities

• Coach DES and CTE leaders in Lean and daily management
• Lead kaizen events and coach problem solving across teams
• Develop KPIs and action plans to sustain improvements
• Deliver Hoshin Kanri breakthroughs and deploy new capabilities

Skills

Lean leadership

Change management

Problem solving

coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Value Stream Mapping

Kaizen events

Hoshin Kanri

Job description

As part of the Defense Engines & Services (DES) FLIGHT DECK Leadership team, this role drives transformation through FLIGHT DECK, GE Aerospace's lean operating model. FLIGHT DECK combines lean principles, results management, and respect for people to create value for customers and fulfill our mission to invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. This role leads process improvement and lean implementation across the Combat & Trainer Engines (CTE) Value Stream. The FLIGHT DECK Leader will champion lean transformation, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and provide lean education, training, and support to the CTE organization. This role will require up to 35% Travel.

Job Description Roles and Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Executive FLIGHT DECK Leader, DES, this role serves as coach, facilitator, and advocate to the DES organization, driving understanding and adoption of FLIGHT DECK.
• Partnering with DES and CTE organizational leaders to prioritize and solve problems based on voice of the customer and voice of the process.
• Implementing and coaching the Daily Management process, including daily management meetings, genba walks, and Kata coaching cycles.
• Championing kaizen and facilitating kaizen events to drive improvements.
• Coaching and developing team members at all levels to build lean skills, effective KPIs, action plans, problem solving, and operating cadences that drive sustainable results.
• Delivering step-change performance improvement through execution of Hoshin Kanri improvement priorities and action planning.
• Working with colleagues to quickly deploy new, best-practice capability and processes.
• Embracing lean, digital tools, and rigorous prioritization to drive continuous improvement and increase employee and customer satisfaction.
• Supporting the function to accelerate problem-solving application.
• Sharing best practices across segments of GE Aerospace Defense & Systems.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college. At least 5 years' experience applying Lean in a global, matrix organization.

Desired Characteristics and Experience:

• 8+ years in business operations, with 5+ years in lean or operations leadership
• Proven ability to achieve results using the Lean toolset
• Experience facilitating 5-day kaizen events end-to-end - preparation, coaching stakeholders on problem-statement framing, facilitating the session to identify opportunities and drive decision-making, assigning ownership, and managing follow-up
• Lean practitioner capable of facilitating Value Stream and kaizen events and coaching core tools such as Daily Management, structured problem solving, and Standard Work; continuous improvement experience in both transactional and supply chain environments
• Experience delivering Hoshin Kanri (HK) breakthrough objectives
• Proven ability to drive outcomes in large, matrixed organizations - able to influence without direct authority
• Experience developing senior leadership communications and maturing executive operating cadences
• Change agent able to make the case for lean, demonstrate immediate impact, and drive adoption and maturity through change management
• Demonstrated bias for action, with ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

The base pay range for this position is $163,300 - 217,000. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan.

This posting is expected to close on October 19, 2026.

Benefits:

• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.
• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.

GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

At GE Aerospace, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. At GE Aerospace, respect for people is core to our culture and commitment to FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent from all backgrounds and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of GE Aerospace, their work isn't just a job. It's their passion and purpose. We work and win as one team, accountable to each other and our customers, and we are always finding a better way to climb higher together. We were meant to fly.