Flight Deck - Lean Leader - GE Aerospace Research

GE Aerospace; Town of Niskayuna (NY); On-site; USD 122,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company matching

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

GE Aerospace seeks a seasoned continuous-improvement leader to drive Lean initiatives in the AR Transformation Office. You will foster innovation, deploy standard work, and coach teams across the AR value stream using FLIGHT DECK and Lean tools.

The role requires onsite work in Niskayuna, US citizenship, and a track record of delivering measurable improvements. You will design data processes for KPIs, lead Kaizen events, train teams, and communicate outcomes to stakeholders while advancing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with 5 years of experience in operations, program management, and/or quality management or a high school diploma with 10 years of related experience.
• Must be willing to work onsite in Niskayuna, NY
• US citizenship required
• Experience leading Lean events or process improvement initiatives

Responsibilities

• Support a culture of continuous improvement and simplicity across AR.
• Collaborate with extended teams to improve operating cadences through tool deployment and coaching.
• Drive deployment of standard work, 5S, and lean initiatives across AR.
• Develop, maintain, and track the health of the AR value stream in CI processes.
• Design and implement data management for KPIs within the Transformation Office.
• Present success stories and challenges associated with Kaizen activity.
• Analyze and summarize complex data to support Kaizen activities using Excel.
• Deploy lean solutions to reduce manual intervention and improve processes.
• Partner with Aerospace Engineering on long-term process improvement initiatives.
• Lead Kaizen activities across AR and coordinate with process improvement leaders

Skills

Lean events leadership

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Excel

Analytic tools

Job description

Job Description Summary

In this role you will foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within GE Aerospace Research (AR) by leveraging simplified systems, streamlined processes, and standard work, all enabled through the GE Aerospace Operating System, FLIGHT DECK. Drive continuous improvement in the daily, weekly monthly operating cadence within the Transformation Office, coordinated with the rhythm of the entire enterprise. Responsible for driving Lean processes, facilitating training sessions, leading Kaizen events, and executing 'Just Do It' initiatives to enhance organizational effectiveness across the AR value stream.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Support a culture of continuous improvement and simplicity across AR.
• Collaborate with extended teams to improve operating cadences across all organization through tool deployment and coaching.
• Responsible for driving measurable and sustained deployment of standard work, 5S and lean initiatives across AR.
• Develop, maintain, and track the "health" of the AR value stream as part of the continuous improvement process.
• Design and implement data management processes to extract and transform data for both existing and new KPIs within the Transformation Office.
• Present success stories and challenges associated with Kaizen activity across AR.
• Analyze and summarize complex data in support of Kaizen activities using excel and other analytic tools.
• Drive system level solutions to reduce manual intervention and reduce process.
• Drive continuous improvement in the daily, weekly monthly operating cadence within the Transformation Office, coordinated with the rhythm of the entire enterprise.
• Work with other process improvement leaders to prioritize, coordinate, load balance and implement Kaizen activities across AR.
• Support the development and implementation of standard work across the AR organization.
• Responsible for ownership of specific daily, weekly, and monthly management processes that measure the health of operations with respect to supporting the top of the house bowler.
• Deploy lean across the enterprise by leading and participating in Lean events to remove waste and improve organizational effectiveness.
• Develop materials where required and train and coach various teams on Lean tools, methodologies and how to effectively deploy FLIGHT DECK.
• Collaborate with various operational colleagues to ensure solutions are comprehensive, sustainable, and properly account for the impact across the entire value stream.
• Responsible for maintaining a voice of the customer (VOC) operating rhythm and process improvement prioritization process across the entire value stream.
• Partner with Aerospace Engineering on short and long-term business process improvement initiatives.
• Work on tradeoff studies to determine where there are system level solutions for larger scale process improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college with 5 years of operations, program management and/or quality management roles (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 10 years of experience in operations, program management and/or quality management roles)
• Must be willing to work onsite in Niskayuna, NY
• US citizenship required

Desired Characteristics

• Experience leading Lean events.
• A proven track record of process improvement and control plan implementation across an organization
• Experience with management of change processes
• Strong presentation and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs and projects.

The base pay range for this position is $122,000 - $203,000 USD Annually. 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 December 30th, 2026.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. 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.

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