Production Team Leader - Manufacturing Manager

GE HealthCare; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

GE HealthCare in State College, PA seeks a production leadership professional to guide a team of frontline associates, ensuring safety, quality, and manufacturing standards. You will supervise, plan, analyze, and apply Lean principles to drive reliability and consistency in the manufacturing process.

The role requires cross-functional collaboration, strong decision-making, and the ability to translate metrics into improvements while adhering to standard procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years production, supply chain or leadership experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams in a highly regulated manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement best practices and deal with high levels of ambiguity
• Strong decision-making skills
• Demonstrated ability to act independently using good judgement and discretion
• Strong computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office suite, and standard ERP systems

Responsibilities

• Lead Compliance and Environmental, Health & Safety efforts in support of plant goals
• Oversight and management of front-line manufacturing employees, including hiring, development, and discipline
• Monitor and improve productivity while meeting customer commitments and quality standards
• Drive LEAN manufacturing implementation and sustain/improve efforts
• Collaborate with other managers to generate continuous improvement ideas and implement bottom-line improvements
• Track and report metrics such as labor hours, work orders, inventory accuracy, throughput, and capacity
• Area training ownership with training plans to maximize workforce capability and compliance
• Coordinate with PTLs to ensure alignment across manufacturing

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Lean manufacturing

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High School diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

Job Description Summary

This role leads a team of production associates ensuring adherence to Safety, Quality, and Manufacturing standards. Responsibilities include supervision, planning, execution, analytics, and application of Lean principles. This position is a critical cross-functional partner delivering reliability and consistency throughout the manufacturing process. This role executes within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices, procedures, and guidance while utilizing judgement to achieve optimal outcomes and improvements.

Job Description Summary

This role leads a team of production associates ensuring adherence to Safety, Quality, and Manufacturing standards. Responsibilities include supervision, planning, execution, analytics, and application of Lean principles. This position is a critical cross-functional partner delivering reliability and consistency throughout the manufacturing process. This role executes within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices, procedures, and guidance while utilizing judgement to achieve optimal outcomes and improvements.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead Compliance and Environmental, Health & Safety efforts in support of plant goals.
• Oversight and management of front-line manufacturing employees. Typically managing hourly employee populations. This includes hiring, employee development, and discipline responsibilities, as well as time and attendance.
• Monitor and improve productivity, while ensuring all customer commitments are met in a timely, and cost-conscious manner while meeting quality standards.
• Drive LEAN manufacturing implementation and sustain/improve efforts.
• Work with other managers throughout manufacturing to generate continuous improvement ideas and spearhead the implementation of those ideas that lead to bottom line results.
• Track and report metrics in their functional area to include labor hour consumption, work order completion, inventory accuracy, throughput, and capacity. Establish team goals that meet or exceed established quality standards.
• Area training ownership. Develop and create training plans to maximize workforce capability and compliance.
• Collaborate with other PTLs to ensure alignment of functional area across manufacturing.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum 5 years production, supply chain or leadership experience or High School diploma/GED and minimum10 years production or supply chain or leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement best practices and deal with high levels of ambiguity.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to act independently using good judgement and discretion.
• Strong computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office suite, and standard ERP systems.

Desired Characteristics

• Medical Device manufacturing experience

We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Additional Information

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

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No