Quality Plant Floor Leader - Assembly Areas

GE Appliances; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Appliances, a Haier company, is seeking a Quality Plant Floor Leader - Assembly Areas in Louisville, KY. The role owns day-to-day plant quality metrics and drives continuous improvement across shifts.

Responsibilities include leading quality KPIs, coaching leaders, and enforcing standard work. The ideal candidate has a BS technical degree, Six Sigma, and 5+ years in manufacturing with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• BS technical degree or equivalent required.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification required.
• Minimum 5 years experience in manufacturing/operations.
• Proven ability to influence and drive change.
• Strong verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day ownership of plant quality metrics (SCR, Yield, OGR, Scrap, Quality plan).
• Coach and develop team leaders to ensure standard work and escalation processes are followed.
• Monitor quality yield and repair data for trends to drive root-cause resolutions.
• Reduce service call outgoing rate and concessions costs by addressing factory issues.
• Investigate root causes of non-compliance or high scrap and drive corrective actions.
• Drive CTQ compliance and ensure qualified operators are on the job to reduce errors.

Skills

BS Technical degree

Six Sigma Green Belt

5+ years manufacturing

Process improvement

Strong communication

Education

BS Technical degree or comparable

Job description

At GE Appliances, a Haier company, we come together to make "good things, for life." As the fastest-growing appliance company in the U.S., we're powered by creators, thinkers and makers who believe that anything is possible and that there's always a better way. We believe in the power of our people and in giving them the freedom to explore, discover and build good things, together.

The GE Appliances philosophy, backed by three simple commitments defines the way we work, invent, create, do business, and serve our communities: we come together , we always look for a better way , and we create possibilities .

Interested in joining us on our journey?

The Quality Floor Leader owns the day to day plant quality metrics. Key metrics include: Quality yield, SCR, OGR, Scrap, and overall Quality plan compliance. Responsible for setting strategy for management and quality analyst in organization across all shifts.

Position

Quality Plant Floor Leader - Assembly Areas

Location

USA, Louisville, KY

How You'll Create Possibilities

• Live, promote and teach the GEA Appliance Production System philosophy and drive continuous improvement in the technical process areas. Coach and develop team leaders to ensure standard work and escalation processes are followed
• Lead the day-to-day ownership of all plant quality metrics including SCR, Yield, OGR, Scrap and Quality plan compliance.
• Monitor quality yield and Repair data/reports for repairs and replacement parts to assess trends (particularly negative) and significant or abnormal changes; drive resolution of factory driven issues with responsible owners to improve first pass quality yields, increase schedule compliance and reduce OGR.
• Monitor Service Calls Per Day for trends (particularly negative) and significant changes; drive resolution of factory related issues with responsible owners - Reduce service call outgoing rate (protect the customer) and reduce concessions costs.
• Respond to alerts driven by factory non-compliance or levels of parts being rejected or replaced - investigate root cause to ultimately reduce scrap.
• Review scrap data and reports to assess abnormal scrap levels and drive root cause and resolution with PIEs and other personnel to decrease scrap costs and improve productivity.
• Gauge Calibration Leader - Coordinate recall and compliance to gaging procedures.
• Drive CTQ compliance: Look for repeating non-compliance on factory processes; drive root cause and resolution with PIEs and other personnel to enforce WSBR (CTQ) compliance. Ensure qualified operators are on the job at all times to reduce errors/defects by operators.
• Plant Audit Lab Manager - Review Production testing / Functional testing reports (e.g. EOLA/CAT/CUT; Audit testing, Reliability testing, etc.) and drive response to failures and abnormal results to promote early excursion detection through customer usage type testing.
• Monitor the impact on scrap/yield of design and process related changes. Monitor trials and Pilot runs to determine approval status.
• Lead hourly quality team, this includes daily floor coverage, timecards, training, and performance issue resolution. 2nd shift Quality Floor Leader reports directly to this position.

What You'll Bring to Our Team

Qualifications/Requirements

• BS Technical degree or comparable experience required.
• Six Sigma training / Green Belt Certification.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in manufacturing/operations.
• Proven ability to influence and drive change
• Solid verbal/written communication skills coupled with strong interpersonal skills.
• Advanced computer skills - high proficiency in Microsoft products (especially Excel) and ability to grasp new systems quickly
• Strong project management and analytical/problem solving skills with demonstrated ability to scope and analyze cross-functional problems to generate/implement solutions.
• High initiative, self-starter, proactive, dedicated, results oriented, a team player.
• Some travel may be required.

Desired Characteristics

• Knowledge of Appliances manufacturing processes.
• Experience & training in lean manufacturing practices.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Quality Leadership Experience

Our Culture

Our work is centered on our People and Culture as reflected in our Zero Distance philosophy and we recognize the importance of reaffirming our commitment to inclusion and diversity (I&D). This underscores our commitment to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, connected, and empowered to contribute, while positioning our organization to adapt seamlessly to the evolving needs of our workforce and communities.This reflects our dedication to creating solutions that: Empower colleagues by fostering an environment where all voices are heard, valued, and encouraged to contribute. Strengthen communities where we live and work. Reinforce a culture of belonging, purpose, and engagement. Reflect the diversity of the communities we serve through our workforce, products, and prac