Repair Cell Leader: Scale-Up Ops & Lean Excellence

GE Vernova; South Carolina; On-site; USD 123,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova's Greenville Repair Center seeks a Cell Leader to oversee 130+ skilled professionals, driving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost while preparing for a new greenfield facility opening in 2028. You will guide day-to-day production and strategic evolution, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and safety across high-volume repairs.

Responsibilities include leading workforce planning, cross-functional collaboration, and daily management to meet performance targets, while enabling

Qualifications

• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Effective problem identification and solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• GE Vernova Corporate Training Program graduate in Manufacturing Operations / Engineering (GE employees only).
• Six Sigma training or equivalent quality training.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to bring assignments to a successful completion.
• Ability to anticipate customer needs and ensure that they are met.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a growing workforce of 120+ production associates and 10+ professional team members.
• Lead a safety-first culture within the Cell by establishing clear expectations, modeling safe behaviors, and ensuring compliance with all safety, environmental, and operational requirements.
• Lead daily operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, budget, and manpower objectives through disciplined daily management and performance accountability.
• Develop and execute continuous improvement strategies using Lean principles to reduce waste, inventory, lead time, and process variation while improving productivity, efficiency, and overall operational performance.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with Repair Engineering, Repair Development Center, Quality, Materials, and other supporting organizations to resolve issues, improve processes, optimize resources, and meet internal and external customer requirements.
• Lead workforce planning and talent development by selecting, hiring, training, coaching, and developing employees while aligning manpower, equipment, technical resources, and capabilities with current and future business needs.
• Take the Daily Management to the next level for the cell utilizing gap to hourly/daily standards to drive the COE OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) strategy of continuous improvement.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or operations

Tools

Six Sigma training

Job description

GE Vernova's Greenville Repair Center seeks a Cell Leader to oversee 130+ skilled professionals, driving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost while preparing for a new greenfield facility opening in 2028. You will guide day-to-day production and strategic evolution, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and safety across high-volume repairs.

Responsibilities include leading workforce planning, cross-functional collaboration, and daily management to meet performance targets, while enabling