Repair Quality Leader

GE Vernova, Inc.; South Carolina; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a Senior Quality Leader to establish the Quality strategy and QMS for a new greenfield manufacturing facility with ~600 employees.

The role reports to the Plant Leader and collaborates with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, Finance and other functions to prevent defects and ensure regulatory compliance. You will build a proactive, customer-focused quality culture from the ground up, embedding quality into product/process development, manufacturing, testing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, quality, manufacturing quality, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site Quality strategy and roadmap aligned with enterprise and regulatory requirements.
• Establish quality systems, controls, standards and capabilities from design through production ramp-up.
• Own the Quality Management System and ensure compliance with ISO, regulatory and customer requirements.
• Drive a zero-defect, Built-in-Quality culture across manufacturing and operations.
• Lead manufacturing quality performance by improving First Pass Yield and reducing scrap and rework.
• Lead problem solving using 8D, A3, root-cause analysis, CAPA and statistical methods.
• Manage quality risk with PFMEA, control plans, CP, MSA and audits.
• Build and develop a high-performing Quality team and partner cross-functionally to drive improvements.
• Ensure quality governance with reviews, audits, and measurable customer/operational/financial results.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, or related discipline

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Senior Quality Leader is a key member of the Plant Leadership Team and reports directly to the Plant Leader. This role is responsible for establishing and leading the Quality strategy and Quality Management System for a new greenfield manufacturing facility supporting approximately 600 employees within a global energy manufacturing organization.

The Senior Quality Leader will build a proactive, customer-focused quality culture from the ground up, embedding quality into product and process development, manufacturing, testing, and daily operations. The role will lead a team of Quality professionals and partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, Finance, and other functions to prevent defects, reduce risk, improve quality performance, and deliver products that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements.

This is a highly visible leadership role with significant influence on the quality culture, operating systems, customer experience, and long-term performance of the new facility.

Job Description

The Senior Quality Leader is a key member of the Plant Leadership Team and reports directly to the Plant Leader. This role is responsible for establishing and leading the Quality strategy and Quality Management System for a new greenfield manufacturing facility supporting approximately 600 employees within a global energy manufacturing organization.

The Senior Quality Leader will build a proactive, customer-focused quality culture from the ground up, embedding quality into product and process development, manufacturing, testing, and daily operations. The role will lead a team of Quality professionals and partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, Finance, and other functions to prevent defects, reduce risk, improve quality performance, and deliver products that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements.

This is a highly visible leadership role with significant influence on the quality culture, operating systems, customer experience, and long-term performance of the new facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the site Quality strategy: Develop and execute the site's Quality strategy and roadmap in alignment with enterprise, business, customer, and regulatory requirements, with clear accountability for quality performance and results.


• Build Quality into the greenfield operation: Establish quality systems, processes, controls, standards, and capabilities from facility design through production launch and ramp-up, ensuring quality is designed into processes rather than dependent on inspection.


• Own the Quality Management System: Establish, maintain, and continuously improve the site Quality Management System and ensure compliance with applicable ISO, regulatory, customer, and company requirements.


• Drive a zero-defect and Built-in-Quality culture: Embed prevention, standardization, risk management, and right-first-time principles throughout manufacturing and establish a culture where every employee owns quality.


• Lead manufacturing quality performance: Drive improvement in key quality metrics including First Pass Yield, Cost of Poor Quality, scrap, rework, nonconformances, defects, customer escapes, and other site quality KPIs.


• Lead problem solving and corrective action: Establish rigorous, data-driven problem-solving practices using methods such as 8D, A3, root-cause analysis, CAPA, 5 Why, statistical analysis, and other appropriate quality methodologies.


• Manage quality risk and prevention: Deploy proactive quality tools including PFMEA, control plans, process capability, error-proofing, Measurement System Analysis, layered process audits, and other risk-based methods to prevent defects and identify potential failures before they reach the customer.


• Lead and develop the Quality organization: Build, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Quality Engineers, Quality professionals, inspectors, and other quality resources while developing quality capability across the broader workforce.


• Drive cross-functional and enterprise improvement: Partner cross functionally to eliminate systemic quality issues, leverage lessons learned and Read Across, and continuously improve processes and performance.


• Ensure quality governance and benefits realization: Establish effective quality reviews, performance reporting, audit readiness, improvement priorities, and accountability mechanisms while ensuring quality improvements translate into measurable customer, operational, and financial results.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related discipline and 7+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, quality, quality engineering, or a related discipline OR an equivalent of 10 years of experience in the abovementioned disciplines.

3+ years of experience in quality leadership, including experience leading and developing quality professiona