Senior Industrial Engineering Leader

Energy Consulting group; Ohio; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the supply chain sector is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineering Leader. The role involves driving lean transformations, optimizing processes, and leading projects to enhance productivity and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a solid educational background in Industrial Engineering, demonstrated leadership skills, and a strong commitment to continuous improvement.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.

Retirement savings plan with company matching.

Tuition assistance and adoption assistance.

Employee Assistance Program for personal support.

Paid parental leave and vacation time.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in facilitating lean transformations.
• Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time.
• 10+ years experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop competency in Industrial Engineering Methods and Lean tools.
• Improve workflow through study and recommended modifications.
• Lead functional teams or projects with minimal resources.

Skills

Lean Process Improvement

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Master's degree in Industrial Engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Senior Industrial Engineering Leader is part of the Supply Chain Lean Operations Group. This role will engage with our lean and industrial engineering users across part families, shop operations, and supporting cross-functional teams that satisfy the needs for activities including standard work, layout and process development, kaizen event facilitation, direct labor productivity, problem solving, and process improvement initiatives focused on flow of material, asset utilization and resource capacity optimization.

Job Description

• Develop advanced competency in wide range of Industrial Engineering Methods and Lean tools, and coach associates in the use and implementation of Lean principles.
• Partner, develop and execute standard Capacity Utilization process in partnership with the local Operations, Lean and Industrial Engineering Leaders.
• Improves workflow by studying process flow charts, recommending modifications in workflow and workstations, and developing new procedures.
• Improves labor and machine utilization by studying work methods, layout, and equipment modifications, designing new methods, and recommending job restructuring. Creates Standard Work and implements visual management to material flow and process optimization.
• Share and communicate advanced industrial engineering process flows and work streams to be used by the operations as Best Practice Standards across the Supply Chain.
• Use Lean Process Improvement methodologies, expertise, and judgment to creatively address complicated and/or interdependent processes, develop execution plans and communicate benefits/risk.
• Lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university - Industrial Engineering Degree Preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of facilitating lean transformations or Supply Chain operations experience
• Willing to travel up to 60% of the time.

Desired Characteristics and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience facilitating lean transformations or Supply Chain operations.
• Master's degree in Industrial Engineering.
• 3+ years of leadership experience preferred.
• Models the GE Behaviors (Respect for People, Continuous Improvement, Customer Driven): this is mission-critical for all GE leaders as an enabler for continuous improvement.
• Results orientation – must deliver sustainable results.
• Ability to accurately assess key business metrics and situations from a senior leader perspective and leverage lean to drive improvement.
• Able to influence others – must be able to inform, convince, and persuade other using lean to drive sustainable results. Highly credible.
• Collaborative, team orientation – knows when to lead and when to follow.
• Customer focused and demonstrated sense of urgency.
• Impactful communicator from the shop floor to the Boardroom.
• Knowledge of and experience applying lean in transactional and shop floor situations (standardized work, material & information flows, level production and pull systems).
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributesconstructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker.

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.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

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

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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