Value Stream Tooling Manager I

FieldCore; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FieldCore is looking for a Value Stream Tooling Manager I to oversee tooling management for specific technologies. This role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance tooling strategies and ensure operational excellence.

The candidate must have at least 7 years of applicable experience and a bachelor’s degree. Responsibilities include ensuring tooling readiness and implementing improvements based on field feedback. This position represents an opportunity to contribute to innovative tooling solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years applicable experience and demonstrated success/knowledge.
• 2+ years of specialized/industry experience.
• Experience working in or with Tool Centers and/or Tooling fulfillment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management of tooling for specific technologies.
• Ensure all sites have Live Outage Tool Kits assigned.
• Develop tactical Daily Management for specified technology tooling.

Skills

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Technical troubleshooting

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field

Job description

About GE Vernova

GE Vernova is a planned, purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification businesses and is supported by its accelerator businesses of Advanced Research, Consulting Services, and Financial Services. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with more than 80,000 employees across 100+ countries around the world.

Gas Power

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. As part of the Gas Power One Field Services team, FieldCore installs, maintains and upgrades power generation equipment, enabling operators of the world’s energy infrastructure to provide more reliable and affordable energy.

Job Summary

The Value Stream Tooling Manger I oversees the management of tooling for specific Value Stream technologies, this includes contributing to the cost-out management, participating in the tooling development process for a specified technology and continuous improvement. Partners with the Value Stream teams, Tooling region directors, and Global Sourcing teams to drive world class execution in tooling to exceed operational targets. Acts as an integral part of the tactical tooling operations for a specific value stream technology, contributing to innovation and advancement of tooling strategy.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Participate in cadences as required between the Value Stream technology organization, the Global Tooling organization, and Regional Field Execution
• Ensure all sites have both Live Outage Tool Kits and Lean Tools assigned by 30 days before outage start date; ensure Site Implementation Matrix is always updated
• Develop clear, tactical Daily Management for specified technology tooling, inclusive of tooling assignments and dashboard updates, dispositioning the “Suggest Improvements” tool from Live Outage, evaluating, and reducing tool loss, ensuring proper demand placement with correct ETM numbers, and on-time billing of tooling to outages
• Utilize Live Outage “Suggest Improvements” tool to garner feedback on the field for new tools
• Participate in the Tooling NPI process as per process requirements
• Partner with Sourcing and Global Tooling fulfillment teams to drive cost-out actions that impact jobs for tooling costs globally, including potential for restocking, calibration, specialty tools, and common tools
• Perform competitive assessments to benchmark Global Tooling performance and rental rates against other industries and retail tool rental establishments – continuous improvement on S-Q-D-C
• Travel may be required
• May be assigned other duties to help proactively drive our FieldCore vision and align with our organization’s core values.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field
• 7+ years applicable experience and demonstrated success/knowledge
• 2+ years of specialized/industry experience
• Experience working in or with Tool Centers and/or Tooling fulfillment
• English proficiency required

Desired Characteristics

• Exercise excellent customer service skills, delivering for external and internal customers alike
• Excellent communication and management skills
• Technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work with all levels of employees with a go do attitude
• Tooling Center technical fulfillment operations experience
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal direction
• Must work well both independently and in a team environment (being remote-managed)
• Five years’ project management experience and Experience in power generation, field services, or a technical industry

FieldCore is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law