Role Overview:

Through the application of FLIGHT DECK, GE Aerospace’s lean operating model:

The successful candidate will partner with Senior leadership team of the Overhaul Services business, the ATMRO FLIGHT DECK office and the Overhaul Site Leadership teams to implement FLIGHT DECK, driving both a change in operating mindset and ensuring Lean principles are applied effectively in support of strategic and operational business plans. The primary responsibility of this position is to develop lean proficiency among the Overhaul Operations teams to both improve operational processes and standard work, but to also partner with supporting functions across the value stream as needed to drive impact. The is position will promote and enable GE’s continued transformation towards integrated product-line value stream management.

FLIGHT DECK, our lean operating model, consists of 3 behaviors and 8 fundamentals incorporating results management and lean principles to create a culture that is focused on creating value for our customers by respecting our people. FLIGHT DECK is how we fulfill our mission to invent the future of flight, lift people up and bring them home safely.

The FLIGHT DECK Operations Leader will serve as a facilitator, educator, advocate, consultant, and accountability partner with the Overhaul team to drive the understanding and application of FLIGHT DECK. In this role, you will:

• Lead and execute impactful lean transformations within the Overhaul sites to achieve operating goals using KPI based performance management.
• Coach and collaborate with all levels of the organization and supporting functions to help progress our lean culture and drive FLIGHT DECK activation.
• Be a champion of kaizen and facilitate kaizen events to drive improvements.
• Coach, mentor and develop organizational competencies to drive effective KPI’s, action plans, and problem solving to assure results are achieved and sustained. Coach all aspect of FLIGHT DECK to drive standard and impactful application.
• Coach and mentor model cell implementations and work with the sites to scale through creation of robust transformation plans that assure breakthrough results.
• Partner with the ATMRO FLIGHT DECK operations team and ATMRO leaders to quickly deploy new, best-practice capability and process across ATMRO network. Key contributor to the development and implementation of FLIGHT DECK operating system.

Ideal Candidate:

An ideal candidate will be able to deploy flight deck in the region effectively.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• Significant operations management experience, leading teams through transformational change.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience leading transformation within large, matrixed organizations.
• Proven experience as a practitioner of Daily Management and Monthly KPI management, applying Action Planning and Problem-Solving fundamentals.
• Must be willing and able to travel internationally at least 50% of the time as the sites are located around the world.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker