Executive Quality Leader – Composites

Job Description Summary

The Composites Quality Leader will provide strategic and technical leadership to drive Zero Defect Culture and Proactive Quality across the part family network. The person in this role will lead the global quality organization across the part family as well as the supply base and partner with leadership to drive continuous improvement and problem solving.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Owner of Zero-Defect Culture and Proactive Quality for Composites operations, raw material supplier processes, and direct suppliers.
• Collaborate with business leadership including key leaders at the manufacturing and supplier sites on breakthrough objectives and top-level improvement priorities
• Champion the Lean Transformation in Composites Quality operations, providing subject matter expertise on methods and tools such as Problem Solving
• Drive advanced quality tool maturation in Composites operations.
  
  

Organizational

• Lead a decentralized global team of quality professionals in site-based teams and across our supply base.
• Partner with part family plant leaders and supplier leadership to drive priorities and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with horizontal teams in programs, design engineering, shop operations, product support engineering, customer teams, and extended quality organization.
• Coach/mentor team on an ongoing basis.
  
  

Operational

• Assure performance to Key Performance Indicators in delivered and in process quality.
• Drive adherence to NPI tollgates and quality deliverables associated with programs.
• Maintain strong regulatory compliance across network.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Operations, or related field
• Minimum 10 years of Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related experience
• Experienced People Leader
  
  

Eligibility Requirements

• Ability to travel – 30%
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an outstanding ability to interact and engage at all levels of the organization- from the shop floor to senior leadership
• Understanding of GE Aerospace quality policies and procedures
• Proven leader in driving Continuous Improvement
• Strong Problem-Solving and FLIGHT DECK application experience
• Strong program and project management skills
• Lean Facilitator / Experience
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: adaptive learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker.
  
  

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity 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.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their 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.

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal 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: Yes

• This is a remote position