FLIGHT DECK Senior Leader

Job Description SummarySenior lean leader responsible for transforming ATMRO's results through the application of GE Aerospace’s lean Operating System (FLIGHT DECK)
The Lean Leader of ATMRO, will work closely as a partner with the ATMRO Senior leaders, the ATMRO FLIGHT DECK office and site Plant Leaders and Lean Leaders to implement Lean practices, 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 ATMRO 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 lean transformation towards integrated product-line value stream management.Job Description

The Senior Lean Leader will serve as a facilitator, educator, advocate, consultant, and accountability partner with the ATMRO team to drive the understanding and application of FLIGHT DECK.  The Lean Leader will:

• Lead and execute impactful lean transformations within the ATMRO 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 / site transformation and work with the sites to scale in the form of a transformation plan to assures breakthrough results.
• Partner with the ATMRO FLIGHT DECK operations team and ATMRO leaders to quickly deploy new, best-practice capability and process within the function across ATMRO.  Key contributor to the development and implementation of FLIGHT DECK operating system.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• Significant years of experience leading lean implementations within large, matrixed organizations.
• Must be willing to travel up to 50%.

Desired Characteristics:

• Demonstrated ability in solving complex problems and transforming business results through the activation of FLIGHT DECK.

• Lean practitioner, capable of facilitating kaizen events and all FLIGHT DECK fundamentals and individual core tools such as Daily Management, structured Problem Solving, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work to drive impact.

• Experience driving enterprise-wide transformation preferably in a major turn-around. The ideal candidate has been through complex change and tough situations; bringing a will to win with strong followership.

• Proven to be effective driving outcomes in large, matrixed organizations – understands how to navigate geographies, cultures, relationships, etc. Can drive work around the world because they are accountable, trustworthy, credible, committed, and intellectually agile.

• Change agent, able to make the case for lean and demonstrate immediate impact.

• Highly collaborative person, comfortable with conflict and debate normally associated with change.

• Critical thinker with the ability to bring others along, even those with conflicting priorities.

• Impactful communicator, with ability to work with all levels of the organization.

Additional Information#LI-Remote - This is a remote position