FLIGHT DECK Leader – Combat & Trainer Engines

Location: Lynn

Job Description Summary

As part of the Defense Engines & Services (DES) FLIGHT DECK Leadership team, this role drives transformation through FLIGHT DECK, GE Aerospace’s lean operating model. FLIGHT DECK combines lean principles, results management, and respect for people to create value for customers and fulfill our mission to invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely.

This role leads process improvement and lean implementation across the Combat & Trainer Engines (CTE) Value Stream. The FLIGHT DECK Leader will champion lean transformation, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and provide lean education, training, and support to the CTE organization.

This role will require up to 35% Travel.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Executive FLIGHT DECK Leader, DES, this role serves as coach, facilitator, and advocate to the DES organization, driving understanding and adoption of FLIGHT DECK. This will be accomplished through:
• Partnering with DES and CTE organizational leaders to prioritize and solve problems based on voice of the customer and voice of the process.
• Implementing and coaching the Daily Management process, including daily management meetings, genba walks, and Kata coaching cycles.
• Championing kaizen and facilitating kaizen events to drive improvements.
• Coaching and developing team members at all levels to build lean skills, effective KPIs, action plans, problem solving, and operating cadences that drive sustainable results.
• Delivering step-change performance improvement through execution of Hoshin Kanri improvement priorities and action planning.
• Working with colleagues to quickly deploy new, best-practice capability and processes.
• Embracing lean, digital tools, and rigorous prioritization to drive continuous improvement and increase employee and customer satisfaction.
• Supporting the function to accelerate problem-solving application.
• Sharing best practices across segments of GE Aerospace Defense & Systems.
• Additional Locations: Evendale