Materials and Logistics Quality Leader

Job Description Summary

The Materials and Logistics Quality Leader will provide strategic and technical leadership to drive Zero Defect Culture and Proactive Quality across the warehousing and materials network. The person in this role will lead the quality organization for our internal logistics and warehouses as well as partner with leadership to drive continuous improvement and problem-solving advancement. This role will manage critical quality KPIs to the business and coach and drive towards KPI improvement action plans.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

Ope r a t i o n al

• Ass u re pe r f o r ma n c e t o K ey P e r f o r m a n c e I n d i c a t o rs in d elive r ed a n d p ro c ess qu al i t y.
• Quality leadership defines and leads the implementation of the quality org, processes, DM, and visualization to align to our Aerospace quality management system.
• Drive adherence to quality deliverables associated with product line and customer requirements.
• Maintain strong regulatory compliance across the logistics network including regulatory and customer audit.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems that impact the function. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.

S t ra t egic

• Ow n er of Z e r o - D e f ect Cu l tu re a n d P r o a c t ive Qual i t y f o r logistics o p e ra t i o n s.
• C oll ab o r a t e w i t h logistics lea d e r s h ip including reaching in to key leaders at the manufacturing and supplier sites on t o p - level im p r o vem e n t p r io r i t ies.
• C h am p i o n t h e Lean T r a n s f o r ma t ion in logistics q uali t y o p e r a t io n s, p r ovi d i n g s u b j e c t m a t t er ex p e r t ise o n m e th o d s a n d t o ols s u c h as p r o b l em-s o lvi n g.

Orga n i z a t io n al

• Lead a local and remote/ d ec e nt r a li z e d t e a m of qu a li t y p r o f e ssio n als across our materials warehouses.
• P a r t n er w i t h Materials p la n t le a d e r s and with the cross-functional shop and supplier quality teams to d rive p r i o r i t ies a n d c ontinu o u s i m p r o vem e nt .
• Wo r k c los e ly w i t h h o r i z o nt al t e a ms in p r og r ams, design engineering, shop operations, p r oduct s up p o r t e n g i n e e r i n g, c u s t o m er t e ams, a n d ex t e nd e d qu al i t y o rg a n i z a t i o n .
• C o a c h/ ment o r t e am o n a n o n goi n g b asis.

Required Qualifications

• B ach e lo r 's degree in engineering, op e ra t i o n s, or r e la t e d f ield
• M i n i m u m 1 0 years of q u ali t y, e n g i n e e ri n g, m a n u f ac tu ri n g, or r e l a t ed ex p e rie n c e
• Ability to travel 25-30%

D esir e d Characteristics

• People Leader experience
• Ex c ell en t c o mm u n i c a t i o n a n d i n t e r p e r s o n al s k ills w i t h a strong a b il i t y t o i n t e r act a n d e n gage at all l evels o f t h e o r ga n i z a t io n f r o m th e s h o p f lo o r t o se n i or l e ad e r s h ip
• Un d e r s t a n d i n g of G E Aerospace q u ali t y p olicies a n d p r o c e du r e s
• P r ov e n le a d er i n d rivi n g C o n t i n u o u s Im p r ov e ment
• S t r on g P r o b lem - s o lvi n g and FLIGHT DECK application ex p e r i e n c e
• S t r on g p r og r am a n d p r o j ect m a n age m e n t s k ills
• H u m b le: r e s p ec t f u l, r ec e pt ive, agile, e a ger t o le a r n
• T r a n s p a r e n t : s h ar e s c r i t i c al i nf o rm at i o n , s p e a k s w i t h c a n d o r , c o n t ri b u t es c o n s t r u c t ively
• F o c u se d : a d a pt ive le a r n e r, s t r a t egically p ri o r i t i z es w o r k , c o m m i tt e d
• Practitioner of Advanced Product Quality Planning in a supply chain environment

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan 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.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its 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.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes