Cell Leader

Steam Repairs Cell Leader

As a member of the site leadership team, the Steam Repairs Cell Leader is responsible for the end-to-end execution of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost (SQDCP) and People goals for the Cell, while contributing to the overall site near-and long-term plans and delivery. This role requires strategic oversight of repair operations, managing both human and capital resources, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement through Lean methodologies. The Cell Leader serves as a technical and leadership mentor, ensuring alignment between shop-floor execution and business unit objectives.

Operations & Strategic Leadership

• Performance Management: Drive a culture where safety and quality are embedded into all systems and behaviors. Lead by example in all operational activities, ensuring adherence to environmental and safety standards. Ensure the business unit hits contracted cost and delivery goals.
• Execution Excellence: Manage "wing-to-wing" operations (scheduling, material flow, cost delivery, training, and labor allocation) to meet or exceed customer commitments and internal KPIs. Responsible for operations including rotor repair, valve repair, CMU rotors & valves.
• Strategy Development: Develop and communicate a cell-wide strategy, goals and objectives, that align with the broader business goals. Support master production scheduling and provide input into resource/equipment planning. Use the Control Tower to plan flow through the shop with minimum weekly updates.
• Continuous Improvement: Act as a Lean change agent. Use Lean methodologies to reduce waste, optimize inventory, and improve process maturity (standard work, visual management).
• Financial Stewardship: Oversee budget delivery, including labor costs, consumable spending, and financial targets.
• Team Development & Cross-Functional Collaboration – communicate and plan with a diverse group of experts and functionalities in the fulfillment of repairs including engineering, customers, project managers, manufacturing cell leaders, technical leaders, repairs PM's, People Leadership: Select, hire, train, and develop a diverse, high-performing team of salaried and hourly employees. Foster an environment of respect, trust, and open communication.
• Collaboration: Serve as the primary liaison between internal support functions (Engineering, Quality, Sourcing, Materials, Sales, Optimization, Demand Planning, Customer Managers, and Logistics) to ensure seamless delivery of products or services.
• Coordination: Manage internal and external networks and resources, including coordinating with external vendors as necessary to ensure appropriate staffing levels. Plan 3rd party suppliers to support projects back-to-back to manage total vendor costs.

Technical & Subject Matter Expertise

• Technical Authority: Serve as a best-practice resource for steam repair-related disciplines. Use data analysis and technical expertise to solve complex operational challenges and inform leadership recommendations.
• Problem Solving: Lead root-cause analysis for technical and personnel issues. Implement sustainable, data-driven solutions to maintain the competitiveness of the department.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or Business discipline from an accredited university; OR a High School diploma/GED with 10+ years of relevant and progressive heavy industrial manufacturing experience
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in manufacturing operations, production management, or engineering roles. Leadership: Demonstrated experience in a people-leading role (direct or indirect reports). Project Management: Must be able to manage complex projects, issue regular status reports, and have the ability to communicate at customer, sales and projects levels.

Desired Characteristics

• Rotor Assembly and Repair Experience: Knowledge of Steam Rotor assembly, knowledge of Steam rotor repair operations.
• Technical Acumen: Ability to analyze complex data sets to drive business decisions
• Certification: Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt (or equivalent quality certification).
• Financial: strong knowledge of standard operating cost systems and production/inventory control
• Soft Skills: Excellent interpersonal, influence, and oral/written communication skills; ability to manage multiple, high-priority tasks under tight deadlines.
• Mindset: Strong continuous improvement, problem-solving, and organizational mindset with a high level of attention to detail.
• GE Vernova Way: Demonstrates and develops behaviors consistent with Innovation, Lean, Customers, One Team, and being Accountable.