Quality Leader

Job Description GE Vernova is accelerating the path to a more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy future. We are looking for a hands‑on, operationally focused Quality Leader to strengthen quality performance across a multi‑site manufacturing network and help build a culture of zero defects, customer focus, and continuous improvement. The Quality Leader provides strategic and operational leadership for quality across three plant sites: Parsippany, NJ; Allentown, PA; and Szazhalombatta, Hungary. This role is accountable for quality assurance, quality control, customer issue resolution, audit readiness, corrective and preventive action effectiveness, and consistent execution of GE Vernova quality requirements across the network. This leader will partner closely with the General Manager and cross‑functional leaders to identify risks early, drive disciplined problem solving, and ensure quality performance supports safety, delivery, cost, compliance, and customer commitments. What impact you will make: You will help advance GE Vernova’s quality strategy by strengthening daily management, Built‑in Quality, standard work, read‑across, and relentless problem solving across the supported sites. You will lead a team of 10 direct reports and create the operating discipline needed to deliver right‑first‑time performance. Your leadership will help reduce defects, quality escapes, customer complaints, audit findings, rework, and cost of poor quality while improving containment discipline, root‑cause effectiveness, process standardization, and accountability across the value stream. What you will do: Lead the quality strategy, daily management rhythm, and execution discipline across the supported plant sites. Develop and coach a team of quality professionals while building accountability, capability, and succession strength. Partner with plant, value stream, and business leaders to identify quality risks, prioritize actions, and remove barriers to execution. Drive reduction of customer escapes, defects, rework, scrap, repeat nonconformances, and cost of poor quality. Ensure rapid containment, disciplined root cause analysis, and effective corrective and preventive actions for significant quality issues. Strengthen NCR, MRB, audit, CAPA, customer complaint, Stop Work, and quality review processes across the network. Advance Built‑in Quality, standard work, inspection discipline, traceability, control plans, documentation, and best‑practice read‑across. Prepare for and lead internal, customer, regulatory, and certification audit readiness activities; ensure timely and effective closure of findings. Use quality data, leading indicators, and trend analysis to escape risks, focus resources, and drive measurable improvement. Be visible on the shop floor and coach teams to translate quality requirements into practical daily behaviors. Represent quality in customer‑facing discussions, containment reviews, escalation events, and executive operating reviews. Support initiatives that improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and customer experience across the network. What you will bring (Basic Qualifications): Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering required. 12+ years of experience in quality, manufacturing, operations, engineering, or a related technical discipline. Minimum of 5 years of experience leading people, cross‑functional teams, or matrixed organizations with accountability for business outcomes. Strong working knowledge of quality management systems, CAPA, audit management, root cause analysis, and customer complaint resolution. Eligibility Requirements Must be able to work on‑site in Parsippany, NJ and maintain regular presence with site teams. Ability to travel periodically to supported plant sites, including Allentown, PA and Szazhalombatta, Hungary, based on business needs. This role requires use of technical data subject to U.S. Government export restrictions and this posting is only for U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and protected individuals (e.g., certain refugees and asylees)). GE will require proof of status prior to employment. What will make you stand out: Six Sigma Black Belt, ASQ certification, Lean certification, or equivalent continuous improvement credential. Experience with ISO 9001, AS9100, NADCAP, or similar quality system and certification requirements. Demonstrated experience leading quality performance in a manufacturing, repair, service, or industrial operations environment. Demonstrated success improving quality performance across multiple facilities, value streams, product lines, or business units. Experience leading customer complaints, supplier quality issues, severe event response, Stop Work recovery, and executive‑level quality escalations. Proven ability to build a strong quality culture through floor presence, coaching, standard work, daily management, and leadership accountability. Track record of measurable improvement in customer satisfaction, audit readiness, corrective action effectiveness, defect reduction, read‑across, or cost of poor quality. Calm, credible leadership style with the courage to challenge the organization constructively and make data‑driven decisions under pressure. Ability to influence senior leaders, site teams, and cross‑functional stakeholders with clear data, sound judgment, transparency, and operational credibility. Strong communication, prioritization, problem‑solving, and escalation skills in high‑pressure operational environments. This role requires access to U.S. export‑controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export‑controlled information from the U.S. Government. Additional Information GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova 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 Vernova 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 Benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, Health Coach access, nurse‑based resource, Employee Assistance Program, retirement savings plan with company matching, tuition and adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off. Pay range: $147,100 – $245,300 per year, with discretionary annual bonus eligibility. #J-18808-Ljbffr