Kaizen Promotion Officer/Manufacturing Supervisor

Job description

3519921
Additional Cities

Wilmington
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

Yes
Business

GE Power Portfolio
Business Segment

Power Portfolio Nuclear
Function

Manufacturing
Country/Territory

United States
Additional States/Provinces

North Carolina
Postal Code

28402-2819
Role Summary/Purpose

GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation. In this role, you will be the Kaizen Promotion Officer and Manufacturing Supervisor for a commercial nuclear fuel manufacturing operation. You will manage the overall continuous improvement plan for the facility that builds components for use in manufacturing of nuclear fuel for commercial use.

Essential Responsibilities

As the Kaizen Promotion Officer/Manufacturing Supervisor essential Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

·  Manage the overall continuous improvement plan for the facility, and standardized work to enhance employee capabilities, safety, increase customer satisfaction and improve efficiencies.
·  Provide expertise to manage workshops for analyzing and fixing non‐conformances and improve customer feedbacks, mastering methodologies like SMED, 5S and general Kaizen approach.
·  Work with employees and management to develop ways to improve processes.
·  Prioritize, coordinate assistance, keep a visual log of projects in process, measure improvements and celebrate implementations.
·  Provide coordination assistance for process improvement events as they arise, including other ideas and initiatives as they come up.
·  Perform additional duties/projects as assigned by management and/or Supervisor.  This includes filling in as front line leader when needed.
·  Select, hire, train, develop, and provide ongoing leadership and direction of assigned personnel
·  Ensure team members are provided adequate training, resources and support to assume safe and compliant manufacturing practices in nuclear regulated environment
·  Be responsible for meeting the shift’s strict EHS requirements, product quality requirements and production schedule requirements.
·  Work with manufacturing, engineering, support functions and manufacturing leadership to provide technical, quality, and production leadership
·  Communicate business goals, programs, and processes to shift.  Promote team engagement and ownership, continuous training.  Develop and support the growth of all team members.
·  Support manufacturing leaders in the strategic planning of manpower, equipment and other resources
·  Perform other relevant duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements

·  Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited university/college with a minimum of 3 years of experience in a manufacturing or maintenance leadership role  OR a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing or maintenance leadership role  OR a high school diploma/GED with at least 1 year of experience in a manufacturing or maintenance leadership role and a minimum of 5 years of experience in FCO

Desired Characteristics

·  2‐years of Continuous Improvement Experience
·  Ability and willingness to work off-shifts as required
·  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is preferred
·  Strong organizational skills
·  Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
·  Manufacturing supervision experience
·  Proven communication and interpersonal skills
·  Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook)
·  Ability to interpret engineering documentation, such as P&IDs
·  Nuclear plant operations or services experience
·  Experience using corrective action tools and techniques
About Us

GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.com

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is a world-leading provider of advanced reactor technology, fuel, and nuclear services. The alliance combines GE’s design expertise and history delivering reactors, fuels and services globally with Hitachi’s proven experience in advanced modular construction to offer customers around the world the technological leadership required to effectively enhance reactor performance, power output and safety.

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE 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). This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.
Primary Country

United States
Primary State/Province

North Carolina
Primary City

Wilmington