Supplier Development Lean Engineer

GE Vernova is seeking a Supplier Development Lean Engineer to mature suppliers and improve its supply chain. The role drives supplier process, systemic quality, safety, delivery, and cost improvements through Lean and Six Sigma tools, while collaborating with suppliers, sourcing, engineering, and operations.

Responsibilities:

• Manage supplier development including assisting key suppliers towards QA. Support suppliers in reaching optimum quality and industrial standards of excellence
• Provides Supplier with technical expertise in areas such as Process Development, Capacity Planning, Inventory Requirements and Management to meet GE Vernova demand and supplier needs
• Drives Value Stream Analysis and Kaizens with key suppliers to enable strategic goals for GE Vernova and the supply base
• Drives process and systemic quality improvements, at assigned supplier sites, through the use of lean and quality tools and validate improvements through defined measurables to reduce defects and improve OTD
• Works in conjunction with Project Quality, Engineering and Suppliers in problem solving - leading cross-functional teams on major issues resolution at Supplier locations
• Uses some judgment and has the ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated, day-to-day problems. Has ability to prioritize information for data analysis. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions
• Performs analysis (Commodity, Quality Systems, NCR, CoPQ, DPPM, DMR) to determine trends along with proposed actions to drive performance improvement
• Supports training of internal staff along with other functions on Supplier Lean Improvements, and Standard Work
• Works to actively deploy GE Vernova’s defined Supplier Development Procedures, Processes and work instructions within the region. Supports process and procedures review along with continuous improvement actions

Requirements:

• (US Based candidates-only) Bachelor's degree in Quality, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, Manufacturing engineering, operations or other equivalent disciplines from accredited University or Collage
• 3-5 Years of relevant experience in similar fields such as Quality Management and Manufacturing Operations
• Evidence of knowledge of the Quality Sciences -APQP, Problem solving, sampling, statistical analysis, root cause analysis, PDCA
• Proven lean experience required: Leading Kaizen events, Lean tool set (VSM, Problem Solving, A3 Thinking, Gauge R&R, SMED, 5S, Daily Management Systems or Visual Management, Standard Work, Leader Standard Work and Pull Systems
• Knowledge of Industry specific quality registration (ISO9001:2015)
• Ability to effectively communicate
• Ability to work cross-functionally
• Speaks English as primary/secondary language
• Developing quality/process expertise within a commodity/s
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and AI Tools
• Ability to travel up to 60%