Cost Leader – Combustors and Structural Components; C&SC

Job Description Summary

The Combustors and Structural Components (C&SC) Cost Leader role will be responsible for monitoring, communicating, and improving overall cost position for the C&SC Part Family and its shops. In this role, you will work closely with site cost focals, Manufacturing Engineers, Design, and Engine Programs teams to identify & execute projects related to cost reduction activities. You also will be responsible for compiling and presenting cost commitments for NPI tollgate cost audits, redesign estimates, as well as defining should-cost methodologies.

This role will interact closely with Sourcing and Engine Program personnel to monitor/report supplier cost and material impacts for all C&SC owned hardware.

• Be the KPI owner for C&SC Cost Productivity & NIP.
• Partner with site finance & cost focals to identify & successfully implement cost productivity & NIP projects across C&SC shops.
• Define and implement standard work, operating rhythm, and escalation methods necessary to support the execution of cost productivity projects at the site and part family level.
• Lead efforts to establish & proactively resource and fund a multi-year project pipeline.
• Engage & secure support from resources external to C&SC (i.e Design, Sourcing, Engine Programs, etc.) to accelerate cost productivity projects.
• Teach and mentor productivity principles to manufacturing engineers, product owners, production teams across all C&SC sites.
• -sites to scale successful cost-approaches and lessons learned.
• Utilize lean principles and participate in kaizen events to improve production flow, product quality, and product cost.
• Partner with Engine Program cost focals (CEO, MSO, AEO, spares, etc.) teams to communicate drivers, opportunities, status, and forecasts.
• Compile and maintain NPI Cost Audit (GE Procedure 400 commitments as required by DP8006 for new products and redesigns.
• Participate in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) & Kaizen events and provide input to Manufacturing and Engineering to identify cost productivity concerns and develop manufacturing plan to mitigate identified risks.
• Understand internal and external process challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work.
• Lead cross-functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.

• Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing, engineering, or program/project management experience
• LOCATION PREFERENCE: BASED OUT OF EVENDALE, OH

• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Demonstrated ability to operate in the Flight Deck (Lean) Operating Systems
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
• Basic understanding of GE Cost Management System, cost elements & calculations, C&SC manufacturing processes, and IT systems
• Prior Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Business Unit Leader roles relevant to combustors and structural components
• Experience in building new organizational capabilities and establishing standard work and effective operating rhythms
• Successful implementation of cost reduction or quality improvement programs into full rate manufacturing production
• Demonstrated success in leading technical teams within a production environment
• Demonstrated success in a cross-functional, geographically dispersed team environments
• In depth understanding of manufacturing, automation, & inspection processes used within C&SC part family (e.g., turning, milling, grinding, CMM, etc.)
• Experience with in high mix production environments
• Familiarity with GD&T, datum structures, CAD2
  
  CAM, etc. that are required for producibility & cost impact discussions
• Strong project management and facilitation skills
• Understanding of process capability and statistical methods