Job Description Summary

Develop and maintain systems, rules, and processes to ensure fulfillment of internal and external requirements. Ensures that projects and products are capable and will meet specified standards (Preventive). In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Ownership includes both quality assurance and control in a fast paced, team-based engine assembly production environment.
• Ability to troubleshoot defects and problem solve with cross functional teams across the site to determine root cause of significant quality issues impacting multiple engine programs and leverage corrective actions across engine programs (read across).
• Provide support to group of Work Station Owners (WSO) by leading monthly sitewide WSO meetings and supporting WSOs with any needed items, including WSO suggestion forms, development, and WSO training matrix completion.
• Partner with support staff and technician teams to identify high risk areas and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Communicate across the organization and broader enterprise lessons learned and improvements instituted.
• Use proven methodologies to lead analytical and design activities.
• Lead and ensure chemical compliance for the site and serve as the shelf life focal, partnering with sourcing to resolve any concerns.
• Be an active member of Design Boards review, understand technical issues and drive improvements.
• Be an expert in GE Aerospace's Quality System and the ability to mentor others.
• Perform internal audits to support site quality compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Present to customer, senior leaders, and cross functional teams, specific technical and quality interconnections, designed to contribute to overall business strategy and improve customer satisfaction.
• Own, create, revise, and participate in quality system document updates and maintain document review schedule.
• Use LEAN methodologies to drive regulatory compliance, optimize quality systems that support field action, improve product quality, and reliability.
• Partner with customers and suppliers to improve specific quality issues.
• Identify, drive, and partner with the teams to implement projects that improve overall production quality and throughput.
• Act as expert resource for site WSOs for First Article Inspections (FAI) and Significant Process Substantiation (SPS)
• Manage site Special Process capabilities and recurrent training, lead Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP), and problem solve staffing and specialized equipment and resource issues.
• Act as site administrator for ETQ systems in Aviation Policies and Procedures (AP&P) and Corrective Action (CAPA).
• Partner with individual shop program teams to support continuous improvement efforts based on opportunities identified through daily management.
• Become a site focal for driving SMS implementation and progression.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (Or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of experience in Quality)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Quality Management

Desired Characteristics

• Expertise in jet engine assembly and test
• Experience in APQP, Advanced Product Quality Planning
• Expertise in AS9100 knowledge
• S-026 Auditor Certified or ASQ Certified Quality Auditor
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• LEAN, ability to drive smart and effective change
• Strong organizational, analytic, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to partner with and work within cross-functional teams
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Ability to analyze problems, identify root causes, and provide efficient and effective corrective actions
• Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications
• Geometric dimensioning and tolerance experience
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• 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

Note:

To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), 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 Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace 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 Aerospace 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