Lean Expert

Job Summary

GE Healthcare Cork is undergoing a LEAN transformation to make it a simpler, faster and more customer centric organization. The Cork LEAN Expert role will be part of the team responsible for the design, adoption, and execution of the LEAN transformation roadmap for the Cork site reporting to the LEAN & Digital Director.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall LEAN leadership to key areas of Cork business and drive the LEAN transformation by:
  • Serving as a champion, coach, mentor for change by influencing teams to better understand and adopt lean principles, problem solving methodologies, digital adaptation and ultimately fostering a culture of change and servant leadership.
  • Partnering with business stakeholders to identify, prioritize and execute improvement opportunities through Kaizen.
  • Driving the execution of Kaizens and LEAN events to deliver on the Continuous Improvement plan.
  • Co own event charter, metrics, scope, required pre work and event execution plan.
  • Establish and execute a roadmap to build, implement and measure Standard Work (SW) across all business partner processes.
  • Define and prioritize processes and owners.
  • Train teams on standard work and define KPIs that demonstrate process health.
  • Establish and drive sustainment of Daily Management across the business partner processes.
  • Ensure proper training and coaching for effective daily management and a true "embrace the red" culture.
• Demonstrate leadership in Lean methods and act as a role model for a Lean mindset across the entire PDx business.
• Hands on approach in demonstrating application of Lean tools: Core 4 - Problem Solving, Daily Management, Standard Work, Action plans.
• Familiarity with manufacturing process technologies - MES, EBR, AI.
• Ideally familiar with driving change in regulated environments (e.g., FDA).

Qualifications & Experience

• Solid experience in operations, transformation and/or quality roles.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical or analytical domain; preference for supply chain, manufacturing, business, economics, engineering.
• Improvement mindset; proven results with the LEAN toolset.
• Ability to facilitate and conduct Kaizen events.
• Proven success in leading significant business process improvement.
• Demonstrated leadership, ability to shape and drive transformational change.
• Ability to drive and manage change in a matrix environment.
• Lean/Six Sigma trained with the ability to apply tools and process rigor.

Desired Skills

• Strategic mindset with a hands on approach.
• Customer focused with emphasis on Voice of Customer and Customer Impact.
• Outstanding communication across all levels of the business and between functions, with ability to grow cross functional relationships and influence beyond immediate sphere.
• Driven and persistent, with strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Intellectually curious, open minded, creative problem solver.
• Motivated to achieve results through teamwork and cross functional collaboration.

Inclusion and Diversity

GE HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer where inclusion matters. 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.

Additional Information

Relocation assistance provided: No.