Manager, Manufacturing Operations

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Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and must be able to maintain such authorization without current or future employer or school sponsorship. GE Appliances will not sponsor employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.

GE Appliances Manager, Manufacturing Operations are frontline leaders responsible for overseeing manufacturing areas within a value stream. They lead, coach, and develop Team Leaders and hourly production team members to ensure high performance and continuous improvement in the areas of safety, quality, delivery and cost.

Position Manager, Manufacturing Operations Location USA, Decatur, AL

• Provides support to the value stream Business Leader by leading the operational and improvement activities of an assigned production area within the value stream.
• Direct Reports include Team Leaders & Hourly Production team, members Responsible for operational performance and improvement of critical metrics including safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale.
• Align area metrics with overall department/value stream goals; organize resources to deliver on these metrics.
• Oversee the daily start-up of production area.
• Ensure line is properly staffed and manage staffing throughout the day; monitor expected and unexpected absenteeism.
• Review daily plan with Team Leaders.
• Ensure production line boards are completed in a timely manner.
• Utilize production line boards to collect information on area performance, issue identification and problem resolution.
• Ensure information is passed on to the following shift and management.
• Maintain a good technical knowledge of operations; follow the escalation process to address and respond to abnormalities and recommend corrective action as required.
• Act as a first responder to Team Leaders and production team members within the production area.
• Facilitate delegation of issues to appropriate level in escalation process.
• Ensure the Lean manufacturing practices and Escalation Process set forth under the Appliance Production System are followed and adhered to within the value stream manufacturing operations.
• Attend daily production meetings and cascade necessary information to Team Leaders.
• Lead and maintain rigor around daily Team Leader meetings, escalation meetings, etc.
• Communicate key issues to leadership team at the daily production meeting.
• Oversee the deployment of standardized work within the value stream operation.
• Ensure process stability through following standardized work.
• Coach and develop Team Leaders and team members to ensure standardized work is in place and is followed.
• Ensure adherence to Job Instruction method by reviewing and verifying Job Instruction forms, including cross training matrix, and Team Leader delivery of four step method to ensure ‘Critical Points’ and ‘Why’ are conveyed accurately and effectively.
• Ensure 5S standards are met for the area.

• Live, promote and teach the Appliance Production System philosophy and drive continuous improvement within assigned production area.
• Lead work team to react…