Job Description Summary
The Lean Leader serves as a strategic partner to the Plant Leadership team, focused on defining and driving the plant vision, developing high-performing lean leadership talent, and executing plant roadmaps. This role is instrumental in ensuring operational alignment with Gas Value Stream target conditions, supporting the capacity build-out of the Greenville factory, and fostering an uncompromising culture of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) excellence.
Job Description
- Lean Leadership Development: Identify, coach, and develop lean talent to build a pipeline of leaders who prioritize SQDC as the foundation of continuous improvement.
- Strategic Roadmap Alignment: Drive and own the plant’s lean roadmap, ensuring all initiatives are aligned with Gas Value Stream target conditions for optimized flow and performance.
- Capacity Expansion Support: Provide direct lean support for the Greenville factory capacity build-out, utilizing lean layout and flow principles to ensure efficient ramp-up. Driving transformational change through the use of automation and digital to help enable.
- Operational Excellence (SQDC): Lead cross-functional kaizen events and Action Work Outs (AWOs) to drive measurable improvements:
- Safety: Eliminate hazards and promote proactive safety behaviors.
- Quality: Reduce variation and implement error-proofing to achieve "first-time right" metrics.
- Delivery & Inventory: Optimize pull systems and flow to significantly reduce lead times and excess inventory.
- Productivity & Cost: Drive labor productivity through waste elimination and optimize product costs by simplifying processes and improving throughput.
- Gemba & Problem Solving: Establish a rigorous Gemba walk methodology that empowers teams to identify and resolve impediments to SQDC performance in real-time.
- Compliance: Maintain a culture where EHS is the top priority. Immediately report incidents, warn others of non-compliance, and enforce "stop-work" authority whenever life or serious injury risks are present.
III. Responsibility
- Develop organizational lean capability through targeted coaching centered on SQDC results.
- Execute the plant-wide lean strategy to support Gas Value Stream throughput and cost-competitiveness.
- Provide technical and operational support for the Greenville capacity expansion.
- Maintain process rigor to ensure sustained improvements in safety, quality, delivery, labor productivity, and product cost.
IV. Authority
- Lead lean implementation across the plant to drive cross-functional results.
- Mentor and develop Lean Facilitators and site leadership in SQDC-focused methodologies.
- Direct authority to prioritize projects that align with the Gas Value Stream, capacity growth, and SQDC objectives.
V. Qualifications / Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college.
- Experience: Minimum 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, manufacturing leadership, or lean deployment with a proven track record of improving SQDC metrics.
- Competencies: Demonstrated ability to motivate high-involvement teams toward shared safety and operational goals. Strong communication skills; effective at pitching and coaching lean strategy and operational improvements to business leadership. Change agent with credibility and influence to drive shifts in culture and operational standards.
VI. Desired Characteristics
- Master’s Degree in Engineering or MBA
- Deep knowledge of manufacturing management disciplines (Production/Inventory Control, Quality Management Systems, and Standard Cost systems, Daily Management).
- Hands-on experience with “Moonshine” shop methodologies and implementing pull systems to drive labor productivity and product cost reductions.
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova 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 Vernova 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
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $144,000.00 and $240,000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on August 27, 2026.
Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.
GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.