Sr Manufacturing Leader - COE Leader

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is powering the world''s energy transition. With approximately 80,000 employees and ~7,000 gas turbines installed across more than 100 countries, we keep the lights on for billions of people - delivering brighter cities, stronger economies, and a better-connected world. Now, we''re growing fast, and we need exceptional leaders to help us scale.

The Opportunity

This is a high-impact, senior manufacturing leadership role at the heart of GE Vernova''s Gas Power operation in Greenville, SC. As a COE (Center of Excellence) Leader, you will serve as the operations manager for a major assembly area - owning Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) across a large, complex team of approximately 500 hourly and 50 salaried employees.

This is not a role for the faint of heart. We are doubling output within 12 months, then scaling an additional 25% the following year. We need a leader who has built precision assembly operations before, understands the discipline required to do it right the first time, and can instill a world-class Foreign Object Debris (FOD) prevention culture - something we are actively elevating across the site.

You''ll carry direct accountability for approximately $500M+ in Cost of Goods Sold and play a critical role in shaping the future of how we build some of the most complex power generation equipment on the planet.

Job Description

What You'll Do:

• Develop and execute the manufacturing organization's strategic vision, communicate priorities to team members and stakeholders, and engage teams to optimize performance.
• Provide leadership across the operation to meet customer requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery, and product integrity.
• Establish and sustain a culture of assembly excellence, with a strong focus on standardized work, process discipline, defect prevention, and right-first-time execution.
• Lead the development and deployment of robust assembly processes, including standard work, tooling, fixtures, torque/fastener controls, inspection points, and configuration control.
• Establish and maintain a strong Foreign Object Debris/Damage (FOD) prevention and control culture, embedding FOD prevention into daily operations, workplace standards, training, and leader standard work.
• Drive quality at the source, ensuring assembly defects are prevented rather than passed downstream and that abnormalities are identified, contained, and resolved quickly.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Materials, Sourcing, EHS, and other functions to align priorities and deliver the greatest customer outcomes.
• Analyze production labor and capacity requirements and implement appropriate staffing, equipment, technology, and capacity decisions within budget.
• Drive key initiatives including EHS, FOD prevention, 5S deployment, shop productivity, lean manufacturing, quality improvement, leadtime and cycle-time reduction.
• Lead complex manufacturing and assembly challenges using structured problem solving to eliminate root causes and improve process capability.
• Work with customers, functional leaders, and internal teams to meet organizational, technical, and product requirements.
• Lead efforts to simplify and improve assembly processes while maintaining product quality, configuration control, and customer requirements.
• Direct process and product improvement programs and provide manufacturing process expertise throughout the organization.
• Develop leaders and team members through coaching, mentoring, performance feedback, and targeted growth opportunities.
• Build a high-accountability culture where leaders are present in the operation, standards are clearly defined, and deviations are quickly identified and addressed.
• Ensure effective communication of key business, customer, safety, quality, and operational issues throughout the organization.
• Interface with other organizations, suppliers, and vendors to assure requirements are met on time.
• Lead Lean Action Workout Teams and other structured continuous improvement efforts to drive a culture of continuous improvement.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering / Technical Discipline OR a Bachelor's Degree with 4 years manufacturing experience
• A minimum 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience
• A minimum 10 years of manufacturing or assembly experience
• Demonstrated experience leading complex assembly operations with significant workforce and/or product complexity.
• Must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future
• This position is an on-site role at our GE Gas Power Greenville, SC location
• Relocation assistance only considered from within the USA

What Will Make You Stand Out:

• Experience in aerospace, aviation, aviation engine assembly, or another highly regulated/high-reliability manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading precision assembly operations where product quality, configuration control, cleanliness, and process discipline are critical.
• Experience establishing and sustaining a strong FOD prevention and control culture.
• Experience implementing visual management, process controls, leader standard work, and daily management systems in an assembly environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a cross-functional environment and effectively interface with all levels of the organization and customers.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills with the ability to identify critical issues and drive root-cause resolution.
• Strong propensity for excelling in a demanding, high-accountability environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing business needs.
• Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Resourceful, proactive, assertive, detail-oriented, energetic, and flexible.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams.
• Experience leading Lean Action Workout Teams or similar structured continuous improvement activities.

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 October 02, 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.