Supplier Quality Team Leader – Airfoil Castings Position Available In Schenectady, New York

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DG0148128

Job Title:

Supplier Quality Team Leader – Airfoil Castings

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GE Aerospace Location:

Schenectady, NY

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Full Time, Regular

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• Job Description Summary
• Are you ready to see your future take flight?

At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!

The Supplier Quality Team Leader will develop a supplier quality strategy work plan for a segment of the Airfoil Castings commodity/part family, ensuring alignment with the SQ leader’s vision for the entire team. The supplier quality areas of focus could include growing the capability and competencies of the supplier quality team, driving APQP into the supply base, driving quality improvements through proactive initiatives that reduce quality escapes, executing supplier audits, and managing quality escapes and root cause and corrective actions – to name a few.

• Job Description
• Roles and Responsibilities
• + Drive improved supplier performance through launch and execution of supplier Quality Improvement Plans to (1) reduce quality escapes, (2) reduce manufactured defects, and (3) improve additional metrics such as corrective action cycle times, design change incorporation cycle time, etc+ Drive APQP and AS13100 into the supply base, to transform the quality capabilities of the commodity.

+ Utilize FLIGHT DECK and its lean tools as the primary method to solve problems and manage performance of the commodity+ Lead critical problem solving efforts for supplier escapes+ Manage FAI and SPS packages so that they are delivered on-time and right-first-time+ Manage APQP execution so that manufacturing and quality capabilities of the process delivers zero defects and that execution aligns with key program milestones+ Develop competencies of the Supplier Quality team, in order to continually improve technical capabilities of the team to (1) understand and relate to the product from a design technology perspective; (2) understand and relate to GD&T and technical standards typically found on prints and standards for the product; (3) understand and relate to the commodity’s typical manufacturing and metrology processes from a manufacturing engineering perspective; and (4) improve understanding of critical quality tools required to analyze a supplier’s process (MSA, GR&R, SPC, Statistics, etc)+ 20-30% of travel required

• Required Qualifications
• + Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering, or Product Engineering)+ Plus, a minimum of 5 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering, or Product Engineering
• Desired Characteristics
• + Preferred to have experience with Investment Casting product and/or process engineering+ Strong oral and written communication skills, as the role will interface with leaders within GE Aerospace and within the external supply base+ Strong interpersonal and leadership skills+ Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.

+ Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.+ Ability to document, plan, market, and execute critical initiatives.+ Established project management skills.+

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 thinkerGE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and so