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Waukesha South Operations Site Lean Leader

GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare

Operations
Waukesha, WI, USA · Vernon, WI, USA
Posted on Sep 24, 2025

Job Description Summary

Coach, drive and lead lean behaviors, principles, and tools across all opearations. Drive cultural transformation resulting in step-change in operational business metrics.

Job Description

Job Description Summary

Staff level leadership role focused on building culture and learning in LEAN and continuous improvement at the Waukesha South Site. This leader will be critical to the continue growth of our culture and our strategic roadmap as the site continues to strive to deliver on time for our customers, reduce waste in our process and improve product quality.

GE Healthcare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

    Roles and Responsibilities

    • Lead the development of the Waukesha South Operations Continuous Improvement & Kaizen roadmap.
    • Lead the development of the Kaizen Culture at WSO including owning quarterly Kaizen plan as well as more ad hoc events shorter than a week.
    • Lead the development of the WSO productivity project funnel.
    • Coach and grow the LEAN tools with the team at the site. inclusive of standard work, takt time production, and improving our Andon culture.
    • Develop and coach lean skills and competency at all levels of the organization.
    • Continue deployment of 5S in all areas of the WSO

    Required Qualifications

    • BS or BA Degree
    • 5+ years of supply chain experience either leading or coaching teams
    • Collaborative, open and transparent, comfortable coaching peers and other leaders
    • Strong customer centric focus, Impactful communicator, comfortable interacting and coaching at all levels of organization
    • Proven Mentoring

    Desired Characteristics

    • MBA or Master's Degree
    • OMLP Graduate
    • Proven Mentoring and coaching abilities, demonstrated ability to engage and motivate others.
    • Change Agent with energy and passion in continuous improvement.
    We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

    GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare 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 HealthCare 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).

    While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

    Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes