Sr Quality Manager- Materials Value Streams

  • GE Vernova
  • Greenville, South Carolina
  • Full Time
Summary The Quality Leader for GSC Materials Management is responsible for leading quality strategy, execution, and continuous improvement across Materials Management Value Streams within factories and repair shops, with a primary emphasis on warehousing operations. This role serves as the quality focal point for ensuring material handling, storage, movement, accuracy, compliance, and process execution meet business, customer, and regulatory requirements. The role provides people leadership supporting materials management and is accountable for deploying and sustaining the Built In Quality (BIQ) and Zero Defect Framework across warehousing and related material flow processes. The Quality Leader will lead nonconformance response and resolution activities, including NCR investigations, structured problem solving, Corrective Action and Preventive Action processes, and the use of CIMs, RCAs, and PSRs to eliminate recurrence and improve process capability. This position requires strong cross-functional leadership, operational quality expertise, and the ability to drive disciplined execution across supply chain, operations, repair, engineering, and shop teams. e leader qualite pour la gestion des materiaux GSC est responsable du pilotage de la strategie qualite, de son execution et de l'amelioration continue au sein des flux de valeur de la gestion des materiaux dans les usines et les ateliers de reparation, avec un accent principal sur les operations d'entreposage. Ce poste joue le role de point de focalisation qualite afin de garantir que la manutention, le stockage, les mouvements de materiaux, l'exactitude, la conformite et l'execution des processus repondent aux exigences de l'entreprise, des clients et des autorites reglementaires. Ce role assure le leadership des equipes en soutien a la gestion des materiaux et est responsable du deploiement et de la perennisation du cadre Built In Quality (BIQ) et Zero Defect dans l'entreposage et les processus associes de flux de materiaux. Le leader qualite pilotera les activites de gestion et de resolution des non-conformites, notamment les investigations NCR, la resolution structuree de problemes, les processus d'actions correctives et preventives, ainsi que l'utilisation des CIM, des RCA et des PSR afin d'eliminer les recurrences et d'ameliorer la capabilite des processus. Ce poste requiert un fort leadership transverse, une solide expertise en qualite operationnelle et la capacite a assurer une execution rigoureuse au sein des equipes supply chain, operations, reparation, ingenierie et atelier. Job Description Roles and Responsibilities Quality Leadership and Strategy Lead quality performance for GSC Materials Management across value streams supporting factories and repair shops. Develop and execute the quality strategy for warehousing and materials management processes aligned to business goals, customer expectations, and operational priorities. Serve as the primary quality leader for material storage, handling, preservation, identification, traceability, inventory transactions, picking, packing, shipping, receiving, and internal material movement. Partner with site and functional leadership to establish a proactive quality culture within warehousing and materials operations. Provide direct people leadership, coaching, development, and performance management for assigned quality team members. BIQ and Zero Defect Deployment Lead deployment, integration, and sustainment of Built In Quality (BIQ) principles across materials management and warehousing operations. Drive implementation of the Zero Defect Framework to prevent defects, transaction errors, process escapes, and material nonconformances. Ensure quality controls are embedded at the point of activity rather than relying solely on downstream inspection. Define, standardize, and monitor process control methods, quality gates, layered process checks, and error-proofing mechanisms within warehouse processes. Champion prevention-based quality practices through standard work, visual management, leader standard work, and process discipline. Nonconformance Management and Problem Solving Lead NCR investigations related to materials management, warehousing, factory support, and repair shop operations. Own and facilitate structured problem-solving activities for quality issues, including CIMs, root cause analyses, and PSRs. Ensure containment, correction, root cause identification, corrective action, and preventive action are robust, timely, and effective. Drive closure discipline for nonconformances and ensure actions are validated for effectiveness and sustained over time. Escalate significant risks, recurring issues, and systemic process failures to leadership with clear recommendations and recovery plans. Analyze trends in defects, inventory discrepancies, material damage, labeling issues, transaction errors, and process escapes to identify systemic improvement opportunities. Operational Quality and Compliance Ensure warehousing and materials management processes comply with internal quality standards, business procedures, customer requirements, and applicable regulatory or industry requirements. Support audits, process reviews, and compliance assessments related to materials management and warehouse quality systems. Verify effective control of nonconforming material, segregation practices, disposition controls, and traceability requirements. Oversee process adherence for receiving inspection interfaces, material preservation, shelf-life management where applicable, storage conditions, and material identification accuracy. Collaborate with operations, logistics, sourcing, and repair teams to ensure material quality risks are addressed across the value stream. Continuous Improvement Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on defect prevention, process capability, inventory accuracy, warehouse process compliance, and customer satisfaction. Use quality data, operational metrics, and trend analysis to prioritize improvement actions and resource deployment. Drive standardization and simplification of warehouse quality processes across factories and repair shops where appropriate. Promote Lean, problem-solving, and quality improvement methodologies to reduce waste, improve process robustness, and improve first-time quality. Share lessons learned, best practices, and preventive actions across value streams and sites. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Operations, Materials Management, or a related field. Significant experience in quality, supply chain quality, manufacturing quality, materials management, or warehouse operations. Prior people leadership experience with responsibility for coaching, performance management, and team development. Demonstrated experience leading investigations and structured problem solving in an operational environment. Experience with nonconformance management, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action systems. Working knowledge of quality management systems, process control, and compliance disciplines in industrial, manufacturing, or repair environments. Desired Characteristics Experience in factory, warehouse, distribution, repair shop, or service center quality leadership. Knowledge of BIQ, Zero Defect, Lean, and continuous improvement methodologies. Certification or formal training in quality and problem-solving tools such as Lean, Six Sigma, 8D, RCA, or equivalent. Familiarity with ERP, warehouse management systems, and quality data/reporting tools. Experience supporting internal or external audits and compliance programs. The base pay range for this position is $107,600.00 - 179,200.00 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for a 10% performance bonus/variable incentive compensation/equity. *The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, 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 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 planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a Sponsor). Each Sponsor 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 Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual. Roles et responsabilites Leadership et strategie qualite Diriger la performance qualite pour la gestion des materiaux GSC dans l'ensemble des flux de valeur soutenant les usines et les ateliers de reparation. Developper et executer la strategie qualite pour les processus d'entreposage et de gestion des materiaux, en coherence avec les objectifs de l'entreprise, les attentes des clients et les priorites operationnelles. Assumer le role de leader qualite principal pour le stockage, la manutention, la preservation, l'identification, la tracabilite des materiaux, les transactions d'inventaire, le picking, l'emballage, l'expedition, la reception et les mouvements internes de materiaux. Collaborer avec les responsables du site et des fonctions afin d'etablir une culture qualite proactive au sein des operations d'entreposage et de gestion des materiaux. Assurer un leadership direct des equipes, le coaching, le developpement et la gestion de la performance des membres de l'equipe qualite qui lui sont assignes. Deploiement BIQ et zero defaut Diriger le deploiement, l'integration et la perennisation des principes de Built In Quality (BIQ) dans les operations de gestion des materiaux et d'entreposage. Piloter la mise en uvre du cadre Zero Defect afin de prevenir les defauts, les erreurs de transaction, les derives de processus et les non-conformites matiere. Veiller a ce que les controles qualite soient integres au point d'activite plutot que de s'appuyer uniquement sur l'inspection en aval. Definir, standardiser et surveiller les methodes de maitrise des processus, les jalons qualite, les controles multicouches et les mecanismes de detection d'erreurs au sein des processus d'entrepot. Promouvoir des pratiques qualite fondees sur la prevention via le travail standard, la gestion visuelle, le standard de travail du leader et la discipline des processus. Gestion des non-conformites et resolution de problemes Diriger les investigations NCR liees a la gestion des materiaux, a l'entreposage, au support usine et aux operations d'atelier de reparation. Prendre en charge et animer des activites structurees de resolution de problemes pour les sujets qualite, y compris les CIM, les analyses de causes racines et les PSR. S'assurer que le confinement, la correction, l'identification de la cause racine, les actions correctives et les actions preventives soient solides, rapides et efficaces. Renforcer la discipline de cloture des non-conformites et s'assurer que les actions sont validees quant a leur efficacite et perennisees dans le temps. Escalader les risques significatifs, les problemes recurrents et les defaillances systemiques des processus a la direction, avec des recommandations claires et des plans de retablissement. Analyser les tendances des defauts, des ecarts d'inventaire, des dommages materiels, des problemes d'etiquetage, des erreurs de transaction et des derives de processus afin d'identifier des opportunites d'amelioration systemiques. Qualite operationnelle et conformite S'assurer que les processus d'entreposage et de gestion des materiaux respectent les normes qualite internes, les procedures metier, les exigences clients et les exigences reglementaires ou sectorielles applicables. Soutenir les audits, revues de processus et evaluations de conformite lies a la gestion des materiaux et aux systemes qualite d'entrepot. Verifier l'efficacite du controle des materiaux non conformes, des pratiques de separation, des controles de disposition et des exigences de tracabilite. Superviser le respect des processus pour les interfaces d'inspection a reception, la preservation des materiaux, la gestion des durees de conservation lorsque applicable, les conditions de stockage et l'exactitude de l'identification des materiaux. Collaborer avec les equipes operationnelles, logistiques, achats et reparation pour traiter les risques qualite des materiaux tout au long du flux de valeur. Amelioration continue Piloter les initiatives d'amelioration continue axees sur la prevention des defauts, la capabilite des processus, l'exactitude des stocks, la conformite des processus d'entrepot et la satisfaction client. Utiliser les donnees qualite, les indicateurs operationnels et l'analyse des tendances pour prioriser les actions d'amelioration et le deploiement des ressources. Favoriser la standardisation et la simplification des processus qualite d'entrepot entre les usines et les ateliers de reparation lorsque cela est pertinent. Promouvoir les methodes Lean, de resolution de problemes et d'amelioration qualite afin de reduire les gaspillages, renforcer la robustesse des processus et ameliorer la qualite du premier coup. Partager les enseignements, les meilleures pratiques et les actions preventives entre les flux de valeur et les sites. Qualifications requises Diplome de licence en ingenierie, chaine d'approvisionnement, qualite, operations, gestion des materiaux ou dans un domaine connexe. Experience significative en qualite, qualite supply chain, qualite industrielle, gestion des materiaux ou operations d'entrepot. Experience averee en management d'equipe, avec responsabilite de coaching, gestion de la performance et developpement des collaborateurs. Experience demontree dans la conduite d'enquetes et de resolution structuree de problemes dans un environnement operationnel. Experience en gestion des non-conformites, analyse de causes racines et systemes d'actions correctives/preventives. Bonne connaissance des systemes de management de la qualite, du controle des processus et des disciplines de conformite dans des environnements industriels, de fabrication ou de reparation. Caracteristiques souhaitees Experience dans le leadership qualite en usine, entrepot, distribution, atelier de reparation ou centre de services. Connaissance de BIQ, Zero Defect, Lean et des methodologies d'amelioration continue. Certification ou formation formelle aux outils qualite et de resolution de problemes tels que Lean, Six Sigma, 8D, RCA ou equivalent. Familiarite avec les ERP, les systemes de gestion d'entrepot et les outils de reporting/donnees qualite. Experience de soutien a des audits internes ou externes et a des programmes de conformite. Remuneration et avantages La fourchette de salaire de base pour ce poste est de 107 600,00 a 179 200,00 USD par an . La remuneration proposee specifique peut etre influencee par divers facteurs, notamment l'experience, le niveau d'etudes et les competences du candidat. Ce poste est egalement eligible a une prime de performance de 10 % / remuneration variable incitative / actions . *L'entreprise verse un differentiel geographique de 110 %, 120 % ou 130 % du salaire dans certaines zones. Les avantages sante comprennent une couverture medicale, dentaire, ophtalmologique et des medicaments sur ordonnance ; l'acces a un coach sante, a une ressource infirmiere disponible 24 h/24 et 7 j/7 ; ainsi qu'au Programme d'aide aux employes, offrant des services confidentiels d'evaluation, de conseil et d'orientation 24 h/24 et 7 j/7. Les avantages retraite comprennent le GE Retirement Savings Plan , une opportunite d'epargne 401(k) avec avantage fiscal, avec contributions de contrepartie de l'entreprise et contributions retraite de l'entreprise, ainsi que l'acces aux ressources Fidelity et a des consultants en planification. Les autres avantages incluent l'aide aux frais de scolarite, l'aide a l'adoption, le conge parental paye, l'assurance invalidite, l'assurance-vie et des conges payes pour vacances ou maladie. General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., leurs successeurs et, dans certains cas, leurs societes affiliees parrainent chacun certains regimes ou programmes d'avantages sociaux pour les employes (c'est-a-dire qu'ils sont un Sponsor ). Chaque Sponsor se reserve le droit de resilier, modifier, suspendre, remplacer ou ajuster ses regimes et programmes d'avantages sociaux a tout moment et pour toute raison, a sa seule discretion. Aucune personne ne dispose d'un droit acquis a un avantage au titre d'un regime ou programme d'avantages sociaux d'un Sponsor. Ce document ne cree pas de contrat de travail avec une quelconque personne. Additional Information 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: No For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $107,600.00 and $179,200.00. 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 May 21, 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.
Job ID: 522126924
Originally Posted on: 5/22/2026

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