GE Healthcare · Cork
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Strategic Lean Leadership
Develop and execute the site's Lean strategy in alignment with business objectives and enterprise priorities.
Serve as a member of the extended Site Leadership Team, influencing operational and organizational decisions.
Establish a clear transformation roadmap that supports sustainable business performance.
Drive standardization and adoption of enterprise Lean practices across the site
Lean & Heartbeat & Continuous Improvement
Identify and prioritize improvement opportunities across manufacturing, supply chain, and support functions.
Lead and facilitate Kaizen events, value stream improvements, and cross-functional improvement initiatives.
Drive measurable improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Inventory, Productivity, and Employee Engagement.
Support business-critical performance recovery initiatives through structured Lean methodologies.
Capability Building & Coaching
Develop Lean capabilities across leadership teams, functional experts, and frontline employees.
Provide coaching in Lean leadership behaviours, problem solving, change management, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Build internal capability to sustain improvements and reduce dependency on central support functions.
Facilitate Lean training programs and leadership development activities.
Governance & Performance Management
Establish governance mechanisms to monitor Lean progress.
Develop and maintain site-level improvement project portfolios.
Provide regular reporting on program effectiveness, business impact, and capability development progress.
Ensure alignment with enterprise Lean standards, metrics, and best practices.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Life Sciences, Business, or a related discipline.
Strong experience in Lean, Operational Excellence, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or Continuous Improvement leadership roles.
Demonstrated success leading Lean transformations in complex manufacturing environments.
Proven experience implementing and sustaining Daily Management Systems.
Strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
Strong expertise in Lean methodologies, including:
Kaizen
Value Stream Mapping
Standard Work
Visual Management
PSP
Root Cause Analysis
Leader Standard Work
Performance Management Systems
Experience within Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Healthcare, Biotechnology, or other highly regulated industries.
Experience supporting manufacturing site turnarounds, performance recovery programs, or large-scale transformation initiatives.
Experience working in matrixed, global organizations.
Familiarity with change management methodologies.
This role has site-wide responsibility for driving Lean and organizational capability building. The individual will influence leaders across Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, and support functions while serving as the primary Lean partner to the Cork Site Leadership Team.
Inclusion & Diversity
GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. 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.
We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.
Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities.
Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration, and support.
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Relocation Assistance Provided: No