FLIGHT DECK Specialist

Job Description Summary The FLIGHT DECK Specialist will partner with the leadership team at all levels to drive product flow and process improvements that deliver lead time reductions and maximize cash flow. Further develop the site's lean culture by facilitating FLIGHT DECK training at all levels of the organization. Job Description Roles and Responsibilities: Lean Transformation: Lead lean transformations within manufacturing cells to improve process quality and create capacity by reducing cycle time, inventory, and waste. Establish site lean standards following FLIGHT DECK, GE Aerospace's proprietary lean operating model, for standard work, problem solving, visual management/5S and daily management, and support the deployment of the principals by training employees. Be a champion of Kaizen that impacts product flow, production to TAKT, and inventory turns. Teach, promote, and practice the lean principles and tools. Lead Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen events to identify process wastes and to develop and implement corrective actions. Create Standardized Work Instructions, layouts, and process flow diagrams. Facilitate functional managers in establishing process flow by implementing visual management tools and methods to pull product through the work cells. Coach teams using the Problem-Solving methodology through the define, analyze, countermeasure and sustain phases. Lean Culture: Facilitate, train, and coach team members in the use of FLIGHT DECK Educate, coach, and mentor others on Lean philosophy and application. Assist with the development and implementation of the Lean Training Matrix Communicate and coordinate effe