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Job Description Summary

In this role you will be responsible for the evaluation, qualification, and maintenance of suppliers for our MICT sites in the Milwaukee area. This involves selection, development and monitoring of new and existing suppliers for both installed-base products and new product introductions, as well as auditing suppliers and their manufacturing processes. This position will lead project execution by utilizing technical expertise and experience in mechanical and electrical technologies to drive supply chain excellence. The role reports to the Sr. Director, Supplier Quality & Development Engineering, based in the US and offers the possibility to work in a hybrid office/remote work set-up.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. 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.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

+ Responsible for both Supplier Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Development, including supplier qualifications, audits, action plans, performance monitoring, and assisting key suppliers toward industrial standards of excellence.

+ Assess and evaluate supplier capability and capacity to enable an effective supplier selection process during supplier transfers and new product introduction programs.

+ Lead technical projects and process improvement initiatives to improve Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) at assigned suppliers.

+ Lead Root Cause Investigations and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) activities at assigned suppliers within the established procedures of the Quality Management System.

+ Develop strong cross-functional relationships with internal and external stakeholders (Sourcing, Engineering, Manufacturing, & Suppliers) to influence product design specifications, manage engineering and supplier changes, and ensure that customer requirements are understood and achieved.

+ Travel to supplier sites, as required.

Requirements/Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering or technical discipline OR a Bachelor's non-technical degree with relevant experience in manufacturing, engineering or quality, OR an Associate's Degree with significant manufacturing, engineering, or quality experience.

+ Minimum 4 years' experience in supplier quality, manufacturing, design, or quality assurance.

+ Demonstrated experience in problem solving/root-cause analytical skills to lead and influence others to drive change.

+ Fluent communicator in English (both written and verbal), with ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.

+ Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Desired Characteristics

+ Experience in various engineering areas of technology, such as, but not limited to: Plastics/Composites, Fabrication, Machining, Electronics, Cable & Harness, and High-Level Assemblies.

+ Demonstrated experience in lean manufacturing processes.

+ Demonstrated experience in a quality role with understanding QMS implementation and continuous improvement methodologies.

+ ASQ or AIAG Certified.

+ Experience with PPAP, part qualification, CAPA.

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 salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength ideas into world-changing realities. Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

+ Strong project management skills.

Additional Information

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) . 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:** No