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Job Description Summary

The Plant Manager is responsible for developing a vision and leading plant-manufacturing operations around GE Healthcare imperatives, and meeting all operational defined targets such as safety, quality, delivery, cost and people. Perform the daily operations of plants to ensure reliability and consistency on the production line. The incumbent should be able to influence and communicate well with all levels of the organization, including senior leadership. High levels of operational judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

+ Manage an overall production facility in order to reach defined targets in safety, quality, delivery and cost. Ensure continuous business improvement according to benchmarks and standards. Team management of salaried employees.

+ Drive a culture that ensures outstanding compliance and adherence to product quality in all areas for the Quality Management System in GEHC. Ensure that the organizational design, functional expertise, and manufacturing process experience of the team is positioned for excellence.

+ Manages a team with senior and front-line professionals with deep domain operational and technical expertise as well as others. Requires specialized knowledge within the function. Influence the development of strategy for the area of responsibility, including control of resources and influences policy formulation.

+ Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems in areas of operational, product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.

+ Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work.

+ May lead functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.

Quality Specific Goals:

+ Aware of and comply with the GEHC Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to this job type/position

+ Complete all planned Quality & Compliance training within the defined deadlines

+ Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required

+ Knowledge and understanding of production process Work Instructions and operates within them to ensure that a device conforms to its specifications

+ Ensures the creation of accurate, complete, and timely records and DHRs

Qualifications/Requirements

+ Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college

+ 7 years’ experience with proven leadership in operations or supply chain, engineering, logistics/distribution

+ Lean proficient with demonstrated ability to apply tools and process rigor

+ Proven business/financial acumen, including demonstrated ability to motivate, influence, solve complex problems, and drive change at all levels of the organization.

+ Demonstrated leadership, energizing global teams, and global project management

+ Proven ability to drive and manage change initiatives in a matrix environment

+ Ability to successfully motivate, and maintain high moral, employee involvement, safety, and teamwork

Desired Characteristics

+ MBA or master’s degree

+ Proven mentoring and coaching abilities, demonstrated ability to motivate & inspire others

+ Demonstrated leadership, energizing teams, and project management

+ Ability to successfully motivate and maintain high moral, employee involvement, safety, and teamwork in manufacturing environment

+ Six Sigma proficient with demonstrated ability to apply tools and process rigor

+ Demonstrated ability to deliver results in an ambiguous environment

+ Proven leadership skills (experience successfully managing people/projects/issues)

+ Change agent with energy, passion & enthusiasm to drive change

+ External Focus: Understanding customer needs, marketplace dynamics, industry trends, & the competitive landscape in the industry/function & considering the external impact of business activities & decisions on the external environment

+ Inclusiveness: Energizing others by building a connection with the team through personal involvement & trust & providing feedback & coaching to help develop others

+ Clear thinker: Simplifying strategy into specific actions with clear accountability, making decisions with speed & accuracy based on best available information & communicating priorities clearly & concisely

+ Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, able to clearly articulate challenging concepts to leaders across all levels, functions, and regions

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 (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:** Yes