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Lean Value Stream Leader Engineering

GE Vernova


Job Location:

Greenville, NC - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 113200 - 188800
Posted: 6 October 2026 (4 days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description Summary
Drives initiatives to improve the effectiveness of the Engineering function and interfaces with other functions to provide effective coordination of metrics dashboards functional processes and cross-functional initiative coordination. Impacts approaches projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy requiring high levels of operational judgment.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Continuously identify and resolve inefficiencies bottlenecks and improvement opportunities across processes projects and execution activities.
  • Provide Lean training and facilitate Kaizen events Lean roadmaps and Lean workshops.
  • Establish articulate and operationalize the Lean roadmap and strategy into tactical actions aligned with overall Wind Engineering priorities mobilizing change and achieving business results with a focus on Lean culture tools and systems.
  • Drive Lean tool maturity and adoption as part of the operating philosophy including value stream mapping standard work problem-solving Kaizen visual management and daily management.
  • Define and facilitate a process that provides effective visibility and flow of top fleet and field issues ensuring the team focuses on the highest-priority actions.
  • Develop Lean expertise and expand Lean culture within Wind Engineering.
  • Partner with Wind Engineering executives and respective value streams to achieve SQDC objectives through operating reviews roadmap execution standard work and daily management practices.
  • Influence the leadership team and engineering organization to be accountable for Lean implementation and sustainable results through debate and effective communication.
  • Serve as the wing-to-wing process owner and subject matter expert for closed-loop product improvement.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in engineering or similar field from an accredited university or college.
  • Experienced Kaizen facilitator with a minimum of five facilitated Kaizen developing and facilitating Lean roadmaps.
  • 8 years of related engineering experience with a minimum of 5 years of successfully managing programs/projects or driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Demonstrates the GE Vernova Way exhibiting clarity of thought consistency of messages and uncompromising integrity.
  • Strong influencing ability and perseverance through a multi-phase journey.
  • Good understanding of Wind Engineering processes.
  • Experience in engineering design processes and deep business acumen (business literacy analysis insight and design).
  • Proficient in Lean tools and techniques including Value Stream Mapping Kaizen 5S and root cause analysis.
  • Self-directed leader who can prioritize and manage multiple parallel projects initiatives and activities to deliver results.
  • Effective in driving outcomes in large globally matrixed organizations.
  • Possesses complex problem-definition and problem-solving skills and aptitude.
  • Serves as a change agent able to advocate for lean principles and demonstrate immediate impact.

Additional Information

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 $113200.00 and $188800.00. 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 candidates 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 October 02 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.

Required Experience:

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