Job Description Summary

Production Team Leader for X-Ray Test Team. This Production Team Leader (PTL) position is located at the North Greenbush (Troy), NY manufacturing facility, the PTL coordinates and supervises daily activities and works with team members to cultivate a positive and innovative manufacturing work environment. The PTL is responsible for the training, development, and performance management of two semi cross functional manufacturing teams and partners heavily with EHS, quality and engineering to ensure safety, production, quality standards, and targets are met or exceeded.

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Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide direction and leadership to a team of 8-12 skilled Technicians

• Complete employee performance reviews, drive individual and team goals, and provide ongoing coaching and support to maximize employee development, engagement, and performance.

• Control of calibrated tools and equipment, and monitoring of time sensitive materials.

• Monitor and improve productivity, while ensuring all customer commitments are met in a safe, timely, quality, and cost-conscious manner

• Provide production planning and execution of tasks for efficient use of tools and labor to obtain maximum equipment utilization and throughput

• Lead and support medical device documentation tasks and requirements

• Primary Interface with engineering tester support team, vendors, site facilities, and field engineering representatives for scheduling service, and ensure area equipment meets operational requirements and EHS standards

• Develop and create training plans to maximize workforce capability

• Lead Compliance, and Environmental, Health & Safety efforts in support of plant goals

• Drive LEAN manufacturing implementation

• Coordination of process flow for Device History Records, data management for electronic record systems, and tool maintenance schedules.

• Coordination of P&PC change control procedures with engineering for changes that impact the qualified state of the process or production toolsets

• Implement business unit objectives and manufacturing department goals.

• All other duties as assigned.

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

• Maintaining full Quality System Regulation and Current Good Manufacturing Practices requirements

• Maintaining full regulatory compliance and other legal requirements

• Knowledge and understanding of production process Work Instructions and operates within them to ensure that product conforms to its specifications

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

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering or technical discipline and 2 years manufacturing, supply chain, or leadership experience; or Associate Degree in an engineering or technical discipline and 4 years manufacturing, supply chain, or leadership experience; or HS Diploma/GED with 6 years combined manufacturing, supply chain, or leadership experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and experience running critical manufacturing tool sets
• Demonstrated ability to implement and qualify processes and procedures within a regulated industry
• Excellent English oral and written communications skills to employees at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement best practices and deal with high levels of ambiguity
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and exercise good discretion, troubleshooting, and decision-making

Desired Characteristics

• Prior team leading or supervisory experience
• High proficiency to interpret, instruct, and explain complex technical information
• Fast learner with ability to synthesize data and draw conclusions accordingly
• Familiarity and experience with Quality Management Systems in an FDA regulated environment
• Six Sigma certified

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.

The salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $120,000.00. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a variable incentive compensation. Available benefits include health, welfare, retirement and paid leave.

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.

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