Manufacturing Manager - Production Supervision - Hot Gas Path
GE Vernova · Jebel Ali
Job Description Summary
Lead the daily operations of the Hot Gas Path Cell at the Jebel Ali Service Center to ensure safe, reliable, efficient, and high-quality execution. This role oversees production planning, cross-functional coordination, and operational excellence across Hot Gas Path repair operations. While primarily execution focused, the role has autonomy in decision-making and plays a critical part in driving continuous improvement, capacity expansion, and team development, covered by standard functional practices and procedures with guidance.Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
- Own and deliver on fulfillment metrics (SQDCC) through effective leadership of the Hot Gas Path Cell's daily operations.
- Lead a cross-functional team of operations leaders, method engineers, and quality engineers.
- Lead the cell's expansion, capability development, and transformation roadmap.
- Onboard and develop talent by providing clear direction, coaching, and continuous leadership to ensure team capability, engagement, and alignment with business goals.
- Mentor and coach teams on Lean principles, problem solving, and continuous improvement culture.
- Maintain and optimize cell capacity, manpower planning, equipment utilization, and scheduling to meet customer demands.
- Own and drive the cell roadmap in alignment with the Plant Leader.
- Govern variable cost expenditure to ensure financial metrics are met and aligned with business objectives.
- Partner to deliver yearly budget planning and preparation for the plant roadmap.
- Manage customer relationships and technical queries in partnership with engineering, services, and project management teams.
- Facilitate and lead Kaizen events focused on cost-out, lead time reduction, safety, quality, productivity, and process flow improvements.
- Lead Daily Management System (DMS) implementation across functions and monitor adherence and effectiveness.
- Support NPI, process qualification, equipment qualification, and CAPEX planning related to Hot Gas Path repair capabilities.
- Maintain the CI ideas pipeline, track progress, and report savings including PCO and CoPQ reduction.
- Act as the interface with the fulfillment & materials team to ensure production loading and material availability meet customer requirements.
- Drive repair flow optimization, constraint management, and capacity improvements across Hot Gas Path processes to support fulfillment and growth requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university or college
- Minimum 4 years of experience in gas turbine repairs or manufacturing operations.
- Proven experience managing frontline teams and delivering on operational KPIs.
- Strong command of Lean tools (Kaizen, DMS, VSM, standard work, etc.) with a track record of implementation.
- Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal
Desired Characteristics
- Technical understanding of Hot Gas Path gas turbine component repair processes and equipment, including relevant inspection, machining, coating, and repair technologies.
- Experience leading teams in various Kaizen events.
- Experience supporting capacity expansion, NPI, process qualifications, and CAPEX projects.
- Ability to influence and lead change in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills across functions and levels.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No