Manufacturing Manager - Production Supervision - Special Process & Combustion
GE Vernova · Jebel Ali
Job Description Summary
Lead the daily operations of the Special Processes, Legacy Alstom and Combustion Cells 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 the cells. While primarily execution focused, the role has autonomy in decision-making and plays a critical part in driving continuous improvement, transformation, 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 Legacy Alstom and Combustion Products daily operations.
- Lead a cross-functional team of operations leaders, method engineers, and quality engineers.
- Lead the cells' 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, and scheduling to meet customer demands.
- Own and drive the cells' operational 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, and process flow improvements.
- Lead Daily Management System (DMS) implementation across functions and monitor adherence and effectiveness.
- Support NPI, equipment qualification, and CAPEX planning related to Legacy Alstom and Combustion Products.
- 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.
- Coordinate and plan for preventative maintenance activities with the maintenance leader.
- Drive standardization, productivity, and flow improvements across the different product families and repair processes within the cells.
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 gas turbine component repair processes and equipment, particularly special processes, legacy Alstom and combustion-related products.
- Experience leading teams in various Kaizen events.
- Experience managing multiple product families, repair flows, or operational workstreams.
- Ability to influence and lead changes in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills across functions and levels.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No