Repair Quality Leader

GE Vernova · Greenville · $142,200–$237,100 (stated in the posting)

Job Description Summary

The Senior Quality Leader is a key member of the Plant Leadership Team and reports directly to the Plant Leader. This role is responsible for establishing and leading the Quality strategy and Quality Management System for a new greenfield manufacturing facility supporting approximately 600 employees within a global energy manufacturing organization.
The Senior Quality Leader will build a proactive, customer-focused quality culture from the ground up, embedding quality into product and process development, manufacturing, testing, and daily operations. The role will lead a team of Quality professionals and partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, Finance, and other functions to prevent defects, reduce risk, improve quality performance, and deliver products that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements.
This is a highly visible leadership role with significant influence on the quality culture, operating systems, customer experience, and long-term performance of the new facility.

Job Description

The Senior Quality Leader will build a proactive, customer-focused quality culture from the ground up, embedding quality into product and process development, manufacturing, testing, and daily operations. The role will lead a team of Quality professionals and partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, Finance, and other functions to prevent defects, reduce risk, improve quality performance, and deliver products that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements.

This is a highly visible leadership role with significant influence on the quality culture, operating systems, customer experience, and long-term performance of the new facility.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the site Quality strategy: Develop and execute the site's Quality strategy and roadmap in alignment with enterprise, business, customer, and regulatory requirements, with clear accountability for quality performance and results.
Build Quality into the greenfield operation: Establish quality systems, processes, controls, standards, and capabilities from facility design through production launch and ramp-up, ensuring quality is designed into processes rather than dependent on inspection.
Own the Quality Management System: Establish, maintain, and continuously improve the site Quality Management System and ensure compliance with applicable ISO, regulatory, customer, and company requirements.
Drive a zero-defect and Built-in-Quality culture: Embed prevention, standardization, risk management, and right-first-time principles throughout manufacturing and establish a culture where every employee owns quality.
Lead manufacturing quality performance: Drive improvement in key quality metrics including First Pass Yield, Cost of Poor Quality, scrap, rework, nonconformances, defects, customer escapes, and other site quality KPIs.
Lead problem solving and corrective action: Establish rigorous, data-driven problem-solving practices using methods such as 8D, A3, root-cause analysis, CAPA, 5 Why, statistical analysis, and other appropriate quality methodologies.
Manage quality risk and prevention: Deploy proactive quality tools including PFMEA, control plans, process capability, error-proofing, Measurement System Analysis, layered process audits, and other risk-based methods to prevent defects and identify potential failures before they reach the customer.
Lead and develop the Quality organization: Build, lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Quality Engineers, Quality professionals, inspectors, and other quality resources while developing quality capability across the broader workforce.
Drive cross-functional and enterprise improvement: Partner cross functionally to eliminate systemic quality issues, leverage lessons learned and Read Across, and continuously improve processes and performance.
Ensure quality governance and benefits realization: Establish effective quality reviews, performance reporting, audit readiness, improvement priorities, and accountability mechanisms while ensuring quality improvements translate into measurable customer, operational, and financial results.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related discipline and 7+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, quality, quality engineering, or a related discipline OR an equivalent of 10 years of experience in the abovementioned disciplines.
3+ years of experience in quality leadership, including experience leading and developing quality professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated success improving manufacturing quality performance and delivering measurable reductions in defects, scrap, rework, nonconformance, or Cost of Poor Quality.

Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems and applicable quality standards, including ISO 9001 or equivalent.
Strong knowledge of quality methodologies including root-cause analysis, CAPA, 8D, PFMEA, control plans, SPC, MSA, and risk-based problem solving.
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and driving quality improvement across complex manufacturing operations.
Strong customer focus with experience managing customer quality issues, audits, inspections, and quality escalations.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and executive presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to influence organizational change and establish a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Experience launching or transforming a greenfield manufacturing facility.
Experience in energy, power generation, aerospace, industrial equipment, heavy manufacturing, or another highly engineered manufacturing environment.
Experience with new product introduction, industrialization, and manufacturing process development.
Experience with special processes such as welding, brazing, coatings, heat treatment, NDT/NDE, or other critical manufacturing processes.
Experience implementing Built-in-Quality, layered process audits, Read Across, or similar quality-at-the-source systems.
Strong understanding of supplier quality, incoming quality, and supply-chain quality risk management.
Experience operating within a large, complex, global, and matrixed organization.

Success in the Role

Success will be demonstrated through:

Successful establishment of a robust Quality Management System and Built-in-Quality culture from facility launch through production ramp-up.
Achievement of site quality objectives and sustained improvement in key Quality KPIs.
Improved First Pass Yield, process capability, customer quality, and right-first-time performance.
Reduction in Cost of Poor Quality, scrap, rework, nonconformance, and customer escapes.
Effective prevention and rapid resolution of critical quality issues.
Successful integration of quality into new product introduction, industrialization, equipment, and manufacturing processes.
Strong customer confidence and effective execution of customer inspections, audits, witness points, and quality requirements.
Development of a high-performing Quality organization and broad-based quality capability across the site.
Demonstrated use of data, risk management, lessons learned, and systemic problem solving to prevent recurrence.
Sustainable quality improvements that positively impact customer satisfaction, operational performance, and business results.

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 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: Yes

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $142,200.00 and $237,100.00. 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 candidate’s 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 23, 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.

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