Job Description Summary
As the Plant Leader for our Grand Forks facility, large blade manufacturing factory within the Onshore Wind business—you will drive safe, high-quality, and efficient operations. This is a high-impact leadership role within the U.S. and global supply chain. The ideal candidate is a transformation-focused leader capable of navigating a rapid-growth environment, fostering a strong site culture, championing LEAN methodologies, and driving operational excellence across all facets of the factory.
Job Description
Establish and achieve plant goals focusing relentlessly on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost, ensuring world-class manufacturing standards.
Accountable for site financial performance, P&L execution, variable cost productivity (VCP), Opex/Capex planning, and alignment with global Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) commitments.
Shape a high-performance, inclusive culture focused on safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Promote an environment that encourages employee involvement and high engagement across mixed hourly and salaried teams.
Serve as the chief change agent, driving enterprise-level Lean transformations, eliminating waste, and optimizing complex, interdependent production cycles.
Partner seamlessly with engineering, sourcing, finance, and executive project teams to successfully execute New Product Introductions (NPI) and major process launches.
Attract, develop, and retain top-tier talent. Build a robust leadership pipeline and champion professional growth through executive coaching, mentoring, and organizational development.
Actively collaborate across the global factory network within Wind and GE Vernova and adjacent functions to share best practices, solve complex operational bottlenecks, and influence broader company strategy.
Qualifications / Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (or equivalent extensive executive-level manufacturing leadership experience).
Minimum of 5+ years of progressive, executive-level experience in Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain within heavy industry.
Proven, hands-on background in driving major operational and cultural transformations using Lean principles
Demonstrated experience partnering with engineering, sourcing, finance, and board-level stakeholders to drive complex capital projects and strategic initiatives.
exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the credibility to build trust, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and connect effectively with everyone from shop-floor teams to executive leadership
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. (Note: To comply with US immigration and legal requirements, the minimum years of experience are explicitly defined for this US-based role).
Desired Characteristics
The ability to balance immediate operational performance ("Performer") with long-term cultural and technological evolution ("Transformer").
Exceptional executive capability to analyze complex enterprise data, navigate ambiguity, challenge conflicting inputs, and execute high-stakes initiatives.
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 only:
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on November 06,…