GE Vernova

Manufacturing Manager - Production Quality (m/w/d)

GE Vernova  •  Switzerland (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

Become part of GE Vernova

Do you want to make a global impact and help solve real-world challenges?

Through continuous innovation and close collaboration with customers, Gas Power, a business of GE Vernova, delivers more advanced, cleaner, and more efficient energy solutions. At our Birr site, we repair and overhaul critical turbine components, contributing directly to performance, reliability, and sustainability.

What you will make happen

As Production Quality Manager Repair Shop (OneBirr), you will take overall responsibility for quality topics within the Repair Shop in Birr.

You will work closely with teams across Manufacturing, Procurement, Planning, and Engineering to ensure strong collaboration and consistent quality along the full value chain.

You will connect with customers on all quality related topics and help build trust through clear communication and reliable outcomes.

You will support and improve quality standards to enable on-time delivery with strong and consistent quality.

You will guide and support continuous improvement activities, helping the team learn, improve, and solve problems in a structured way.

You will help develop processes and team capabilities, contributing to a sustainable quality culture and operational excellence.

What you will make happen

As Production Quality Manager Repair Shop (OneBirr), you will:

  • Take overall responsibility for quality performance within the Repair Shop
  • Guide, support, and develop a small team of quality inspectors and engineers
  • Ensure the implementation, sustainability, and continuous improvement of Built In Quality (BIQ) principles
  • Promote a “Right First Time” approach by supporting preventive quality methods in daily operations
  • Support teams in meeting inspection plans, quality requirements, and customer expectations
  • Act as the main quality contact for internal and external customers
  • Ensure timely and sustainable handling of non-conformances (NCRs) with minimal impact on operations
  • Guide structured root cause analyses (e.g. 8D, 5 Why) and support effective corrective and preventive actions

What you bring

  • Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable technical field (or technical background with relevant professional and team coordination experience)
  • Experience in quality, manufacturing, Lean, or continuous improvement, ideally in power generation or heavy industry
  • Understanding of inspection and testing methods for turbine components or similar equipment
  • Experience in team coordination within production or quality environments
  • Knowledge of structured problem solving methods (e.g. 8D, 5 Why)
  • Understanding of quality management systems (e.g. ISO 9001)
  • Good communication skills in German and English

Nice to have

  • Experience in strengthening Built In Quality (BIQ) in production environments
  • Ability to translate data into practical improvement actions
  • Structured and solution oriented way of working in a dynamic environment
  • Confidence in customer and audit situations
  • Leadership approach that supports development, trust, and team engagement
  • Interest in continuous improvement and operational excellence
  • Qualification as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

GE Vernova

About GE Vernova

GE Vernova is a purpose-built energy technology company on a mission to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world.

It is made up of three businesses -- Power, Wind, and Electrification -- with focus on accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.

The world needs more energy, smarter energy. With energy demand expected to grow by more than 50% in the next 20 years, we are continuously innovating to meet the moment…like we have for the past 130 years. The Energy of Change and relentless optimism are what drive us – it’s about never giving up and seeing what’s possible so that we deliver the energy technologies the world needs right now and for generations to come.

GE Vernova’s attitude and edge is embedded in its name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.

Together, we have the energy to change the world.

Industry
Energy & Utilities
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Year Founded
Unknown
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