GE Vernova
Lead Manufacturing Engineer
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Job Description Summary
GE Vernova is at the forefront of the global energy transition, powering the world, decarbonizing industry, and supporting global defence through advanced electrical systems. At Rotating Machines Rugby (RMR), we design and manufacture world-class electrical rotating machinery. Specializing in large motors and generators for naval, aerospace, and industrial applications, our technology is vital to a sustainable and secure future.
As the Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you will drive operational excellence by applying Lean principles to spearhead initiatives across multiple manufacturing areas. You are responsible for delivering measurable improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) while ensuring manufacturing readiness, enabling new projects to meet the highest performance standards from day one.
This role sits at the intersection of design and production, acting as the critical translator between the design office and the shop floor. The successful candidate will ensure that manufacturing lines — specifically Rotor Build and Field Coil — are fully prepared to build, transport, install, and commission complex machinery.
Working alongside designers at the concept stage, they will drive improvements to tools and processes before production begins. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact on the world, this could be the opportunity for you.
Job Description
What you will do
- Provide technical leadership across the Rotor Build and Field Coil manufacturing lines, ensuring right-first-time execution
- Lead Capex investment projects from initial proposal and cost-benefit analysis through to installation, commissioning, and handover
- Plan and coordinate preparation activities, including the installation and commissioning of new equipment and supervision of contractors
- Lead Lean and Kaizen improvement studies to drive measurable gains in manufacturing efficiency, tracking and reporting on impact and cost savings
- Analyse and plan workflow, space requirements, and equipment placement to maximise manufacturing effectiveness
- Lead initiatives and present business cases to senior leaders to secure funding approval
- Mentor and develop less experienced engineers, fostering a strong team ethos within the Manufacturing Readiness Team (MRT)
- Work alongside designers at the concept stage to drive improvements to tools and processes before production begins, acting as the critical link between the design office and the shop floor
- Ensure manufacturing lines are fully prepared to build, transport, install, and commission complex machinery to the highest performance standards
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What you will bring
- A professional engineering qualification, ideally gained within the aerospace or automotive sector or an equivalent highly regulated industry
- Proven Lead Manufacturing Engineering experience, with a strong track record of driving change within a manufacturing organisation
- Strong CAD design skills, preferably in Creo, with the ability to model tooling concepts and develop them through to detailed design
- Demonstrable experience leading Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives, with a practical, hands-on approach to implementation
- The ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and technical documentation
- Demonstrated experience leading engineering design activities and formal design reviews
- Experience training shopfloor operators and communicating complex engineering processes in a clear and accessible way
- A broad knowledge of manufacturing processes, their associated engineering challenges, and industry best practices
- Excellent organisational, time management, and decision-making skills, with a methodical and detail-focused approach to work
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including negotiation and presentation, with the ability to engage effectively up to Senior Management level
- Strong computer literacy, including proficiency in CAD tools and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while delivering against EHS, Quality, Delivery, and Cost metrics within a multi-disciplinary team environment
- A collaborative and influential approach — an effective change agent who motivates others and drives continuous improvement
- A self-motivated, driven mindset with the ability to set and meet ambitious goals and respond positively to challenges
- Flexibility to work extended hours and travel when required
This is a site based in Rugby, UK where you must have the right to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
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What we offer
At GE Vernova, we invest in your long-term success and wellbeing through a comprehensive, flexible benefits package designed to support what matters most to you.
Total Reward
- Competitive compensation including performance-related bonus, flexible pension, employer-funded private health insurance, income protection, and life assurance
Time to Recharge
- 26 days of holiday, plus bank holidays
Flex Choice
- Offers you the opportunity to take advantage of competitive corporate benefits that offer the option to buy and sell holiday, cycle to work scheme, financial planning, critical illness insurance, personal accident cover, dental cover, option to add family to private health scheme, child care vouchers, travel insurance and gadget cover
Career Growth
- We provide a platform for continuous development. Through mentorship, open dialogue, and support for professional qualifications, we help you map a career path that evolves with your ambitions.
Why join us?
At GE Vernova’s Power Conversion & Storage business, we provide the electrification systems that power the world’s most critical energy needs. By joining our team, you will help deliver mission-critical technology that solves complex electrification challenges and accelerates the transition to a sustainable, decarbonized future. This is more than just a job; you’ll be contributing to high-performance projects that keep the world moving.
Additional Information
- Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name 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.
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