Job Description Summary

GE Vernova's Fuel Components Operations (FCO) team is seeking a Shift Operations Leader to oversee weekend production at our Wilmington, NC manufacturing facility. In this role, you will lead a skilled team of production operators in the manufacturing of critical components for nuclear fuel bundles — parts that directly support our internal customer, Fuel Manufacturing Operations (FMO).

This is a 3-day weekend schedule (Friday–Sunday, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM), offering a compelling work-life balance during the week while playing a mission-critical role in keeping our production operations running smoothly.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Production Execution: Receive weekly priorities via shift pass-down on Friday and drive successful completion of those goals across Saturday and Sunday, ensuring the shop is set up for the following week's success.

• Workforce Orchestration: Manage and flex a team of up to 8 direct reports (a mix of GE employees and contractors), strategically shifting personnel across workstations to maintain balanced production flow and meet output targets.
• Material Flow Management: Monitor and manage Continuous Work-In-Process (CONWIP) levels across the shop floor, making real-time decisions to maintain optimal material balance — including proactively slowing or halting processes to prevent imbalance downstream.
• Problem Solving & Troubleshooting: Serve as the primary driver of issue resolution during the weekend shift, operating with limited maintenance and engineering support, and taking ownership of challenges as they arise.
• Communication & Shift Handoff: Ask the right questions during Friday pass-down to gather all critical information needed for a productive weekend. Following the weekend shift, provide thorough and accurate reporting on outcomes to set the weekday team up for success.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and recommend opportunities to improve processes, workflows, and team efficiency. This role is what you make of it — those who take initiative will have visible impact.
• People Leadership: Conduct performance reviews, provide coaching and feedback, and maintain a culture of accountability and professional growth among direct reports.
• Safety Compliance: Champion a safe working environment and ensure all team members adhere to site safety protocols and GE Vernova standards.
• Function as the front-line leader when needed and provide ongoing leadership of assigned personnel.
• Look for opportunities for automation and new technologies in all processes
• Assist the Kaizen Promotion Officer with managing the overall continuous improvement plan for the facility.
• Plans standardized work to enhance employee capabilities, safety, customer satisfaction and efficiencies.
• Work with employees and management to develop ways to improve production processes.
• Prioritize, coordinate assistance, keep a visual log of in-process projects, measure improvements and celebrate implementations.
• Participate in the hiring and promotions of shop workforce.
• Ensure team members are provided adequate training, resources and support to assume safe and compliant manufacturing practices in a nuclear regulated environment.
• Be responsible for meeting the shift’s strict EHS requirements, product quality requirements, and production schedule requirements.
• Work with manufacturing, engineering, support functions and leadership to provide technical, quality, and production management.
• Communicate business goals, programs, and processes to team members and ensure that they are included as a part of the overall success of the organization. 
• Develop and support the growth of all team members by promoting team engagement, ownership, and continuous training.
• Support manufacturing leaders in the strategic planning of manpower, equipment and other resources.
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university/college and a minimum of 3 years of experience in a manufacturing or maintenance leadership role OR;
• A high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing or maintenance leadership role. 

Desired Characteristics:

• Background in manufacturing (strongly preferred but not required)
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing concepts and continuous improvement practices
• Experience managing or working within automated production environments
• Exposure to work-in-process (WIP) management or material flow concepts
• Supervised or managed in a heavily automated industry
• Ability and willingness to work off-shifts as required
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Proven communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook)
• Experience using corrective action tools and techniques

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government. ​

Additional Information

 

 

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $76,300.00 and $114,400.00. 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 June 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.