Complex Leader

Owens Corning•Kansas City, KS

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Complex Leader is accountable for providing support for our 24/7 manufacturing operation, shift leaders and associated processes. This person must have a strong sense of personal commitment towards the business and our customers; an ability to foster teamwork throughout the organization; communicate effectively with all levels ranging from primary workforce to plant leadership. The Complex Leader must build a culture of trust, respect and accountability in a Union environment. In addition, the individual in this position helps to implement organizational strategies, standards and practices enrolling employees to achieve the Plant’s business strategy and deliver results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or related discipline required
Minimum of 3 years manufacturing experience leading people in a complex manufacturing environment
Business and financial acumen
Ability to compile and utilize data and/or Six Sigma methods for problem-solving and decision-making to eliminate manufacturing losses and unnecessary costs
Creating and implementing strategic and operations plans
Leading and motivating peers, direct reports and primary workforce
Effective with verbal and written communication
Strong planning, resourcing and effective delegation skills
Able to engage and care for others starting with safety
Capable of achieving results fast both individually and through teams

Nice To Haves

Experience leading in a union environment preferred
Six Sigma certification and Lean manufacturing experience preferred
Willingness to relocate in the future with OC

Responsibilities

Ensure a safe work environment through strict adherence to OC safety policies and procedures
Drive continuous improvement in the areas of safety and housekeeping
Know and communicate safety message with focus on developing zero injury culture
Identifies and drives continuous improvement efforts through standardized work to improve cost, increase year-over-year productivity and reduce quality related issues for our customers
Sets clear and measurable performance expectations, in line with plant goals; communicating and ensuring results are achieved for self and direct reports
Proactively analyzes and manages all relative operations performance metrics making improvements to efficiencies, quality and cost
Provides clear expectations and accountability to effectively lead frontline leadership and hourly teams.
Effectively leverages loss tracking systems to identify trends and implement corrective actions.
Operate with zero environmental non-conformities to applicable company, government and regulatory policies
Ensure the quality systems are utilized to provide a consistent product that meets manufacturing specifications
Ensure effective deployment of employee/labor relations practices (building strong partnership)
Set clear and measurable performance expectations for self and direct reports aligning with the Kansas City Plant, Division and Corporate goals
Establish an engaged workforce characterized by mutual trust, open communications, teamwork, and recognition
Create and sustain a culture where talent is developed through effective performance management, talent evaluation and utilization of people
Maintain documentation, track, counsel and execute coaching and corrective action when performance issues occur
Partner with peers, manufacturing engineers, process engineers, etc to clearly understand process and customers so that Kansas City can meet/exceed customer expectations
Assists in driving to zero defects or failures to customer