Digital Manufacturing Transformation Lead - Technical Innovation

Owens Corning•Toledo, OH

About The Position

Within the Digital Manufacturing Transformation (DMT) team, the role of the DMT Lead – Technical Innovation will be responsible to identify and clarify unmet manufacturing needs, and design structured work processes to address all aspects of conceptual design. This includes risk assessment, finalize system requirements and source data, professional services and equipment procurement, application engineering, system engineering/manufacturing, installation engineering, installation/construction, commissioning/startup and consolidating related technical documents toward effective technology transfer/hand-off. This role will also lead proof-of-concept (PoC) work and execute related pilot implementation to demonstrate proof of value (PoV) on the shop floor and once validated, scale innovations across plants while ensuring secure, reliable operations and measurable business outcomes. Reports to: Sr. R&D Leader Span of Control: Individual contributor

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant field
5+ years in manufacturing with hands-on process controls, quality systems or equipment implementation experience.
3+ years of program/project leadership using formal methodologies, portfolio practices, and tools.
Working knowledge of Manufacturing Controls and OT Systems and enterprise digital systems.
Ability to translate business requirements into technical options and measurable value.
Proven success leading medium-to-large, cross-functional/global initiatives with third-party vendors and partners.
Strong stakeholder management, and organizational skills; adept at prioritizing in fast-paced environments.
Curiosity, service mindset, and inventive flexibility; self-directed learner matching emerging technologies to operational needs.
Strong problem-solving and planning skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-moving environment.
Experience collaborating in a diverse cultural environment and across international boundaries.
Ability to lead and partner effectively with team members, business partners, and 3rd party partners
Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey relevant information clearly with confidence; understanding others through active listening; successfully sets and manages expectations
Service Mindset– voluntarily initiates and takes lead roles in challenging work without explicit direction
The ability to build trust, connections, and influence stakeholders
Ability to travel up to ~20-30%, including internationally

Responsibilities

Build relationships within the Global Information Services (GIS) organization, cross-functionally, and with key stakeholders; ensure effective contact to remain aligned with functional objectives.
Understand the strategic direction of the company’s businesses and execute functional strategies to support and enhance business results; be knowledgeable of the project work that supports this direction and implications for the business.
Understands the relationships with stakeholders and understands what it takes to ensure their success.
Knows what best-in-class organizations do and obtain outside-in insights to understand and then apply to positively impact Owens Corning.
Build transparent partnerships across GIS, Businesses, CoE, S&T and operations; keep status, priorities, and outcomes visible. Work closely to recognize analogous workstreams elsewhere in the organization.
Leverage business partnerships to prioritize workstreams related to PoCs or pilots within the Digital Manufacturing Transformation portfolio
Partnership with technical integration and security teams; leverage external expertise to build out sustainable solutions. GIS Architecture Review Board (ARB) and Project Review Board (PRB) for awareness and approval of architected solutions. Contemplate existing standards and governance when required.
Engage manufacturing leadership, Center of Excellence (CoE) subject-matter-experts, engineers, maintenance and operators, plus Science and Technology (S&T) product and process platform owners, to identify opportunities and unmet needs; translate them into concise problem statements with measurable acceptance criteria.
Build business cases for proposed solutions that quantify expected financial value and define success metrics. Inform strategy to execute PoC or pilots that are prioritized in the Digital Manufacturing Transformation portfolio.
Define end-to-end innovation work processes—from discovery and PoC through pilot execution—aligned to Business, Capital Delivery, S&T and GIS standards.
Collaborate closely with key stakeholders and teams to collect requirements, define well-formed acceptance criteria, and develop the corresponding manufacturing technology solutions roadmap.
Maintain a prioritized portfolio and 3–5-year roadmap for Manufacturing Controls and Operations Technology (OT) Systems innovations.
Manage expectations across impacted organizations to plan and execute PoCs or pilots, to validate assumptions, prove value in live manufacturing environments; document outcomes, risks, and learnings.
Oversee respective budgets, risks, resource utilization, and stakeholder communications, and regular status reporting with success metrics. Engage with business, Capital Delivery, and Global Information Services (GIS) teams to ensure visibility and successful outcomes.
Define and execute the enterprise rationalization phases of new solutions before deployed at scale. Ensure smooth hand-off to delivery and support areas to scale successful pilots across sites with clear transition, training, and ongoing technical support plans.
Drive the integration with manufacturing controls and OT systems platform (e.g., SCADA, automated backup/restore): lifecycle management, standards, and governance to keep systems relevant and secure.
As needed, partners with relevant OC functions (i.e. Legal, IT Security, Sourcing) to adhere to their respective global requirements through the PoC and pilot implementation.
Evaluate new functionality with structured pilots; standardize and expand innovations that deliver measurable value.
Provide input with the project portfolio and participate in the sequencing and scheduling of significant innovation work to best fit resource capabilities
Establish a sustainable support model leveraging internal teams and partners; act as escalation point for critical issues related to the PoC or pilot execution.
Engage cross-functional team on thorough change management to minimize plant risk and achieve comprehensive visibility of changes; enforce access control and data security related to PoC or pilot execution.
Maximize PoC or pilot value from partners via achievement of clear deliverables, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); drive continuous improvement with new product and implementation providers
Align with architecture and security governance; adhere to standards and approvals for solutions deployed in manufacturing environments.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the department and cross-functionally; encourage others to identify areas of waste (process, time, etc.); ideate and execute action plans to create productivity.
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Collaborating with cross-functional teams
Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness, value, and perception of the organization
Provide impactful peer-to-peer leadership to others on the team, contributing to their development.
Assist in building the talent pipeline, mentoring, and developing other team members.
Invest in personal growth and development, clearly focused on self-learning.
Create an inclusive environment where the team looks at you as a highly regarded leader and mentor the team.