General Plant Foreman-TAD

Owens Corning•Memphis, TN

24d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Plant Foreman/OMC, the employee will lead the interface between operations and maintenance as well as coordinate the production schedule for the Asphalt Plant. This job requires excellent self-direction working alone or in small teams with little direct supervision.

Requirements

Certified as an Asphalt 1st class operator and must hold a Certified Boiler license
High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
Demonstrated desire to impact safety
Demonstrated leadership in current and previous jobs
Must be able to work independently or in a team atmosphere with minimal direct supervision
Project management skills are required
Demonstrated the ability act as a decision maker
Has a very high attention to detail
Demonstrated the ability to multi-task
Demonstrated the ability to set priorities and escalate issues in a timely manner
Demonstrated ability to direct/influence 3rd parties (vendors)
Must have to ability to do basic mathematical calculations
Able to effectively communicate in English
Must be able to operate a computer including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Access databases (Title V), as well as web-based tools
Must be able to learn and use SAP

Nice To Haves

Preferred to have completed leadership training

Responsibilities

Comply with all safety and plant requirements individually and hold other team members to the same high standards of safety
Participates in the safety, quality, autonomous maintenance training, TPM, 5’s and housekeeping programs as established within the plant
Plan, prioritize, and schedule all maintenance tasks with a weekly schedule.
Job plan development for non-routine tasks.
Run the daily and weekly maintenance approval meetings.
Run the weekly planning meetings.
Involved in annual OPA-90 exercises.
Run our tank cleaning schedule to ensure safe tank operations.
Run contractor projects which will include some of the capital projects.
Maintain the spare parts room.
Prioritize what maintenance work needs attention – work closely with Maintenance team and support maintenance technicians when on site
Assist with day-to-day operations, including covering for breaks when needed
Take customer orders and update the production schedule daily
Meet team expectations such as reliability, teamwork, and process improvement
Assist with coordinating production changes within the facility
Order parts as necessary and Goods issue parts from work orders
Monitor critical equipment – pre-heater, hot oil, incinerator, blowers, boiler (quick walk through daily)
Attend the daily/weekly DAM and shift huddle meetings
Support maintenance job plans
Come in on weekends when necessary to support critical maintenance tasks
Find ways to ensure production employees understand the need of the customer and that they can see how their work affects the customer directly.
Perform and ensure proper documentation of training and cross training of all employees as necessary to maintain a flexible work environment capable of meeting varied demands. Ensure technical competence of employees.
Encourage all employees to build strong working relationships and communication through sharing, respect, candor, integrity, innovation, accountability, and fun.
Facilitate development and implementation of data collection and process control in order to enhance manufacturing processes. Lead TPM efforts and teams to get plant employee-generated improvements.
Perform value-added daily huddles that enhance safe, quality and optimized quality and productivity.
Use electronic systems for all employees on plant communications, and ensure employees regularly utilize company-provided systems to maintain current on plant/division/company information disseminated through that resource.
Personally lead, engage in and encourage direct reports to engage in voice of the employee continuous improvement activities. Drive to root cause solution of process issues to diminish repeating problems relentlessly.