Operations Area Leader

Owens Corning • Waxahachie, TX

99d

About The Position

The Complex Leader is accountable for providing support for our 24/7 manufacturing operation 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 Business, Engineering or related discipline required
• Minimum of 3 years manufacturing experience
• Minimum 2 years leading people in a complex manufacturing environment or successful completion of a Manufacturing Leadership Program

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading in a Union environment
• Manufacturing Engineer experience preferred
• Six Sigma certification and Lean manufacturing experience preferred
• Willingness to relocate in the future with OC
• TPM knowledge and understanding

Responsibilities

• Driving a Strong Safety Culture
• Ensuring a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work environment and building a culture where safety is a priority
• Leading and supporting safety initiatives, proactive conversations around safety, and processes to drive towards zero recordable injuries
• Training and developing employees to safely perform their jobs
• Effectively communicating Owens Corning’s stand on safety throughout the department
• Executing Total Production Maintenance (TPM) Strategy and Managing Operations
• Lead operations and processes for respective assets/area of responsibility within the plant
• Provide direct supervision to employees in area of responsibility
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineers to identify and drive continuous improvement efforts
• Ensure effective deployment of employee/labor relations practices
• Ensure the process and quality systems are utilized to provide a consistent product
• Operate with zero environmental non-conformities
• Proactively analyzes and manages all relative operations performance metrics
• Set clear and measurable performance expectations
• Utilizing data driven decision-making processes
• Facilitating process improvements through people deployment and productivity enhancements
• Leading a lean culture environment through six sigma processes and TPM toolsets
• Driving progress in area of responsibility through engagement of operators in TPM activities
• Making operational decisions or recommendations that could affect the financial, employee, or public relations posture of the organization
• Set area objectives and priorities in support of the Plant’s strategy and vision
• Assign and coordinate work in a manufacturing department
• Build an inclusive environment to drive sustainable operations
• Knowing Our Customers
• Partner with peers, manufacturing engineers, process engineers to understand process and customer expectations
• Assists in driving to zero defects or failures to customer
• Ensuring operational procedures exist and are followed to product specifications
• Leading and Developing Talent
• Drive salaried performance process with their team focusing on performance surround results, impact, behavior, and talent
• Set clear and measurable performance expectations for self and direct reports
• Establish an engaged workforce characterized by mutual trust, open communications, teamwork, and recognition
• Maintain documentation, track, counsel and execute coaching and corrective action when performance issues occur
• Create work standards for the hot end and partner with the Talent Leader to execute training for employees
• Creating and sustaining a culture where talent is developed through effective performance management and talent evaluation
• Establishing clear and measurable expectations of performance and review commitments to ensure goals are achieved
• Actively leading and building effective work teams and committees to increase plant performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees