Operations Area Leader

Owens Corning Inc.•Waxahachie, TX

49d

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
Advanced knowledge of the people, process, and equipment for the hot end operation of the plant
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
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 to ensure employees believe in and behave in a manner that supports our stand that all accidents are preventable, safety is everyone's responsibility, and that working safely is a condition of employment at Owens Corning
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. Coach and provide clear direction to effectively manage operations.
Partner with Manufacturing Engineers (Line, Binder, & Furnace) to identify and drive continuous improvement efforts through standardized work to improve cost, grow year-over-year productivity and reduce quality related issues for our customers
Ensure effective deployment of employee/labor relations practices (building strong partnership)
Ensure the process and quality systems are utilized to provide a consistent product that meets manufacturing specifications
Operate with zero environmental non-conformities to applicable company, government, and regulatory policies
Proactively analyzes and manages all relative operations performance metrics making improvements to efficiencies, quality, and cost
Set clear and measurable performance expectations, in line with plant goals; communicating and ensuring results are achieved for self and direct reports
Utilizing data driven decision-making processes
Facilitating process improvements through people deployment, productivity enhancements, high performance work teams and being a model for change
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, impacting overall TPM expansion area progress to meet plant goals
Living the values and vision of the Company; establish an engaged workforce characterized by mutual trust, open communications, teamwork, and recognition
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, and for developing teams to deliver results in support of these objectives and priorities, leaving daily tactical direction to Production employees
Assign and coordinate work in a manufacturing department to include supervising first line leaders
Build an inclusive environment to drive sustainable operations
Knowing Our Customers
Partner with peers, manufacturing engineers, process engineers, etc. to clearly understand process and customer expectations in order to meet/exceed customer expectations
Assists in driving to zero defects or failures to customer
Ensuring operational procedures exist and are followed to product specifications and quality metrics are met to meet customers' needs
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 aligning with the Waxahachie Plant, Division and Corporate goals
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 in the Batch, Furnace, Binder, and Forming.
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 and drive continuous improvement initiatives.