Operations Leader

Owens Corning•Fairburn, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Leader has responsibility for all areas of production at a manufacturing facility. The person in this position helps to implement organizational strategies, standards and practices to achieve best-in-class performance in the following areas: Safety – Our employees live injury-free lives, Talent –Our employees own the success of the business, Quality – We produce zero defects or failures to customer requirements, Environmental – We operate with zero non-conformities and zero waste streams, Cost – We are the competitive cost leader. The position reports directly to the Plant Leader and is an integral partner in executing the operations strategy for the plant. The Operations Leader is a member of the Natural Leadership Team (NLT) consisting of leadership from the Maintenance, EHS, Finance, Warehouse and Human Resources departments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related discipline
5+ Yrs. minimum work experience
A minimum of three years experience in manufacturing leading people in a cross- functional and complex manufacturing environment
Exposure to cross-functional team leadership or participation
A history of hiring, growing and promoting talent within the organization
Experience in dealing with both union and non-union operations and experience in contract negotiations
Six Sigma formal training and Lean manufacturing experience
Computer skills- the ability to utilize OC systems and the software necessary for this role
Utilizing data and data collection systems, and 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, managers and subordinates
Effective with verbal and written communication
Business and Financial acumen
Understands that all business opportunities start with knowledge of how to create value for customer.
Strong planning, resourcing and delegation skills
Able to engage and care for others starting with safety
Able to achieve results fast both individually and through teams
Has Company Spirit
Willingness to relocate when and to where the opportunity is in the future with OC
Customer orientation: Has an external perspective and understands that all business opportunities start with knowledge of how to serve our customers.
Acts as a leader amongst peers: Expected to embrace and help drive division initiatives throughout the business unit. Acts as a mentor for other plant leaders and is willing and able to take on additional division type assignments as needed.
Establishes courses of action: translates strategies into actionable operating plans; sets goals for personal and team accomplishment; uses measurement methods to monitor progress; quickly overcomes barriers and adapts plans to ensure goal attainment.
actions and leverages resources that result in retention of talented employees.
Creates a vivid picture that excites employees, customers and partners about winning and doing what it takes to win. Exudes energy that is contagious and instills in others a passion to excel and the confidence to achieve more than is believed possible.
Sets goals for organizational and personal accomplishment and ensures employees always know what’s expected of them, how they are performing, and how their performance impacts business results and determines their reward and recognition.
Demonstrates a strong self-awareness of one’s strengths, development needs and the impact of one’s own behavior on others; and consistently takes actions to be better.
A balanced sense of self confidence and an abiding respect for others. Prioritizes strong personal wellbeing in order to maximize and fortify their contribution to the business. Operates in a transparent fashion without a personal agenda.
Possesses a well-developed sense of humor.

Responsibilities

Provide a safe and secure work environment for all employees, contractors and visitors
Allocates resource requirements and investments required to achieve zero injuries, including systems, focused programs and leadership
Ensures a clear and effective measurement system is followed and used to drive results; rewards and celebrates safe behavior and achievements; ensures accountability
Identify and drives continuous improvement efforts through standardized work to cut cost and improve productivity and quality
Set clear and measurable performance expectations, in line with plant goals; proactively analyzes and manages all relative operations performance metrics
Effectively communicate goals and objectives
Assign and coordinate the work in a manufacturing department to include supervising first line leaders, production leaders
Prepares budgets relative to capital expenditures, manpower, production, and space forecasting necessary to meet customer demands
Operate with zero environmental non-conformities to applicable company, government and regulatory policies
Develop and manage the quality and product measurement systems to provide a consistent quality product
Build an environment that develops and improves serving our customers
Partner with sales and customer facing groups as necessary to maintain positive business relationships
Serving as the Autonomous Maintenance (AM) Pillar Leader for the Fairburn Plant to realize the vision of being a best in class example of AM and to establish a culture where employees drive to achieve zero accidents, zero loss and zero defects.
Leading a lean culture environment through six sigma processes and toolsets
Assigning and coordinating the work in a manufacturing department to include supervising first line leaders, production leaders, and analyze productivity reports
Preparing budgets relative to capital expenditures, manpower, production, and space forecasting
Facilitating process improvements through people deployment, productivity enhancements, high performance work teams and being a model for change
Developing and leading strategic business plans; accountable for delivering plant performance metrics
Utilizing data driven decision-making processes, such as Six Sigma
Driving alignment between plant departments
Ensures a positive, creative, diverse and collaborative work environment where employees own the success of the business
Establish an engaged workforce characterized by mutual trust, open communications, teamwork, and recognition
Monitors labor activities and leverages labor relations resources as appropriate to ensure compliance with all collective bargaining agreements, company policies and/or governmental regulations
Builds a department worthy of being used as marketing and communications platform, both internal and external
Create an environment where talent is developed and their full potential is realized
Invest in the growth and development of direct reports
Maintain documentation, track, counsel and execute coaching and corrective action when performance issues occur
Drive alignment between plant departments
Share best practices, challenge thinking and provide candid and respectful feedback; set an example for the organization of how teamwork and partnerships should work
Be seen as a great leader across the plant, driving engagement and supporting cross-functional projects and teams.
Assist the plant leader with other duties as required