Operations Manager

Owens Corning•Newark, OH

18d

About The Position

PURPOSE OF THE JOB The Complex Leader is accountable for providing leadership for the production operations in the Pipe Plant at the Newark site. The successful candidate must have strong leadership skills, a passion for safety while driving a zero-accident culture, zero customer complaints, employee engagement, impeccable housekeeping and drive the change needed to meet business objectives. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES The Pipe Complex Leader will have the responsibility to: Live the Safety stand, adhere to the safety responsibilities: Champion a scratch free & injury free work environment through strict adherence of the OC safety policies and procedures Drive continuous improvement in the areas of safety and housekeeping Upholds sustainability and environmental compliance/stewardship Metrics: RIR/First Aids/MINT/SIF Corrective Actions Behavior Based Safety Program (Yellow Tags) Environmental Deviations Competitively Drive Results: Accountable for employee safety, cost reduction programs, productivity, product quality, employee growth and development and sustainability. Ensure effective deployment & compliance of employee/labor relations practices Establish a World Class Housekeeping and 5S Environment for the Complex Partner with the Pipe Plant team to lead the Pipe Plant TPM journey Respond to unplanned downtime events with a sense of urgency with attention to safety and detail Identify and eliminate waste to improve productivity and cash flow through continuous improvement efforts and lean methodologies Metrics: Productivity Plant Efficiencies KPI & KAI Know Our Customers: Raise the quality systems and service to provide a customer experience that fosters strong relations. Partner with peers, engineers, etc. to clearly understand customer’s FFU’s and constantly meet/exceed customer expectations Metrics: Customer Fitness for use (FFU) Schedule Attainment On-time Delivery to Promise Order Fill Rate Quality Assurance Layered Process Audits Lead and Develop Talent: Set clear and measurable performance expectations, in line with Plant, Site, Divisional and Corporate Goals Demonstrate commitment for building a work environment that nurtures and facilitates open communication, employee engagement and diversity Create and sustain a culture where talent is developed through effective performance management, talent evaluation and utilization of people Establishing clear and measurable expectations of performance and review commitments to ensure goals are achieved; completing Front Line Leader performance appraisals and coaching employees to develop and execute growth and development plans Effectively staff the organization, providing competent people and the appropriate mix of both internal and external talent to satisfy both near-term and long-term succession needs. Attract, develop and retain the very best talent Actively leading and building effective work teams and committees to increase plant performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

A minimum of 7 years of manufacturing leadership experience
Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering is required, Advanced degree preferred.
Able to engage and care for others starting with Safety
Leadership skills and experience gained from on the job and formal training in: team leadership, facilitation, problem solving, diversity, safety, waste elimination and lean manufacturing
Building strong teams
Strong process, engineering and technical abilities
Experience in dealing with union operations
Business and financial acumen
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and turn strategy into action
Able to achieve results fast both individually and through others
Passion for safety
Likes people and working in teams
People focused leadership style
Action oriented/Competitive and driven by goal achievement
Demonstrates a strong self-awareness of one’s own strengths and development needs
Positive and confident
Analytical and Strategic, yet capable of simplifying the complex
Open to new ideas and continually benchmarks against the best
Communicates with impact

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma Certification, Lean Manufacturing and/or TPM experience preferred

Responsibilities

Champion a scratch free & injury free work environment through strict adherence of the OC safety policies and procedures
Drive continuous improvement in the areas of safety and housekeeping
Upholds sustainability and environmental compliance/stewardship
Accountable for employee safety, cost reduction programs, productivity, product quality, employee growth and development and sustainability.
Ensure effective deployment & compliance of employee/labor relations practices
Establish a World Class Housekeeping and 5S Environment for the Complex
Partner with the Pipe Plant team to lead the Pipe Plant TPM journey
Respond to unplanned downtime events with a sense of urgency with attention to safety and detail
Identify and eliminate waste to improve productivity and cash flow through continuous improvement efforts and lean methodologies
Raise the quality systems and service to provide a customer experience that fosters strong relations.
Partner with peers, engineers, etc. to clearly understand customer’s FFU’s and constantly meet/exceed customer expectations
Set clear and measurable performance expectations, in line with Plant, Site, Divisional and Corporate Goals
Demonstrate commitment for building a work environment that nurtures and facilitates open communication, employee engagement and diversity
Create and sustain a culture where talent is developed through effective performance management, talent evaluation and utilization of people
Establishing clear and measurable expectations of performance and review commitments to ensure goals are achieved; completing Front Line Leader performance appraisals and coaching employees to develop and execute growth and development plans
Effectively staff the organization, providing competent people and the appropriate mix of both internal and external talent to satisfy both near-term and long-term succession needs. Attract, develop and retain the very best talent
Actively leading and building effective work teams and committees to increase plant performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.