Operations Manager

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.

Metrics:

• Performance of Direct Reports
• Progress on Talent Development Plan
• Succession Talent Plan

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum of 7 years of manufacturing leadership experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering is required, Advanced degree preferred.

Knowledge and Abilities:

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

Personal Characteristics:

• 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

About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market-leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. Except in limited circumstances such as formal apprenticeship programs, Owens Corning does not employ anyone under the age of 18.