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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.\nReports to: Operations Leader\nSpan of Control: 25 primary employees, 4 salaried employees\nJOB RESPONSIBILITIES\nDriving a Strong Safety Culture\nEnsuring a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work environment and building a culture where safety is a priority\nLeading and supporting safety initiatives, proactive conversations around safety, and processes to drive towards zero recordable injuries\nTraining and developing employees to safely perform their jobs\nEffectively 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\nExecuting Total Production Maintenance (TPM) Strategy and Managing Operations\nLead operations and processes for respective assets/area of responsibility within the plant \nProvide direct supervision to employees in area of responsibility. Coach and provide clear direction to effectively manage operations.\nPartner 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\nEnsure effective deployment of employee/labor relations practices (building strong partnership)\nEnsure the process and quality systems are utilized to provide a consistent product that meets manufacturing specifications\nOperate with zero environmental non-conformities to applicable company, government, and regulatory policies\nProactively analyzes and manages all relative operations performance metrics making improvements to efficiencies, quality, and cost\nSet clear and measurable performance expectations, in line with plant goals; communicating and ensuring results are achieved for self and direct reports\nUtilizing data driven decision-making processes\nFacilitating process improvements through people deployment, productivity enhancements, high performance work teams and being a model for change\nLeading a lean culture environment through six sigma processes and TPM toolsets\nDriving progress in area of responsibility through engagement of operators in TPM activities, impacting overall TPM expansion area progress to meet plant goals\nLiving the values and vision of the Company; establish an engaged workforce characterized by mutual trust, open communications, teamwork, and recognition\nMaking operational decisions or recommendations that could affect the financial, employee, or public relations posture of the organization\nSet 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\nAssign and coordinate work in a manufacturing department to include supervising first line leaders\nBuild an inclusive environment to drive sustainable operations\nKnowing Our Customers\nPartner with peers, manufacturing engineers, process engineers, etc. to clearly understand process and customer expectations in order to meet/exceed customer expectations\nAssists in driving to zero defects or failures to customer\nEnsuring operational procedures exist and are followed to product specifications and quality metrics are met to meet customers’ needs\nLeading and Developing Talent\nDrive salaried performance process with their team focusing on performance surround results, impact, behavior, and talent\nSet clear and measurable performance expectations for self and direct reports aligning with the Waxahachie Plant, Division and Corporate goals\nEstablish an engaged workforce characterized by mutual trust, open communications, teamwork, and recognition\nMaintain documentation, track, counsel and execute coaching and corrective action when performance issues occur\nCreate work standards for the hot end and partner with the Talent Leader to execute training for employees in the Batch, Furnace, Binder, and Forming.\nCreating and sustaining a culture where talent is developed through effective performance management and talent evaluation.\nEstablishing clear and measurable expectations of performance and review commitments to ensure goals are achieved.\nActively leading and building effective work teams and committees to increase plant performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.\nJOB REQUIREMENTS\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:\nBachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering or related discipline required\nMinimum of 3 years manufacturing experience\nMinimum 2 years leading people in a complex manufacturing environment or successful completion of a Manufacturing Leadership Program\nEXPERIENCE:\nExperience leading in a Union environment\nManufacturing Engineer experience preferred\nSix Sigma certification and Lean manufacturing experience preferred\nWillingness to relocate in the future with OC\nTPM knowledge and understanding\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:\nAdvanced knowledge of the people, process, and equipment for the hot end operation of the plant\nBusiness and financial acumen\nAbility to compile and utilize data and/or Six Sigma methods for problem-solving and decision-making to eliminate manufacturing losses and unnecessary costs\nCreating and implementing strategic and operations plans\nLeading and motivating peers, direct reports, and primary workforce \nEffective with verbal and written communication\nStrong planning, resourcing, and effective delegation skills\nAble to engage and care for others starting with safety\nCapable of achieving results fast both individually and through teams\nAbout Owens Corning\nOwens Corning is a branded building products leader with three complementary market-leading businesses providing roofing, insulation, and doors primarily for residential markets in North America and Europe. The company operates with an integrated go-to-market strategy and a unique set of OC Advantages™ - including its iconic brand, unparalleled commercial strength, leading technology, and winning cost position - to help customers win and grow in the market. Owens Corning is committed to helping build better and achieve more through winning partnerships, leading performance, and engaging people. Founded in 1938 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Owens Corning is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: OC). For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.\nOwens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. 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