Complex Leader

Job Title: Production Manager/Complex Leader

The Complex Leader is responsible for all aspects of the safety, quality, cost, production and employee engagement for the Blythewood, SC plant. This position is accountable for a multi-shift operation and plays an integral role in the establishment of a strong and sustainable safety culture. The Complex Leader must demonstrate leadership across department boundaries to safely produce a quality product, at the lowest possible cost, while maintaining safety, environmental, and policy compliance. The Complex Leader is accountable for providing support for our 24/7 manufacturing operation, shift leaders, 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.

Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has placed on the Fortune 500. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within each employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale.

Reports to: Plant Leader

Span of Control: 3 salaried direct reports & approx. 44 indirect frontline reports.

Champion an Unwavering Adherence to Safety, Health, and Environmental Standards

• Ensure a safe work environment through strict adherence to OC safety policies and procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement in the areas of safety and 5S through the effective engagement of the operations employees.
• Be committed to the principles of environmental and product stewardship.

Manage Operations

• Identify and drives continuous improvement efforts through standardized work to improve cost, grow year-over-year productivity and reduce quality related issues for our customers
• Set clear and measurable performance expectations, in line with plant goals; communicating and ensuring results are achieved for self and direct reports
• Proactively analyzes and manages all relative operations performance metrics making improvements to efficiencies, quality and cost
• Assign and coordinate work in a manufacturing department to include supervising first line leaders
• Operate with zero environmental non-conformities to applicable company, government and regulatory policies
• Ensure the quality systems are utilized to provide a consistent product that meets manufacturing specifications
• Ensure effective deployment of employee/labor relations practices (building strong partnership)
• Follow TPM methodology for operation excellence and process stabilization.
• Coach, practice & advocate AM pillar methodology for performance improvement and sustenance

Provide Leadership to Ensure Product Quality

• Partner with the local team to clearly understand customer needs and constantly meet/exceed customer expectations.
• Provide leadership to all manufacturing process areas to ensure quality standards are upheld and ISO requirements are maintained.

Lead, Coach, and Develop the Team to Achieve Operational Excellence

• Effectively assess, develop, and manage both the salary and hourly talent on the Operations team.
• Coach direct reports to drive performance and accountability in a manner that will garner them credibility and respect.
• Establish and sustain standards of performance across all shifts.

Work Collaboratively Across Departments and Functions

• Partner with peers, site resources, and functional support to gain an in-depth understanding of all aspects of the plant's processes, and then work together to achieve the plant's goals and objectives.

Embrace the Role of a Change Agent

• Identify areas where change is needed, articulate a case for why the change is necessary, align the team on a proactive and strategic change plan, and lead the execution of that plan.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or related field
• 3-5 years manufacturing leadership experience or equivalent applicable experience

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrated ability as an Leader in Operations Area
• Experience with TPM deployment and sustainment
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Passion for safety and customer service
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and rally a team around a shared goal
• Results oriented
• Strong change management skills
• Resiliency to overcome challenges
• Strong process and business acumen
• Ability to make decisions in a stressful environment
• Effective communication skills

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.