Operations Manager
- Ocala, FL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Effectively communicating Owens Corning's stand on safety throughout the Operations Department to ensure front line leaders and 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.
- Ensuring a safe, clean environmentally complaint workplace and building a culture where safety is always the number 1 priority
- Lead and support safety initiatives and processes to drive to zero losses
- Training and developing employees to safely perform their jobs
- Monitors and hold self and other accountable for safety
- Partner with peers, product engineers, and technical teams to clearly understand customer's fit for use and constantly meet/exceed customer expectations.
- Investing in the growth and development of individuals identified as high potential talent
- Establishing clear and measurable expectations of performance and review commitments to ensure goals are achieved; completing performance appraisals and coaching employees to develop and execute growth and development plans
- Creating, monitoring and enforcing plant policies in a consistent manner to ensure a positive employee environment
- Actively leading and building effective work teams and committees to improve plant performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Participate in equipment modifications and improvement projects to improve safety, housekeeping, product quality, productivity and equipment reliability
- Provide proactive leadership through interactive GEMBA walks to develop connection, identify opportunities, and implement solutions
- Determining organizational objectives and priorities in support of the Plant's strategy and vision, and for developing teams to deliver results
- Support of these objectives and priorities; leaving daily tactical direction to Front Line Leaders/ Operations Specialist
- Establishing a lean culture through TPM and other methodologies
- Facilitating process improvements through people deployment, productivity enhancements, high performance work teams and being a model for change
- 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.
- 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.
- Leading the Operations Team effectively implement the business plan
- 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.
- Being a driver/ change agent
- Develop effective and mutually beneficial partnerships with primary workforce continuously improving employee engagement
- Ensure coordinated communication and direction across all shifts and through leadership
- Bachelor's Degree in Operations, Business, or engineering, preferred
- 5-7 years manufacturing leadership experience or equivalent applicable experience
- Manufacturing background is mandatory
- Demonstrated ability as an Operations Leader
- Experience with TPM deployment and sustainment
- Able to teach and communicate in simple, impactful terms
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies
- Experience ramping up production at a manufacturing facility
- Can think strategically, execute a chosen direction and deliver results
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred not required
- Passion for safety
- 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
- Working in a team environment
- Strong process and business acumen
- Conduct themselves with the highest ethical and moral standards.
- Ability to make decisions in the presence of ambiguity
- Ability to communicate with and engage employees at all levels of the organization
- Highly motived and results driven with a high energy level - has a bias for proactive action
- Forward thinking leadership abilities, including the ability to motivate, lead by example, encourage teamwork and effective communication
- Broad operating style, ability to adapt across cultures, environments and styles
- Must be willing to relocate to the current or future locations for growth and development