Plant Leader
Listed on 2026-10-16
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Manufacturing / Production
Operations Management, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations
Original Composites and Fiberglass is a global leader in glass reinforcement solutions for the composites industry. Recently separated from Owens Corning, we now operate independently under the Praana ownership model, continuing a strong legacy of innovation, manufacturing excellence, and customer partnership.
With more than 4,000 employees worldwide, we are committed to redefining what’s possible through a performance-driven culture centered on safety, quality, sustainability, inclusiveness, and employee development. Guided by our values of passion, ownership, and team spirit, we work together to deliver innovative solutions and exceptional service across the globe.
LEAD A SAFE, HIGH-PERFORMING MANUFACTURING OPERATIONOriginal Composites & Fiberglass is seeking an accomplished Plant Leader to provide overall leadership for the Amarillo manufacturing facility. Reporting to the Americas Operations Director, this role owns site performance and the plant MGL and establishes the strategies, standards, operating practices, and organizational capability required to achieve best-in-class performance.
The successful candidate will be a visible, hands-on leader who creates an injury-free workplace, advances operational excellence, serves customers, develops talent, and delivers strong operational and financial performance. This leader will collaborate across the organization and represents the company in the Amarillo community.
WHAT YOU WILL DO Lead safety, security, and environmental performance- Create and sustain a safe and secure work environment for employees, contractors, and visitors.
- Lead from a position of care for people and reinforce safe behaviors, sound choices, and accountability.
- Allocate the resources, investments, systems, programs, and leadership attention required to achieve zero injuries.
- Use clear performance measures to drive improvement, recognize safe behavior and achievements, and ensure accountability.
- Operate with zero environmental non-conformities and continuously improve the plant’s environmental footprint.
- Advance operational excellence through disciplined operating systems that target zero injuries, zero defects, and zero losses.
- Build the standards, routines, ownership, and follow-through required to improve reliability, eliminate losses, and sustain manufacturing performance.
- Create clear line-of-sight between plant priorities, daily actions, performance measures, and sustainable improvement.
- Continuously build insight into the business, markets, customers, and strategy.
- Create an environment where employees are engaged, empowered, and focused on serving customers.
- Develop customer relationships and understand what is required for the company’s products to be recognized for high quality and value.
- Lead with a clear view of where the organization needs to be over the next one to three years and translate that direction into practical priorities.
- Communicate strategy, objectives, and expected results through effective two-way communication and achieve outcomes through the team.
- Set clear, measurable performance expectations aligned with business goals and proactively manage operating metrics.
- Lead the annual operating plan and capital budget and initiate timely capital requests to maintain or enhance plant performance.
- Align resources to business strategy and lead strategic transformation while protecting safe, stable operations.
- Use business and financial acumen, data, and structured problem solving to create customer and enterprise value.
- Own the plant MGL and make sound operating, resource, and investment decisions that improve…
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