Manufacturing HR Leader

The Human Resources (HR) Leader provides strategic HR and business leadership to the plant site, advising the plant leadership team on all human capital matters. This role is crucial for managing and delivering HR strategies to improve business results, acting as an effective change agent and fostering workforce engagement.

• Drive safety initiatives to achieve zero recordable injuries and ensure employees adhere to standards.
• Effectively communicate Owens Corning’s stand on safety 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.
• Incorporate safety stand into all people-related initiatives.
• Leverage expertise to guide and sustain organizational changes to meet the needs of the facility while ensuring they align with the broader organization & business landscape.
• Effectively lead employee relations including contract administration, grievance resolution, and leadership coaching to ensure constructive, consistent partnership & compliance to the collective bargaining agreement.
• Accelerate business outcomes by influencing leaders and employees to foster an inclusive environment. Drive a culture of appreciation to attract, develop and retain employees.
• Partner with plant leadership teams to create the right culture by using the company’s talent management strategies and systems.
• Utilize data to connect the dots and create strategies to address organizational opportunities with an analytics-based approach.
• Evaluate and ensure clarity of strategy and choices, align capabilities and resources, create structures, processes, rewards, and metrics to effectively and efficiently operationalize the business strategy.
• Supports implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) across the site.

• Acts as a trusted advisor and business partner to people leaders including senior leadership with the ability to influence and invoke change.
• Apply business understanding to influence decisions that maximize key financial drivers, optimally leverage resources, promote manufacturing excellence and leverage customer insights.
• Coach and educate leaders, so they are capable and accountable to own, and accelerate results.

• Grow training & development within the facility utilizing TPM methodologies.
• Owns all HR administrative functions including payroll, labor analytics, HRIS, administration of Variable Incentive Pay plan, employee records and resolution of employee inquiries related to wages, benefits, work practices, and policies.
• Accountable for talent management process & experience including attraction, recruitment & retention of salaried & primary talent.
• Employee engagement - drives employee engagement and communication strategy/execution; leads engagement survey, data collection, communication, development and implementation of action plans.
• Ensures a consistent roll out, application & understanding of policies, programs & procedures.
• Leads & supports reward and recognition programs, wellness programs, affinity groups & community involvement efforts for the plant.
• Assists business / functional leaders with developing and delivering key communications to engage employees.
• Partner with local technical college or other local resources to build relevant training programs to ensure a highly skilled technical workforce.

• Invests in growth and development of direct reports and other identified talent.
• Evaluates the current & future capabilities needed of an individual or team and identifies areas for growth and development.
• Knows, coaches, evaluates and teaches OC Leadership Capabilities to the team.
• Inspires teamwork across staff functions and other business groups to maximize the performance of Owens Corning and the development of people.
• Effectively coach & guide team through performance management processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources or a related field.
• 5 years of HR experience
• Previous experience working in a unionized facility