Plant Manager

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Laurel Plant Leader is accountable for leading business change and the continuous growth and development within the facility. The plant leader is expected to lead from an outside-in perspective, understand what is necessary for the customer to be successful by managing and overseeing all plant operations providing vision, strategy and leadership to achieve and maintain highest standards of safety, engagement, costs, productivity, efficiency, quality and customer service.

Operations Director, Components

This position has 9 direct reports. The facility has approximately 450 employees.

• Leads from the OC Safety Stand:
  All accidents are preventable, safety is everyone’s responsibility, working safely is condition of employment.
• Ensures a safe and secure work environment for all employees, contractors and visitors.
• Shows passion and caring for our people, leads from our safety stand and treats safety as the first priority.
• Ensures a clear and effective measurement system is established and implemented to drive results; rewards and celebrates safe behaviors and achievements as well as ensures accountability.

• Develop a culture that embraces the realistic goal of zero defects for our customers.
• Raise the level of our quality systems and service to provide a customer experience that fosters strong relations.
• Ensure open communication between the facility, the sales team and our customers.
• Ensure customer quality and service concerns are resolved in a timely manner.

The plant leader will have responsibility for the development and execution of the plant’s business strategy, aligned with the overall company, business unit, and Doors Operations vision and strategies, consisting of the following:

• Create an inclusive work environment consistent with Owens Corning’s vision and values.
• Develop plant vision and strategy including annual goals, capital planning and execution strategies.
• Be a leader amongst peers, lead division projects, provide coaching/mentoring to other site leaders and top talent.
• Develop talent at all levels of the organization while creating future leaders.
• Create succession strategies for both primary and salaried positions.
• Drive zero-loss culture through the execution of TPM. Optimizing and continuously improving safety, quality, material conversation, manufacturing costs/productivity through TPM pillars.
• Ensuring coordination of effective strategies, planning, communication and cooperation among all plant functions, suppliers, vendors, contractors or other plants or locations.
• Be a steward of sustainability and environmental compliance.
• Promote Owens Corning’s brand by being a pillar within the community through participation in local business organizations and community outreach programs.

• Provide effective vision, leadership and direction to plant employees.
• Engage employees and create a work environment in which employees commit to the organization and its bottom line, feeling pride and job ownership.
• Ensure effective deployment of employee relations practices.

• Control/Reduce operating cost. Identify and seize opportunities to enhance efficiencies, streamline processes, and leverage resources.
• Increase revenue through productivity/volume leverage. Build and drive sustained revenue growth.
• Drive the business toward enhancing product and service quality.
• Ensure effective environmental controls are in place.
• Identify and implement year over year improvements in sustainability.
• Manage large-scale projects in support of improvement initiatives and facility upkeep.
• Ensure consistent compliance with all applicable legal requirements (safety, environmental, financial, etc.).

• Partner with sales and the customer in order to cultivate a customer‑focused culture that drives incremental sales from the plant, creates an environment in which products and processes are designed to ensure customer satisfaction and effectively incorporates customer perspectives in all business activities.