Operations Manager

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The Operations Leader is responsible for all aspects of the safety, quality, cost, production and employee engagement for the Ocala, FL plant. This position is accountable for a multi-shift production operation, warehouse/shipping operations, and plays an integral role in the establishment of a strong and sustainable safety culture. The Operations Leader must demonstrate leadership across department boundaries to safely produce a quality product, at the lowest possible cost, while maintaining policies compliant with the plant.

Reports to :
Plant Leader

Span of Control : 4 salaried direct reports, indirectly 81 hourly employees with 20+ operating lines.
* Ability to expand overseeing Warehouse & Shipping Operations
1) (1) salaried direct report
2) (10) indirectly hourly employees

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

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

• 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

Provide Leadership to Ensure Product Quality

• 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

Executing Strategy and Directing Operations

• 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.

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

• 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…