This night-shift role involves leading operations and personnel within a rotating shift environment, ensuring the plant's safety, engagement, cost, productivity, efficiency, quality, and customer service are enhanced. The Production Shift Leader is expected to understand customer needs to drive growth and success.
Responsibilities
Lead operations and 15+ personnel assigned to rotating shift
Drive workgroup to proactively achieve zero injuries/safety incidents
Resource shift in order to meet production schedules
Maximize quality and quantity of product delivered to warehouse to satisfy customer needs
Minimize controllable costs
Sustain high levels of product quality, with a target of zero quality defects or complaints
Communicate expectations and hold team members accountable for delivering exceptional performance results
Foster an environment that promotes teamwork and inclusion
Maintain plant housekeeping expectations
Live the Safety stand, adhere to the safety responsibilities
Administer all required safety training
Lead execution of monthly team safety requirements, including completion of behavior-based safety observations, safety meetings, pre-shift safety inspections, departmental inspections, hearing examinations, etc.
Educate team members on safe operations
Effectively communicate 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 the stand that all accidents are preventable, safety is everyone’s responsibility, and that working safely is a condition of employment at Owens Corning
Perform reporting and investigation of all safety incidents, driving to root cause and permanent resolution
Achieve customer satisfaction and quality commitments
Understand and communicate customer expectations throughout the Operations Department, and ensure all products meet customer standards and requirements
Ensure timely and accurate production to schedules in order to meet or exceed delivery to promise
Ensure operational procedures are followed to product specifications, and quality metrics meet customers’ needs
Report and investigate all quality near misses
Perform root cause analysis with the involvement of operators on all quality issues and resolve
Train operators on problem solving skills, and coach through resolution
Participate in customer visits (both onsite and at customer locations) to better understand customer needs and requirements
Execute Plant’s Continuous Improvement Plan
Participate in Lean Toolkit training and utilize tools on regular basis
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Update and leverage SQDC (Safety / Quality / Delivery / Cost) boards and process on daily basis to keep team members well-educated and well-informed
Participate in and lead Kaizen and 5S events in various work areas throughout plant
Communicate expectations around continuous improvement with all team members
Identify opportunities for improvement and execute actions to deliver improved processes and results
Lead and develop talent
Monitor and enforce all plant and corporate policies and procedures
Provide candid feedback on expectations and performance to all members of team on regular basis
Complete robust annual performance review with each team member
Develop individual engagement plan with each team member, and drive to complete engagement enhancement action items
Actively lead and build effective work teams and committees to increase plant performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Maintain documentation, track, counsel and execute coaching and corrective action when performance issues occur
Achieve Plant cost targets
Leverage standard work to minimize variation and waste
Develop and implement productivity projects/programs to enhance processes
Drive waste out of operation
Utilize proper resourcing to meet cost targets
Execute role redesign, as required
Gather input from and engage all team members in productivity initiatives
Requirements
Minimum 5 years work experience in manufacturing, industrial, or related environment
High school diploma or equivalent education
Ability to travel (0 - 5%)
Ability to build strong team alignment and communication
Ability to coach and guide for results
Leads through safety and corporate vision
Possesses strong process and financial acumen
Possesses strong change management skills
Ability to effectively drive for results in a union environment
Customer focused
Grows and mentors talent
Demonstrates self-knowledge and takes action to continuously improve
Leverages own and others’ strengths
Properly utilizes influencing and change leadership skills
Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills
Resolves conflict, as needed
Nice to have:
Six Sigma Green Belt or experience in Continuous Improvement
Total Productive Maintenance experience and understanding
Experience making high-impact decisions in fast-paced environment
Experience utilizing computer programs and Microsoft Office products
Bachelor’s Degree, with a focus in Engineering, Business, or related field
Important Details
Reports to: Production, Complex Leader
Team: Up to 20 Primary employees
About the Company
Owens Corning is a branded building products leader with three complementary market-leading businesses providing roofing, insulation, and doors primarily for residential markets in North America and Europe. The company operates with an integrated go-to-market strategy and a unique set of OC Advantages™ – including its iconic brand, unparalleled commercial strength, leading technology, and winning cost position – to help customers win and grow in the market. Founded in 1938 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Owens Corning is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: OC).
