Director, Environmental, Customer Service, Engineering, Supply Chain, Developer
Full Time
Description:
The Lakeland 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 and manage and oversee all plant operations providing vision, strategy and leadership to achieve and maintain highest standards of safety, engagement, costs, productivity, efficiency, quality and customer service.
This position reports to the Operations Director, North America Building Insulation.
Responsibilities:
Knowing Our Customers
The Plant Leader will have the responsibility to:
• 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 and its customers.
• Ensure customer quality and service concerns are resolved in a timely manner.
Developing and Executing Plant Business Strategy
The plant leader will have responsibility for the development and execution of the Plant's Business Strategy, consisting of the following:
• Safety for an Injury Free Work Environment
• Determining Critical Outcomes for the facility
• People Strategy including talent development and acquisition
• Operational Excellence through Productivity/Cash Flow / Waste Elimination
• Sustainability and Environmental Compliance / Stewardship
• Customer Service and Satisfaction
Directing Operations
The plant leader will have the responsibility to:
• Provide effective vision, leadership and direction to plant personnel
• Provide an injury free environment
• Engage Employees. Create a work environment in which employees become engaged to commit to the organization and its bottom line, feeling pride and job ownership.
• Ensure effective deployment of employee relations practices
• 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
• Effectively incorporates customer perspectives in all business activities.
• Control/Reduce Operating Cost. Identify and seize opportunities to enhance efficiencies, streamline processes, and leverage resources in order to reduce cost
• Increase Revenue Production. 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
Leading and Developing Talent
The plant Leader will have the responsibility to:
• Lead transformative cultural change to drive value creation and innovation
• Lead with inclusive behaviors that attract and engage a diverse employee base
• Create and sustain a culture where talent is developed through effective performance management and talent evaluation.
• Effective staffing of the organization; competent people and the appropriate mix of internal and external talent satisfying both near-term and long-term succession needs
• Invest in the growth and development of identified high potential talent
Job Requirements:
Experience:
• A minimum of seven years of broadening industrial assignments and experience.
• A minimum of three years experience in manufacturing leading people in a cross-functional and complex manufacturing environment.
• A Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Engineering, Science, Operations or Business.
• A related Master's degree is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• TPM manufacturing experience preferred.
• Previous Experience: Operations Leader, Controller, Supply Chain Leader is typical.
• Business and financial acumen
• Building strong teams, understanding social/behavioral dynamics
• Developer of Talent
• Strong process, engineering, and technical abilities
• Able to engage and care for others starting with safety
• Able to achieve results fast both individually and through teams
• People focused leadership style
• Customer orientation
• Action oriented
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About Owens Corning
Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our three integrated businesses - Composites, Insulation, and Roofing - provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with approximately 20,000 employees in 33 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders, and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2021 sales of $8.5 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com .
Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.