Production/Operations Manager

 

Description:

The Operations Leader is responsible for leading the Silentex Wixom Michigan manufacturing operation, working in a matrix organization. Key interface will take place with Customers, Suppliers, and Technical, Safety, and Manufacturing resources from the Composites team.   

 

The Silentex Operations Leader is accountable for delivering a strategic Ops Plan, consistent with the three stands of Owens Corning, namely 1/ drive to zero safety incidents, 2/ eliminate all forms of waste and 3/ elevate the individual performance capability of employees at the site. He/she provides operations leadership through continuous improvement/lean manufacturing and directs program management for Ops projects.

 

The position reports to the Silentex Business Manager.

 

Responsibilities:

 

SAFETY

• Demonstrate safe working practices, promoting safety awareness and performance.  Continual Safety training of all team members to achieve full compliance with the company standards and guidelines.

 

CUSTOMER KNOWLEDGE

• Understand clearly the requirements of customers, develop a continuous improvement culture to meet/exceed their requirements based on the use of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

• Create a long-term manufacturing vision that supports business strategies and ensures we can maintain a competitive manufacturing presence.

 

Executing strategy

• Communicates and gains alignment and commitment on the operations vision and strategy

• Accountable for ensuring that all plants, tollers and manufacturing subcontractors are capable of delivering products and services in support of the business plan
• Drive to manufacturing flexibility thus enabling low levels of finished goods inventory via a flexible manufacturing operation that meets changes in market demand
• Program management of key capital investment in new secondary initiatives including new technology development, capacity adds and expansions

 

DIRECTING OPERATIONS

• Build a lean manufacturing organizational model that competes effectively with the market place

• Position our operations network, optimizing supply chain and developing robust service to customers
• Lead the industrialization of products and implement stable operations with external partner or with OC facilities
• Develop common key metrics to drive results in a continuous improvement environment and track customer quality metrics by region
• Manage manufacturing relationships with customers and suppliers, including OEM support where required
• Build a network of OC internal technical talent and OC external supplier talent and ensure that this manufacturing network operates seamlessly, meeting cost, safety and quality expectations and provide a best in class service around the world
• Liaise with business leaders on new business opportunities for growth at any phase

 

LEAD AND DEVELOP TALENT

• Build a team of operations stakeholders which exhibit the OC core values while effectively working across a matrix organizational structure.

• Provide leadership to direct reports, share best practice across the business. 

 

CONNECTION

• Build a network to facilitate actions to drive improved performance on all key metrics and clear financial performance metrics
• Promote best practice sharing and implementation throughout the Composites Business by providing a common platform for all manufacturing standard work, kaizen, lean manufacturing processes, and safety performance to drive competitive change

 

Job Requirements

 

Experience:

1. 7+  years of experience and expertise in manufacturing, plant leadership and/or operations support roles
2. Undergraduate degree required.
3. Multifunction experiences outside of operations

 

Knowledge and Skills:

1. Has good technical and process skills, is able to work with tec