Continuous Improvement Manager

Owens Corning; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens Corning seeks a TPM Leader for its Aiken Nonwovens Plant to drive Total Productive Maintenance deployment and improvements. You will be part of the Plant’s Natural Leadership Team and partner with plant and functional leaders to eliminate losses across TPM pillars.

This role emphasizes safety, process discipline, and rapid problem solving to sustain world-class performance. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years leading TPM initiatives in manufacturing, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years experience in TPM deployment and leadership in a manufacturing operation.
• Experience developing strategic plans and executing against those plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead for Safety Excellence and drive a Zero Injury culture using TPM methodologies.
• Lead the Plant TPM Efforts with coaching, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Deploy the TPM Strategy and measure effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Drive Manufacturing Productivity by identifying losses and improving key metrics.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Purpose of the Job

The TPM Leader will drive the successful deployment of the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) strategy in the Aiken Nonwovens Plant. This role is a member of the Plant’s Natural Leadership Team (NLT) and is accountable for deploying appropriate TPM methodology and developing improvement programs in the facility, while monitoring and reporting progress. The TPM Leader will work closely with plant and functional leaders to drive loss elimination across the TPM pillars.

Reports to

This position reports directly to the Plant Leader with dotted-line functional reporting relationship to the Regional TPM Leader and Director of TPM for the Nonwovens Business.

Span of Control

No Direct Reports

Job Responsibilities

Lead for Safety Excellence

• Maintain focus on safety in all TPM efforts
• Use TPM methodologies to continue march to zero incidents
• Adhere to and continuously improve all safety policies, procedures, and standards

Lead the Plant TPM Efforts

• Build support and shared accountability for successful deployment of TPM
• Implement process to assure effective best practice sharing and accelerate mutual progress
• Serve as mentor/coach to develop excellence in use of TPM methodologies and change leadership
• Lead, coach, and solicit input from team members to drive successful execution of global, regional and plant goals
• Facilitate / coordinate training, as needed

Deploy the TPM Strategy

• Facilitate major plant Initiatives and drive a Zero Injury, Zero Defect, Zero Loss Culture
• Proactively share information that advances organizational goals
• Support and drive root cause analysis, and measure the effectiveness of corrective actions
• Lead rapid improvements in Safety, Quality and Performance by using relevant tools and techniques

Drive Manufacturing Productivity

• Develop a clear understanding of all losses at the plant level to identify gap to zero loss across all key measures
• Develop strategies and tactics to improve business results through development and execution of TPM efforts
• Monitor, audit and assess progress against the Insulation Operations strategy
• Develop and communicate clear and measurable performance expectations

Job Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, Engineering, or related field
• 3+ Years experience in TPM deployment and leadership in a manufacturing operation
• Experience developing strategic plans and execution against those plans

Preferred Experience

• 3+ years progressive technical experience in a manufacturing environment
• TPM (JIPM) certification desirable