Maintenance Lead

Owens Corning; Mount Vernon (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens Corning in Mount Vernon, Ohio, seeks a Maintenance Leader to build a safety-first culture and ensure reliable plant operations. You will lead a maintenance team of hourly staff, develop training, and drive continuous improvement through TPM and predictive maintenance.

The ideal candidate has an engineering/operations degree and 1–3 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, with strong leadership, data analysis, and effective communication to align with plant goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or Operations.
• 1–3 years of industrial manufacturing/maintenance supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance team and drive safety-first culture.
• Manage PM/RWP/TPM programs to ensure reliability.
• Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis and implement solutions.
• Collaborate with plant leadership to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Change management

Safety culture

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

TPM knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations

Tools

Kronos Timekeeping

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Mount Vernon Maintenance Leader is responsible for building a culture with an unconditional stance on safety and is accountable to deliver stable and reliable plant operations with a focus on, quality, productivity, customer focus and cost. This position will lead a maintenance team comprised of hourly employees.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the leadership, training, development and engagement of all Mount Vernon Plant maintenance employees. In addition, they must demonstrate a proven track record of leadership and sustained performance associated with plant maintenance programs and operations with proven experience reliability programs with operational metrics. Excellent interpersonal skills, leadership, driving change and achieving results through employee engagement are required.

Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has placed on the Fortune 500®. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within each and every employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale.

Reports to: Plant Leader

Span of Control: 9 Maintenance Team Members

Job Responsibilities

Live the Safety stand, adhere to the safety responsibilities

• Ensuring a safe, clean environmentally compliant work environment and building a culture where safety is the first priority.
• Meeting safety metrics – RIR, first aids, near misses, SAFE and Critical 6
• Lead Standard Work and Hazard ID
• Ensures a safe work environment through employee coaching and engagement and strict adherence to OC’s safety policies and procedures

Directing Maintenance Operations

• Provide effective leadership and vision to all plant personnel and contractors
• Engage employees and create a work environment in which employees become compelled to commit to their organization and its bottom line feeling of pride and job ownership
• Control/Reduce Operating Cost. Identify opportunities to enhance efficiencies, streamline processes and leverage resources in order to reduce operating costs
• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiencies, streamline processes and leverage resources in order to ensure operational efficiency
• Conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis on chronic maintenance issues or repairs
• Establish a World Class Housekeeping and 5S Environment
• Execute effective PM and work order programs using predictive and preventive technologies
• Partner with the Mount Vernon Plant Maintenance team to drive the Site Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) journey
• Lead the PM pillar of TPM in the Mount Vernon Plant
• Develop solutions that improve reliability
• Respond to unplanned downtime events with a sense of urgency with attention to safety and detail
• Ensure effective deployment of employee/labor relations practices
• Lead the RWP process for the Mount Vernon Plant
• Responsible for Alloy (GAT)
• Responsible for verifying all Mount Vernon primary employee Kronos Timecards
• Schedule Compliance for Preventative Maintenance and RWP Compliance

Development and Execution of Plant Maintenance Strategy

• Determining critical outcomes for the Mount Vernon Plant Maintenance Department
• People Strategy including talent development
• Operational Excellence through productivity and waste elimination
• Sustainability and Environmental Compliance / Stewardship

Job Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 1-3 years of industrial manufacturing/maintenance supervisory assignments and experience
• A Bachelor’s degree required. Preferably in Engineering, Science, or Operations.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to make decisions based on facts and / or data including having the basic mathematics and technical skills to analyze data, interpret graphs, and combine related data.
• Ability to lead nonunion hourly employees.
• Ability to create and drive change and effectively communicate to all levels in the organization.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as effectively facilitate open two-way communication both within and outside of the organization
• Ability to work both strategically and hands-on.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be highly organized and able to adapt to constantly changing demands and priorities.
• Must be results-oriented with high level of self-direction, initiative and focus on customer satisfaction.
• Able to work closely with the Production Department in a team-based environment that is designed to manage in a manner that will ensure continuously improving machine performance and employee efficiency.
• Knowledge of Compressed Air Systems, Underground gas & water systems, and Facilities Maintenance
• Knowledge of Power Systems a plus

About Owens Corning

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. Owens Corning is committed to helping build better and achieve more through winning partnerships, leading performance, and engaging people. Founded in 1938 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Owens Corning is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: OC). For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com .

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer. Except in limited circumstances such as formal apprenticeship programs, Owens Corning does not employ anyone under the age of 18.