Operational Excellence Manager

Saint-Gobain Group; Oxford (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CertainTeed, a Saint-Gobain company, is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager in the United States (Oxford, NC) to lead world-class manufacturing initiatives. You will drive NMS, productivity gains, and waste reduction by guiding pillar leaders and coaching teams across the plant.

You will deploy deployment plans, run RCA/Kaizen events, and champion performance dashboards, advancing the site’s continuous improvement maturity and cost-saving outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration preferred; high school diploma required
• 5-10 years in manufacturing, process engineering, or technical project development
• 5+ years of experience leading teams
• Proven experience teaching WCM methods and techniques
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive implementation of operational excellence initiatives to deliver measurable results in Net Manufacturing Savings (NMS) and waste reduction
• Facilitate steering committees to align safety, quality, delivery, cost and people priorities and ensure KPI accountability
• Own and maintain Deployment Plan and Roadmap, integrating pillar activities with plant strategy and drive project execution
• Lead RCA, Kaizen events, and problem-solving workshops to eliminate chronic losses
• Coach pillar teams to enhance technical expertise and delivery capability
• Champion performance tracking tools (e.g., Project Tracker, dashboards) for transparent decisions
• Collaborate with OPEX leadership to communicate progress and align with corporate strategies
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement at all levels
• Share best practices across the network to accelerate deployment maturity
• Manage site 5S program to ensure standards across all areas
• Execute and sustain NMS improvements and verified cost savings

Skills

Team leadership

Kaizen / continuous improvement

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business Administration

Job description

The Operational Excellence Manager is a strategic leader within the plant, accountable for defining, implementing, and driving the operational excellence process to include World Class Manufacturing (WCM) methodologies.

This position delivers measurable operational improvements by leading loss identification and eradication initiatives, coaching pillar leaders, and ensuring sustainable business impact. The Operational Excellence Manager champions cultural change, challenges the status quo and aligns improvement efforts with the company’s corporate strategies.

Essential Functions:

• Lead and drive implementation of operational excellence initiatives to deliver measurable results in Net Manufacturing Savings (NMS), productivity gains, and waste reduction.
• Facilitate Steering Committees to align safety, quality, delivery, cost and people site priorities, review progress, and ensure accountability to KPIs.
• Own and maintain the Deployment Plan and Roadmap, integrating pillar activities with the plant’s strategic objectives and drive overall project execution.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Kaizen events, and problem-solving workshops to eliminate chronic losses.
• Coach and mentor pillar teams to enhance technical expertise, delivery capability and drive overall results.
• Champion the use of performance tracking tools (e.g., Project Tracker, dashboards) to ensure transparency and informed decision-making.
• Collaborate with OPEX leadership to communicate progress, elevate barriers, and align with corporate strategies.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement at all organizational levels.
• Share and implement best practices across the network to accelerate deployment maturity.
• Own site 5S program to ensure all areas of the plant meet standards.
• Execute, deliver and sustain NMS- Net Manufacturing Savings improvements and validated cost savings.
• Reduction of chronic losses and measurable improvement in key plant KPIs.
• Enhanced engagement, capability, and support for pillar teams and engineers.
• Lead efforts of activities from the plant’s internal assessment with OPEX and TIP NA support to ensure implementation of actions are effective.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration Preferred and High School Diploma or GED Required
• 5-10 Years in Manufacturing, Process Engineering, or Technical Project Development Required
• 5+ Years of Experience in Leading Teams Required
• Proven experience with teaching WCM methods and techniques Required
• Ability to multi-task multiple projects.

A little more about us

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com

Legal Statement

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state’s Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at [emailprotected] .

Benefits in joining us

Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs:

Health and Wellbeing – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work

• Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Healthcare Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• LiveWell Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave

Retirement and Protection – Helping to make the future life you want a reality

• 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP), Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance

Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want