Operations Manager

Saint-Gobain; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CertainTeed Roofing Products Group in Fremont, CA seeks an Operations Manager to lead production, maintenance, facilities and repair at a unionized site. You will deliver safe, reliable, efficient, and profitable operations while meeting safety, quality, delivery, cost, and service objectives.

You will develop front-line leaders, shape continuous-improvement programs, and partner with Plant Manager and cross-functional teams to align execution with the plant’s operating plan and capital

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering is required.
• 6–8 years of manufacturing experience in a management capacity is required.
• Three or more years of people-leadership in unionized/continuous-process environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of TPM, SPC, 5S, Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead production, maintenance, facilities, and repair activities to meet plant objectives and customer requirements.
• Promote safety and ensure compliance with EHS, quality and operating policies.
• Improve operational efficiency across lines through optimal use of people, equipment, and capacity.
• Monitor safety, production schedules, costs, staffing, and delivery performance; report to Plant Manager.
• Develop front-line leaders and support positive labor relations.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, safety, logistics, finance, purchasing, HR, and regional teams on priorities.
• Champion World Class Manufacturing, Lean, TPM, SPC and continuous-improvement methods.

Skills

Manufacturing management experience

Unionized environment leadership

TPM / maintenance management

SPC / statistical process control

5S / standardized work / Lean

Six Sigma / Lean certification

Microsoft Office Suite

Labor relations and cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

MBA or related master’s preferred

Job description

CertainTeed Roofing Products Group is seeking an Operations Manager to lead production, maintenance, facilities, and repair activities at its unionized Fremont manufacturing facility. This senior site leadership role is responsible for delivering safe, reliable, efficient, and profitable operations while meeting customer commitments and achieving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and service objectives.

The Operations Manager will establish operating priorities, strengthen equipment reliability, manage staffing and capacity, control departmental budgets, and advance continuous-improvement initiatives. This position develops front-line leaders, supports positive labor relations, and partners closely with the Plant Manager and cross-functional teams to align daily execution with the plant’s operating plan, capital priorities, and long-term strategy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead production, maintenance, facilities, and repair activities to achieve plant objectives, the annual profit plan, monthly forecasts, and customer requirements.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with environmental, health, safety, quality, and operating policies and procedures.
• Improve operational efficiency across production lines, maintenance, and facilities through the effective use of people, equipment, materials, and available capacity.
• Monitor safety, quality, production schedules, equipment reliability, operating costs, staffing, and customer delivery performance; communicate risks, progress, and opportunities to the Plant Manager.
• Evaluate production-load changes and adjust labor, equipment, schedules, and other resources to meet changing business requirements.
• Review and strengthen operating practices to improve product quality, equipment performance, labor productivity, housekeeping, 5S, cost control, and on-time shipment performance.
• Lead, coach, and develop manufacturing leaders and supervisors while supporting consistent accountability, employee engagement, morale, discipline, and positive labor relations.
• Partner with engineering, quality, safety, logistics, finance, purchasing, human resources, and regional support teams on operational issues, staffing, inventory, maintenance, and capital priorities.
• Champion World Class Manufacturing, Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, standardized work, statistical process control, and other continuous-improvement methods.
• Perform other duties as assigned and provide flexible support for a continuous operation, including occasional off-shift, weekend, shutdown, or emergency coverage.

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Position Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering is required. A master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience: 6–8 years of manufacturing experience in a management capacity is required, with demonstrated experience leading manufacturing operations and people.
• Three or more years of people-leadership experience in a unionized, continuous-process, or heavy manufacturing environment is preferred, with exposure to safety, reliability, cost, quality, labor relations, and continuous improvement.
• Strong working knowledge of manufacturing processes, product structures, quality standards, and modern manufacturing technologies and techniques is required.
• Working knowledge of TPM, autonomous and professional maintenance, early equipment management, Statistical Process Control (SPC), 5S, standardized work, Lean principles, and Six Sigma methodologies is required.
• Demonstrated human-relations and leadership skills, including the ability to effectively engage the skills and talents of employees to improve business performance, are required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite are required.
• Lean, Six Sigma, World Class Manufacturing (WCM), or an equivalent continuous-improvement certification is preferred and may be held at hire or obtained through a company development plan.
• Ability to provide schedule flexibility in support of a continuous manufacturing operation, including occasional off-shift, weekend, shutdown, and emergency coverage. The position may require up to 10% business travel for regional meetings, training, supplier or sister-plant visits, and other business needs.
• Physical and Work Environment Requirements: The role requires working within an active manufacturing environment and includes standing and walking for sustained periods, sitting, climbing/balancing, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and use of hands and fingers. The position may involve exposure to heat, cold, wet or humid conditions, dust, fumes, chemicals, moving equipment, noise, hazardous materials, and vibration. Required personal protective equipment and safety clothing must be worn in designated plant areas.

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, 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

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