Remote Asphalt Process Excellence Manager

GAF; Lafayette (LA); Remote; USD 144,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

The Asphalt Process Excellence Manager at GAF leads a cross-plant team to drive process improvements across asphalt yards, including oxidation facilities. You will partner with Engineering, Operations, R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain to improve safety, uptime, productivity and cost performance.

You will establish engineering standards, deploy best practices, mentor teams, and apply statistical methods and structured problem solving to reduce variation and drive continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of 10+ years of demonstrated experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5+ years supporting process engineering at multiple locations.
• Supervisory experience or project management lead experience.
• Experience in continuous web machine operation or design.
• Knowledge of the roofing process and ASTM Roofing Codes.
• Advanced demonstrated communications skills; written, verbal, and listening skills
• Advanced analytical skills
• Advanced organizational skills and attention to detail – able to plan, execute, and control multiple tasks simultaneously
• Advanced problem solving skills
• Advanced communication skills across multiple levels of the organization both with technical as well as managerial teams.
• Advanced Leadership skills in developing new techniques and processes for data analysis
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience
• Strong ability to influence and drive cross‑functional and cross‑plant decisions and initiatives

Responsibilities

• Leads the team to define, document, and implement Standards and Best Known Practices for their areas of responsibility. Verifies sharing and deployment at the plants, celebrates successes, and builds the AODocs library for Engineering Standards and Standard Engineering Procedures.
• Drives participation and provides direction within the Communities of Practice to utilize talent across the network and lead troubleshooting efforts, sharing of knowledge, and communication between plants to improve performance.
• Leads their team in the identification and execution of cost savings and efficiency improvement opportunities by benchmarking with plants and utilizing the network for improvement. Prioritizes efforts to reduce process variation, downtime, scrap, and costs.
• Designated point of contact for internal and external process and equipment experts to identify standard instrumentation and equipment, and establish operational and maintenance standards for the plant systems.
• Collaborates with Corporate teams and Plants to drive the adoption of new technology solutions
• Participate in HAZOP initiatives and identify safety improvement opportunities during plant visits. Lead process changes resulting from this analysis.
• Provide expertise, assign team leads, and utilize the CoP to address plant quality issues or large claims
• Implement systematic approaches in structured problem solving and process improvement tools (such as SPC, Process Building Blocks, Centerlining, Fishbone Diagrams, KT, 5-whys, A3, MVT, data analysis, etc.).
• Sets priorities for the team using plant metrics and data analytics to guide prioritization and ensure that resources are used effectively.
• Leads team and plants through change management and provides leadership through process changes to foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Coach and mentor technical and process teams to establish bench strength within the network
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Cross-functional

Hands-on

Influence across teams

Multi-location experience

Engineering fundamentals

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

G-Suite

Job description

The Asphalt Process Excellence Manager at GAF leads a cross-plant team to drive process improvements across asphalt yards, including oxidation facilities. You will partner with Engineering, Operations, R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain to improve safety, uptime, productivity and cost performance.

You will establish engineering standards, deploy best practices, mentor teams, and apply statistical methods and structured problem solving to reduce variation and drive continuous improvement across