PURPOSE OF THE JOB  

 The Maintenance Leader is a key member of the Plant’s Natural Leadership Team (NLT) and reports directly to the Site Leader. This person is responsible for building and fostering a culture consistent with Owens Corning’s Safety Standard. The position is accountable to partner with other NLT members and deliver stable and reliable plant operations. In this role, you will lead a team of 18 hourly employees including a maintenance supervisor, reliability technician, automation technician, TPM mechanic, and multi-craft technicians. 

 The successful candidate will be responsible for the leadership, training, development, engagement, and operations of the Maintenance department. This candidate must remain actively engaged in the day-to-day operations of the Atlanta plant. In addition, they must demonstrate a proven track record of leadership and sustained performance associated with plant maintenance programs and operations. Excellent interpersonal skills, leadership, driving change and achieving results through employee engagement are required.  

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Re-enforce a strong commitment to live our safety stand and strengthen our safety culture. 
• Ensure a safe, clean environmentally compliant work environment and build a culture where safety is always a priority.  
• Develop hazard/risk assessments and safe plans of action for all critical tasks  
• Lead and support safety initiatives and processes to drive to zero incidents  
• Train and develop employees to safely perform their jobs and appreciate the value of 100% safety engagement  
• Participate in work area self-inspections, accident/incident investigations, and engaged in suggesting best practice for a safe work environment  

Development and Execution of Plant Maintenance Strategy  

• Ensure maintenance strategy aligns with business strategy and operations plans 
• Improvement plans to drive plant operating performance and equipment reliability  
• Develop, plan a budget for and execute a people strategy that includes internal advancement opportunities, talent reviews, and succession plans 
• Display fiscal responsibility in managing the maintenance budget proactively- including labor, repairs, replacements, and good project management  
• Partner with relevant stakeholders to identify and address process improvement opportunities to eliminate waste, enhance safety, reduce cost, increase capacity and productivity, and improve the quality of our finished product 
• Effectively communicate cross functionally with other departments to improve plant processes (Operations, Quality, Stable Operations, Asphalt, ETC.)
• Actively support in improvement of plant operations by remaining engaged in PMs, down days, TPM, workflows, ETC.  

Directing Maintenance Operations  

• Lead the Atlanta Maintenance Department to best-in-class safety and machine performance  
• Control/Reduce Operating Cost. Identify opportunities to enhance efficiencies, streamline processes and leverage resources to reduce cost. 
• Be a staunch advocate for RWP discipline and engage others toward the same.  
• Conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis on chronic maintenance issues or repairs  
• Execute effective PM and work order programs using predictive and preventive technologies  
• Be an engaged champion of TPM methodologies and PM Pillar Leader  
• Balance office and floor time appropriately to accomplish strategic imperatives while maintaining an understanding of the tactical issues to aid in prioritization within RWP process. 
• Effectively collaborate and builds strong relationships with production and technical teams 
• Provide a consistent plan to support team members during weekends and evenings to ensure availability for urgent matters 

Leading and Developing Talent  

• Build an open, trusting, an inclusive environment that promotes active listening, mutual respect, winning, and fun. 
• Ensure effective deployment of employee/labor relations practices 
• Communicate effectively throughout the plant to ensure people have the right information to win.  
• Ensure people have the knowledge, skill, and capability to be successful-actively working to close any identified gaps.  
• Hold people accountable and coach to a known and understood high standard of expectation  
• Effectively staff the organization commensurate to account for business cycle fluctuations without affecting turnover 
• Attract, develop, and retain the very best talent from an inclusive leadership perspective 
• Invest in the growth and development of high potential/capability talent  
• Actively participate in team meetings and collaborative projects, fostering a positive and inclusive work environment by sharing ideas, providing constructive feedback, and supporting team members in achieving common goals
• Demonstrate high emotional intelligence by effectively managing relationships and understanding of team members. 
• Partner with all necessary relevant stakeholders to ensure maintenance personnel are well trained and maintain current on any required qualifications to perform the full scope of their job expectations 
• Maintain close alignment with team members through regular check-ins, open communication, and active listening, ensuring that everyone is informed, supported, and working cohesively towards shared objectives. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS  

Minimum of 5 years of industrial manufacturing/maintenance assignments and experience  

Minimum of 3 years of direct front line people leadership experience in a manufacturing setting  

Bachelor’s degree preferred (Engineering, Science, Industrial, or Operations)  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: 

Able to engage and care for people starting with Safety  

Experience leading Reliability Work Process (RWP) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) highly preferred  

Excellent at listening to team, following up on commitments, and building camaraderie  

Strong process, engineering and technical abilities  

Business and financial acumen  

Capital project execution  

Continuous improvement mindset  

Never satisfied with current state, always seeking to improve  

High energy and stamina to lead through and be appropriately responsive to a 24/7 operation 

 Excellent communication skills by effectively conveying information and ideas both in person and virtually 

Strong work ethic and desire for results  

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