Line Leader - OMC

The Line Leader will provide leadership for the Medina Convertible or Lam Line with (4) direct reports.  He/she will demonstrate strong leadership skills, a passion for safety while driving a zero accident culture, zero customer complaints, employee engagement, impeccable housekeeping and drive the change needed to meet business objectives.

As the OMC, a Operations Maintenance Coordinator is the main connection between the operations and maintenance teams, primarily by screening, prioritizing, and scheduling maintenance work orders to ensure smooth operations and minimize downtime.

The successful candidate must have a strong sense of personal commitment towards the business and its customers; a drive for total business success through personal enthusiasm and a must succeed attitude; an ability to foster teamwork throughout the organization; communicate effectively and openly at all levels with equal balance between listening and talking; and a focus on employee development via challenging employees while also raising the bar.  The candidate must build a culture of mutual trust, respect and accountability in a union environment.  In addition, the successful candidate must be able to motivate and enroll employees in the Plant’s business strategy and deliver results.

Expectations:

• Accountable for employee safety, cost reduction programs, productivity, product quality, employee growth and development and sustainability.
• Cultivate a customer focused culture
• Ensure exceptional operational performance
• Set clear and measurable performance expectations, in line with Medina Plant, Divisional and Corporate Goals
• Increase the value of the enterprise by identifying and eliminating waste to improve productivity and cash flow through continuous improvement efforts and lean methodologies
• Demonstrate commitment for building a work environment that nurtures and facilitates open communication, employee engagement and diversity
• Leads with a clear view of where the organization needs to be in 1-3 years and consistently delivers day-to-day results to achieve that view

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Live the Safety stand, adhere to the safety responsibilities.

Metrics :

• Safety Metrics – RIR, first aids, near misses, corrective actions completed within 30 days, behavior based safety, SAFE and Critical 6
• Implement a personal safety action plan and review with leader
• Achievement of personal safety goals.
• Ensure a safe work environment through strict adherence to OC safety policies and procedures
• Drive continuous improvement in the areas of safety and housekeeping

Knowing Our Customers

Raise the quality systems and service to provide a customer experience that fosters strong relations.

Partner with peers, Manufacturing Engineers, etc. to clearly understand customer’s FFU’s and constantly meet/exceed customer expectation 

Metrics:

• Customer Fitness for use (FFU)
• Schedule Attainment
• On-time Delivery to Promise
• Quality Assurance
• Customer Complaints

Development and Execution of Annual Objectives

The strategy will consist of the following:

• Safety for an Injury Free Work Environment
• Engaged in determining Critical Outcomes for Department
• People Strategy including talent development
• Operational Excellence through productivity and waste elimination
• Sustainability and Environmental Compliance / Stewardship
• Customer Service and Satisfaction

Metrics :

• Safety Metrics – RIR, first aids, near misses, SAFE and Critical 6
• Customer complaints including claim dollars
• Performance Management
• Talent Development
• Individual Goals and Objectives
• Employee Relations
• Cost Control

Directing  Operations ( 4 Direct Salaried Reports +65 primary employees for (4) 12-hr shifts

Will have the responsibility to:

• Provide effective vision leadership and vision to plant personnel
• Provide an injury free environment
• Engage employees and create a work environment in which employees become compelled to commit to their organization and its bottom line with a feeling of pride and job ownership
• Ensure effective deployment of employee/labor relations practices
• Control/Reduce Operating Cost.  Identify opportunities to enhance efficiencies, streamline processes and leverage resources in order to reduce cost.
• Establish World Class Housekeeping
• Execute on TPM goals and strategy
• Respond to unplanned downtime events with a sense of urgency with attention to safety and detail
• Partner with the customer in order to cultivate a customer-focused culture which:
• Creates an environment in which products and processes are designed to ensure customer satisfaction
• Effectively incorporates customer perspectives in all business activities

Metrics :

• Safety Metrics – RIR, first aids, near misses, SAFE and Critical 6
• % closure on safety incident corrective actions within 30 days
• Operational and Piece Job Efficiencies
• Energy Intensity Reductions
• Employee engagement and development

OMC responsibilities:

Ensures requests are clear, coordinating maintenance schedules with production, and acting as a single point of contact between departments to maintain equipment efficiently. 

Key job functions

• Work order management: Filter and prioritize all maintenance requests, reject duplicate or unnecessary work, and return unclear requests to the sender for more detail.
• Scheduling and coordination: Coordinate maintenance schedules with production to avoid conflicts, schedule crew work, arrange for necessary equipment and materials, and set work priorities.
• Communication and collaboration: Serve as the primary communication channel between operations and maintenance, inform relevant parties about job status (including delays or rejections), and foster a collaborative environment.

Metrics:

Data and reporting: Produce and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), review work records for improvement opportunities, and ensure the work order backlog is clean.

Leading and Developing Talent

Will have responsibility to:

• Create and sustain a culture where talent is developed through effective performance management, talent evaluation and utilization
• of people
• Effectively staff the organization
• Attract, develop and retain the very best talent

Metrics:

• Performance of Direct Reports
• Progress on Talent Development Plan
• Succession Talent Plan
• Talent Acquisition

Job Requirements

Experience:

• A minimum of 5-7 years of manufacturing experience; making shingles in the roofing industry is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering is strongly preferred.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Able to engage and care for others starting with Safety
• Leadership skills and experience gained from on the job and formal training in team leadership, facilitation, problem solving, diversity, safety, waste elimination and lean manufacturing
• TPM and Lean Manufacturing experience required.
• Six Sigma Certification preferred.
• Building strong teams
• Strong process and technical abilities
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and turn strategy into action
• Able to achieve results fast both individually and through others

Personal Characteristics:

• Passion for safety
• Passion for TPM
• Likes people and working in teams
• People focused leadership style
• Establishes a course of action
• Demonstrates a strong self-awareness of one’s own strengths and development needs
• Positive and confident
• Analytical and Strategic, yet capable of simplifying the complex
• Competitive and driven by goal achievement
• Open to new ideas and continually benchmarks against the best
• Communicates with impact