Maintenance Lead

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Mount Vernon Maintenance Manager is responsible for building a culture with an unconditional stance on safety and is accountable to deliver stable and reliable plant operations with a focus on, quality, productivity, customer focus and cost. This position will lead a maintenance team comprised of salaried maintenance leaders and hourly employees. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for the leadership, training, development and engagement of all Mount Vernon Plant maintenance employees.  In addition, they must demonstrate a proven track record of leadership and sustained performance associated with plant maintenance programs and operations with proven experience reliability programs with operational metrics.  Excellent interpersonal skills, leadership, driving change and achieving results through employee engagement are required.

Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has placed on the Fortune 500®. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe.  A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within each and every employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale.

Reports to: Plant Leader

Span of Control:  9 Maintenance Team Members

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Live the Safety stand, adhere to the safety responsibilities

• Ensuring a safe, clean environmentally compliant work environment and building a culture where safety is the first priority.

• Meeting safety metrics – RIR, first aids, near misses, SAFE and Critical 6
• Lead Standard Work and Hazard ID
• Ensures a safe work environment through employee coaching and engagement and strict adherence to OC’s safety policies and procedures

Directing Maintenance Operations

• Provide effective leadership and vision to all plant personnel and contractors
• Engage employees and create a work environment in which employees become compelled to commit to their organization and its bottom line feeling of pride and job ownership
• Control/Reduce Operating Cost.  Identify opportunities to enhance efficiencies, streamline processes and leverage resources in order to reduce operating costs
• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiencies, streamline processes and leverage resources in order to ensure operational efficiency
• Conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis on chronic maintenance issues or repairs
• Establish a World Class Housekeeping and 5S Environment
• Execute effective PM and work order programs using predictive and preventive technologies
• Partner with the Mount Vernon Plant Maintenance team to drive the Site Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) journey
• Lead the PM pillar of TPM in the Mount Vernon Plant
• Develop solutions that improve reliability
• Respond to unplanned downtime events with a sense of urgency with attention to safety and detail
• Ensure effective deployment of employee/labor relations practices
• Lead the RWP process for the Mount Vernon Plant
• Responsible for Alloy (GAT)
• Responsible for verifying all Mount Vernon primary employee Kronos Timecards

• Schedule Compliance for Preventative Maintenance and RWP Compliance

Development and Execution of Plant Maintenance Strategy

• Determining critical outcomes for the Mount Vernon Plant Maintenance Department
• People Strategy including talent development
• Operational Excellence through productivity and waste elimination
• Sustainability and Environmental Compliance / Stewardship
• Customer Service and Satisfaction

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 1-3 years of industrial manufacturing/maintenance supervisory assignments and experience

• A Bachelor’s degree required.  Preferably in Engineering, Science, or Operations. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Ability to make decisions based on facts and / or data including having the basic mathematics and technical skills to analyze data, interpret graphs, and combine related data.
• Ability to lead non union hourly employees.
• Ability to create and drive change and effectively communicate to all levels in the organization.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as effectively facilitate open two-way communication both within and outside of the organization
• Ability to work both strategically and hands-on.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be highly organized and able to adapt to constantly changing demands and priorities.
• Must be results-oriented with high level of self-direction, initiative and focus on customer satisfaction.
• Able to work closely with the Production Department in a team-based environment that is designed to manage in a manner that will ensure continuously improving machine performance and employee efficiency.
• Knowledge of Compressed Air Systems, Underground gas & water systems, and Facilities Maintenance
• Knowledge of Power Systems a plus

About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market-leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com. 

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.