Location(s): Bruggen, DE, 41379
- Function: Manufacturing
- Audience: Experienced Professional
- Work Arrangement: On Site
- Requisition ID: 64066

Brüggen is part of Owens Corning’s Nonwovens, Composites Solutions Business and manufactures a number of different coated products that are being sold in Building & Construction and Industrial markets. The Brüggen plant has 70 total employees, running 2 lines in 5 shifts (24/5). Consistent with Owens Corning’s manufacturing excellence focus, Brüggen did start the TPM journey and driving the plant to the JIPM Certification level 1 will be a priority for the Plant Leader and his team by 2026.

**REPORTS TO**: This position reports to the Plant Leader, Brüggen

**SPAN OF CONTROL**: This position directly leads a team of 1 Production Supervisor and 5 Shifts Leaders, supervising 30 Operators.

**Main responsibilities**:

- **Direct operations that drive towards manufacturing excellence**
- Leads with a clear view of where the organization needs to be in 1-3 years
- Communicates strategic direction to employees and how it fits with the day-to-day actions and results being driven. Ability to achieve results through the team. Effective utilization of 2-way communication tools to share strategy and target objectives
- Coordinates resources and organizes an optimal functioning of the Operations activities in line with the set targets to guarantee:

- Production in a timely manner according to planning
- Productivity and cost in line with budget
- Quality accordingly and exceeding costumers’ expectations
- High machine performance (observe, check, act)
- An optimal production throughput (monitor, act) including: analysis of down time, appropriate machine operations, cleaning instructions, )
- Proactively analyzes and manages all relative operations performance metrics
- Operates with zero environmental non-conformities to applicable company, government and regulatory policies
- Continuously improves the plant operations environmental footprint consistent with company goals and community interests
- Demonstrated change agent who can lead transformations.
- **Lead, Coach, and Develop the Team to a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Operating System**
- Integrate Operating System into daily management across the whole plant, enabling operators to work proactively in order to make manufacturing processes reliable
- Define and deploy the AM masterplan with an integrated link on T&D, PM, QM
- Effectively assess, upskill, develop, and manage both the salaried and primaries talent on the Operations team
- Establish and sustain standards of performance across all shifts in pursuit of zero injuries, zero defects and zero losses.
- **Lead Safety, Health, and Environmental Standards for an injury free work environment, while maintaining a high level of quality and meeting plant KPIs**
- Ensure a culture which enables a safe and secure work environment for all employees, contractors and visitors
- Shows a passion and caring for our people, and leads from a place of “safety and” the other objectives of the business with a focus on safe behaviours, choices, housekeeping and environment
- Ensure a clear and effective measurement system is followed and used to drive results; rewards and celebrates safe behavior and achievements; ensures accountability
- Coach people on the shop floor and actively participate in EHS programs (ie: BBS, Keep if Fresh, LPA Hazards analysis, etc.)
- **Know the business and our customers**
- Create an environment where all employees are engaged, empowered and focused on serving our customers
- Provide leadership to all manufacturing process areas to ensure quality standards are upheld and ISO requirements are maintained.
- Ensure understanding of quality losses and capacity to lead production team through standards necessary to eliminate.
- **Work Collaboratively Across Departments and Functions**
- Partner with peers, site resources, and functional support to gain an in-depth understanding of all aspects of the plant’s processes, and then work together to achieve the plant’s goals and objectives
- Collaborates with other pillar leaders to enable effective embedment of TPM culture
- Networks with sister plants to drive for best practices sharing and adoption
- **De**velop and Maintain an Effective Labor (Employee) Relations Partnership**
- Ensures a positive, creative, diverse and collaborative work environment where employees own the success of the business
- Selects, trains, ensures the proper tools, processes and systems are in place, then empowers employees to deliver against clear expectations
- Ensures compliance with company policies and/or government regulations and actively participates and models effective dispute resolution.

**Job Requirements**:
**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
- 5+ years manufacturing experience or equivalent applicable experience with 3 years of operations leadership exper