Regional Productivity Engineer

Location: Needs to be located near OC Facility

• Irving, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Portland, Oregon; Compton, California

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Regional Productivity Engineer plays a crucial role in our success and supports the execution of productivity-focused projects for the Roofing division. This position champions the use of data-driven, structured problem-solving methods to drive productivity and quality improvements, meeting financial goals and customers' requirements. The Regional Productivity Engineer is a key advocate of the Focused Improvement (FI) cultures within the region, coordinating the efforts of various levels of the organization, from the site's primary employees to the site's leadership team and division resources, by facilitating projects critical to the plant's goals and objectives. This role works closely with each plant's leadership team and leads complex problem-solving activities focused on reducing losses across our manufacturing network. Additionally, this role leads capital projects that drive site productivity improvements, making a significant impact on our overall performance.

Reports to: Sr. Productivity Leader

Span of Control: This position has no direct reports; however, it significantly influences decision-making at the Roofing Sites. The successful candidate will directly support our Western US Roofing plants with the ability to influence the Roofing division.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Living the Safety stand and adhering to safety responsibilities

• Safety is our number one priority at our company. As a Regional Productivity Engineer, you will play a vital role in Ensuring a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work environment. We are committed to maintaining high safety standards and building a culture where safety is ingrained in everything we do.

• Maintains plant housekeeping expectations to ensure a safe plant environment.

• Reports and investigates injuries, first aid, and near misses.

• Leads by example through hazard recognition and elimination.

Site Productivity Project Initiatives

• Supports site analysis and comprehension of their losses to ensure actions are set to continually reduce them.

• Complete capital projects tied to improving divisions' productivity initiatives.

• Support the development and improvement of data information management systems.

• Champion the identification and coordination of focused improvement projects inside each site and help the site execute those projects to help reduce losses inside the facilities.

• Work across the division and outside of individual regions to support complex projects causing losses in multiple plants.

• Participate in plant daily management meetings (DMS) and GEMBA walks and drive improvement actions.

• Challenge the status quo and act as a change agent for business transformation as we enter a new age of digital manufacturing.

• Is an advocate of success for our Division Capital and Delivery, Science and Technology, and Advanced Manufacturing initiatives.

• Facilitate Failure Mode Effect Analysis as needed for new processes, equipment, raw materials, and areas of risk.

• Be a member of the division's remote diagnosis team, which utilizes newly deployed process monitoring technology.

World Class Quality Initiatives

• Support our network of manufacturing plants to be the world-class leader in quality in the roofing industry.

• Support functional quality management system at the site level.

• Support the sites on root cause analysis when complaints are received from customers as needed.

• Actively participate in the quality network and be a conduit for best practice sharing in the plants for product quality and process control.

• Participate in plant leadership meetings and discussions to ensure quality is being addressed and improvement plans are being monitored.

Leading and developing talent

• Engages team members to collaboratively own the business's success by contributing to continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost, productivity, etc.

• Recognizes and rewards positive behaviors and contributions to critical plant performance metrics.

• As a Regional Productivity Engineer, you will have the opportunity to Invest in your growth and development, as well as that of your team members and others, to achieve sustained success. We value continuous learning and improvement and are committed to supporting your professional development journey.

• Effectively communicates critical plant performance metrics to team members daily to ensure engagement.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or in a technically related field

• Five or more years of experience in manufacturing, industrial, or related field

• Ability to travel 60% of the time

• Strong background in process improvement

• Knowledge and experience with Root Cause Analysis, Failure Modes, and Effects and Analysis (FMEA)

• Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Certification, and or Black Belt preferred

• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) understanding and application preferred

• Proficient using Minitab and or other statistical analysis tools

• Be able to prioritize and adapt to a rapidly changing environment while balancing multiple responsibilities

• Ability to influence to gain team alignment and enhance communication

• Experience leading change management throughout manufacturing facilities

• Experience translating quality technical issues into understandable operational requirements for plant employees

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Adaptability - ability to respond quickly to the demands of the moment. A flexible person who can stay productive when the demands of work pull in many different directions at once. Maintaining effectiveness in a variety of environments.

• Accountability - knows what needs to be done and gets it done. Willingly takes responsibility for project outcomes as a whole; unafraid of owning the results, actions and decisions of self or organization. Committed to follow through to completion - excuses and rationalizations are totally unacceptable.

• Curiosity - naturally curious, leading one to seek knowledge about people and things that stretch beyond one's own work environment. Thrives in a dynamic work environment, where new subject matter is learned and quickly put into practice. An information "sponge" - constantly absorbing new methods, technologies and approaches that will deliver business outcomes.

• Judgment and Decision Making

• Recognizes issues, problems, or opportunities and determines whether action is needed. Chooses appropriate action by formulating clear decision criteria and evaluates options by considering implications and consequences. Implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time.

• Consultative Skills - ability to influence business partners in their decision-making. Shape solutions by helping partners articulate what they need.

• Global Cultural Competence - understands, communicates with, and effectively interacts with people across cultures. Is aware of one's own cultural worldview; one's attitude towards cultural differences; one's knowledge of different cultural practices and worldviews, and skills to interact effectively. Effectively achieves business results working across and with multi-national teams.

• Communication - clearly conveys relevant information and ideas with confidence and in a manner that inspires the audience. Adjusts approach to capture audience attention and ensures there is an understanding of the message. Seeks to understand others through active listening.

The base salary range for this position is $102-133k, with the potential for up to an additional 25% if the applicant hired has additional related qualifications. We also offer a substantial benefits package including insurance (medical/dental/vision/life/disability/supplemental offerings), 401k (company contribution regardless of employee participation - plus match), liberal paid time off (vacation, personal floating and standard holidays), Employee Assistance Services, Stock Purchase Program - and more.

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About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our three integrated businesses

• Roofing, Insulation, and Composites - provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with approximately 18,000 employees in 30 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 2023 sales of $9.7 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.

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