TPM Leader

The TPM Leader will drive the successful deployment and maintenance of the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) strategy in the Waxahachie Insulation Plant. This role is a member of the Plant's Natural Leadership Team (NLT) and is accountable for deploying appropriate TPM methodology and developing improvement programs in the facility, while monitoring and reporting progress. The TPM Leader will work closely with plant and functional leaders to drive loss elimination across the TPM pillars.

Reports to: This position reports directly to the Plant Leader with dotted-line functional reporting relationship to the Division TPM Leader Network and Global Director of TPM for the Insulation Business.

Span of Control: Primary direct report(s)

Lead for Health & Safety Excellence

• Maintain focus on safety in all TPM initiatives
• Use TPM methodologies to continue the journey to zero incidents
• Adhere to and continuously improve all safety policies, procedures and standards
• Support and participate in wellness and community initiatives

Continue to Drive Deployment of the TPM Strategy

• Facilitate major plant Initiatives and drive a Zero Injury, Zero Defect, Zero Loss Culture
• Proactively share information that advances organizational goals
• Support and drive root cause analysis, and measure the effectiveness of corrective action(s)
• Lead the rapid improvements in Safety, Quality and Performance by using relevant tools and techniques

Inspires and Enables the Plant Team to Utilize TPM Methodologies to Drive to Misson of Zero.

• Demonstrate strategic leadership by working with the Plant NLT to develop a TPM masterplan for the site that is linked to overall plant objectives of loss elimination.
• Engage and inspire teams at all levels and across functions to achieve results through TPM Pillars.
• Build support and shared accountability for successful deployment of TPM
• Partner with internal and external consultants to effectively support and implement TPM
• Member of the Plant NLT and TPM coach / mentor to the Plant Manager and Operations Manager
• Serve as mentor/coach to develop excellence in the use of TPM methodologies
• Build TPM capability in the Site through the Learn Do Teach model
• Develop and deliver training as needed to build TPM knowledge, awareness, and capability across the plant
• Anticipate and eliminate barriers to success
• Identify, track, and communicate the metrics that measure TPM progress
• Provide recognition for successes around sustained TPM systems and TPM capabilities built
• Leads the weekly TPM drumbeat in the Plant, Coaches the daily TPM drumbeat in the plant

Drive Manufacturing Productivity

• Develop strategies and tactics to improve business results through development and execution of TPM efforts across the Insulation Operations network
• Monitor, audit and assess progress against the Insulation Operations strategy
• Develop and communicate clear and measurable performance expectations; participate in performance reviews

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering or related field
• Experience in TPM (JIPM) deployment and leadership

OR:

• Associate's degree and 4+years of TPM/Lean experience
• Prior experience with TPM deployment and leadership of AM, PM, FI and T&D Pillars internal or external to Owens Corning
• Demonstrated ability to improve business results by working through others
• Demonstrated ability to lead change to deliver results

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 3+ years progressive technical experience in a manufacturing environment,
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt and/or Lean Manufacturing experience
• Functional leadership across a multi-site network
• TPM (JIPM) certification
• Proven track record of successful TPM implementation in a plant environment
• Functional leadership in a complex environment
• Major programs deployment:




• Pillar Leader experience in AM, PM, FI
• Led an AM Team through AM Step 3
• Led a Daily Management Huddle
• Project Leader, Project Manager

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Embraces company values: Caring, Curious, Collaborative and Committed
• Ability to prove results-oriented leadership
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to motivate, inspire, and influence others at all levels of the organization
• Ability to develop and influence people
• Accessible, open-minded, and able to work well with others, handle resistance or conflict in a productive way
• Intellectually strong, able to combine analytical reasoning, creativity, and good judgment
• Customer oriented; understands that all business opportunities start with knowing how to create value for the customer
• Agent of change which can create momentum for new initiatives while understanding the many different perspectives in the plant; effectively gain support across the organization as needed
• Challenges the status quo
• Ability to translate strategy into actionable operating plans
• Actively Listens
• Models curiosity and growth mindset
• Organized, disciplined and process-oriented mindset
• Values Standards and standard work processes
• Strong self-awareness of one's strengths and development opportunities; works to continuously improve
• Puts the needs of the business ahead of his/her own self-interest. Operate transparently without a personal agenda
• An overt simplifier who can effectively and appropriately distill and reduce complex situations, goals, tasks and opportunities to a workable set of fundamentals so that all team members can understand, align and take action
• Maintains poise under pressure and readily demonstrates an optimistic nature