Operational Excellence Manager

Saint-Gobain • Oxford, NC • 5h ago

The Operational Excellence Manager is a strategic leader within the plant, accountable for defining, implementing, and driving the operational excellence process to include World Class Manufacturing (WCM) methodologies.

This position delivers measurable operational improvements by leading loss identification and eradication initiatives, coaching pillar leaders, and ensuring sustainable business impact. The Operational Excellence Manager champions cultural change, challenges the status quo and aligns improvement efforts with the company's corporate strategies.

Essential Functions:

Lead and drive implementation of operational excellence initiatives to deliver measurable results in Net Manufacturing Savings (NMS), productivity gains, and waste reduction.

Facilitate Steering Committees to align safety, quality, delivery, cost and people site priorities, review progress, and ensure accountability to KPIs.

Own and maintain the Deployment Plan and Roadmap, integrating pillar activities with the plant's strategic objectives and drive overall project execution.

Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Kaizen events, and problem-solving workshops to eliminate chronic losses.

Coach and mentor pillar teams to enhance technical expertise, delivery capability and drive overall results.

Champion the use of performance tracking tools (e.g., Project Tracker, dashboards) to ensure transparency and informed decision-making.

Collaborate with OPEX leadership to communicate progress, escalate barriers, and align with corporate strategies.

Foster a culture of continuous improvement at all organizational levels.

Share and implement best practices across the network to accelerate deployment maturity.

Own site 5S program to ensure all areas of the plant meet standards.

Execute, deliver and sustain NMS- Net Manufacturing Savings improvements and validated cost savings.

Reduction of chronic losses and measurable improvement in key plant KPIs.

Enhanced engagement, capability, and support for pillar teams and engineers.

Lead efforts of activities from the plant's internal assessment with OPEX and TIP NA support to ensure implementation of actions are effective.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration Preferred and High School Diploma or GED Required

5-10 Years in Manufacturing, Process Engineering, or Technical Project Development Required

5+ Years of Experience in Leading Teams Required

Proven experience with teaching WCM methods and techniques Required

Ability to multi-task multiple projects.

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state's Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at SGNAHRCompliance@saint-gobain.com .

Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs:

Health and Wellbeing - Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work

Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Healthcare Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options

LiveWell Wellness Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave

Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality

401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP), Cash Balance Pension Plan

Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability

Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance

Additional Benefits - Helping shape the experience and impact you want

Group Legal

Identity Theft Protection

Auto and Home Insurance

Pet Insurance and Discounts

Back-up Child & Elder Care

PerkSpot Employee Discount Program

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