The Operations/Production Manager is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and resource stewardship for a high-volume manufacturing site located in Bryan, TX. This role is accountable for driving timely and impactful improvements to the operating environment and for delivering performance at or above expectations for service, cost, safety, and quality. He/She will lead the execution of cross-functional strategies and plans that ensure we execute the company’s manufacturing excellence roadmap. The goals of this role are to manage structured change combine long-term thinking with near term actions and decisions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Foster a culture, including ways of working and behaviors, that is congruent with our mission, values, and success model
• Invest a substantial amount of time reinforcing our manufacturing excellence roadmap; holding his/herself and others accountable for performance and leadership commitments
• Identify and implement ways of working that make lean thinking and employee engagement a way of life in the plant. Focus will be on the process, not the individual. When things go wrong, ask why and seek to find and address the root cause of problems
• Take responsibility for the safety and security of the people who work in our business, the products we supply to customers, and the company’s physical assets; identify, assess, and address any immediate safety and security issues
• Use qualitative and quantitative approaches to forecasting labor demand and mix
• Invest significant effort on talent offense and aligning training and development of teams to mindsets and skillsets important to the future of our business. Ensure everyone is working against the right priorities, participating, and putting their skills and experience to good use
• Set an unwavering expectation that relationships between supervisors, peers, and employees are respectful and inclusive
• Maintain environments that influence how we feel physically and mentally at work and reflect attention to detail not only in the quality of our output, but in our daily productive routines
• Create optimized schedules that balance production efficiency, deliver supply, and employee well-being by selectively and strategically using OT
• Help drive all TQM activities within the sites
• Manage and ensure successful new product/piloting
• Develop site strategies for COGS reduction while managing growth and/or expansion
• Help manage the effort for all new equipment, assist in establishing a project team, clearly establishing a Commissioning/Qualification/Verification (CQV) process approach
• Reduce costs of goods measured as savings year-to-year including direct labor and overhead
• Ensure compliance with quality assurance measured in our QA Index and Right First Time
• Develop and train leadership and technical groups
• Provides tactical direction as needed for all departments
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably in engineering or business . High School Diploma or Equivalent Required
• 5+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing, including production, packaging, and process engineering
• MS Excel, Access, and Word. Ability to forecast production requirements and organize workload into a schedule
• Solid knowledge of how manufacturing, customer service and physical distribution processes and functions interrelate
• Demonstrate leadership in management, staff development and training with analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate the ability to meet objectives within time-sensitive deadlines with outstanding follow-through, time management and planning skills
• Excellent communication skills with cross functional teams
• Excellent leadership skills with an understanding of how best to utilize and deploy talent
• Demonstrated influencing, relationship building, and effective facilitation and change management skills
• Strong business acumen, commercial awareness, and strategic thinking skills
• Demonstrated ability to successfully develop and execute an operations strategy
• Financial analysis and forecasting experience preferred
• Must model the Company’s core values and leadership behaviors
• Bilingual skills a plus

Why work for Cornerstone Building Brands?

Our teams are at the heart of our purpose to positively contribute to the communities where we live, work and play. Full-time* team members receive** medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1. Other benefits include PTO, paid holidays, FSA, life insurance, LTD, STD, 401k, EAP, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, training, and professional development. You can also join one of our Employee Resource Groups which help support our commitment to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment.

*Full-time is defined as regularly working 30+ hours per week. **Union programs may vary depending on the collective bargaining agreement.