Fiberizing R&D Leader
Company: OWENS CORNING
Location: Granville
Posted on: September 20, 2023
Job Description:
JOB DESCRIPTIONThe Fiberizing Team R&D leader has overall
accountability and supporting responsibilities to develop
insulation fiberization processes and related manufacturing
processes to enable differentiated products, unlock productivity,
and improve stable operations across NA platforms and global
platforms, respectively. -The primary role of the R&D leader is
to create effective management structures and provide resource
oversight to accelerate projects and talent development.
-Additionally, the R&D leader is responsible for building and
executing short-term and long-term strategies with cross-functional
patterns (Ops, Commercial, S&T) to assign clear objectives and
deliverables within his/her team aligned to business initiatives.
-Successful execution in this role will result in building a team
and culture that delivers differentiated insulation products and
productivity through fiberization to yield multi-million-dollar
top-line and bottom-line growth per year. -Granville, OH is home to
the Owens Corning Science & Technology Center. The 524-acre campus
with 22 buildings hosts world-class Science and Technology
professionals dedicated to delivering sustainable solutions across
our three integrated businesses, impacting the environment and the
way people live around the world. With its small-town charm,
streets lined with locally owned shops, historic district, and
commitment to education and development, Granville will meet all
your needs when you bring your career to Owens Corning. -Reports
to: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Insulation R&D
DirectorSpan of Control: - - - - - - - - - - - - Several direct
reports - engineers, scientists, and technicians -JOB
RESPONSIBILITIES In this role you will be the key connection across
the insulation business for all technical matters involving
fiberization and spinner metallurgy. This means you will be
responsible for understanding your team's capabilities and
expectations across the business such that you can properly assign
projects, deliverables, consultation, and resources to deliver
results related to revenue growth and cost savings. -Commitment to
Safety (5%)
- Create a safety culture
- Discuss safety in weekly team meetings
- Actively participate in safety huddles -Management Structures
(25%)
- Build clear project objectives aligned to business strategy to
increase sales, increase profit margin, or return on existing
assets
- Partner with appropriate team members to create and implement
effective management structures to execute work, communicate
status, address risks, and deliver on timelines
- Partner with cross functional teams to clearly assign project
roles and responsibilities
- Participate in regular team meetings his/her team leads or
heavily supports -Resource Management (25%)
- Allocate funds to project teams and manage expense budget (-$2
MM)
- Ensure project teams have appropriate talent and capabilities
to execute objectives
- Provide coaching, feedback, and growth opportunities to
accelerate talent development
- Assist in prioritization of work and hold team members
accountable to perform against clear deliverables
- Identify synergies between fiberizing development and other
core technology platforms to drive efficient execution
- Connect the team to our global network through EU and AP
fiberizing initiatives -Build Strategy (25%)
- Develop insulation fiberizing strategy rooted in fundamental
science to grow the business short term (1-3 years) and long term
(+5 years)
- Construct, assign, and sponsor projects to deliver productivity
through fiberizing improvements
- Partner with key stakeholders across the enterprise to support
step-change initiates to transform or create business
platforms
- Build preliminary business cases with team and cross-functional
partners to prioritize development -Team Leadership (20%)
- Create a flexible framework to regularly articulate team
purpose, impact, priorities, and capabilities that describes fit
into the insulation business and enterprise strategy
- Drive the beliefs and behaviors to deliver a culture that
results in a high-performing team who are inspired, engaged, and
capable to execute our strategy
- Generate meaningful performance metrics that resonate with the
team to drive individual engagement and positive financial
impact
- Consistently reflect on team organization and capabilities vs
current strategy and adjust assignments and job descriptions to
maximize team performance and personal development -JOB
REQUIREMENTSMinimum qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 4+ years of experience with people leadership and managing
diverse groups
- 4+ years of experience in competitively driving results and
leading bold resource choices
- Critical thinker who is comfortable challenging the status
quo.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, leadership skills, and
communication skills
- Big picture mindset that can link task work to business
impact
- Travel: 20-25%. Travel is usually self-determined. -Desirable
qualifications
- Masters or Doctorate degree in mechanical, aerospace or
chemical engineering field
- Strong technical aptitude for manufacturing process
- Demonstrated capability to lead technical projects to deliver
results
- Previous work experience in fiberization or manufacturing
processes -*LI-NM1About 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 - Composites, Insulation, and Roofing -
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 19,000 employees in 31
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 2022 sales of $9.8 billion. For more
information, visit -.Owens Corning is an equal opportunity
employer. - -
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