At GAF Commercial we cover more than buildings. We cover each other. No matter what role, tenure, or department, under this roof you are helping to build the market leader in commercial roofing. Under this roof, we are assembling a winning team that puts the customer at the center of every decision and doesn't back down from hard work. Under this roof, we support one another in delivering operational excellence daily, while working to make a positive impact for our planet and our communities. Becoming the market leader only happens when everyone feels they have the opportunity, and the support, to thrive. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Job Summary
We are looking for an Operations Manager who will function as a key member of the facility staff leadership team. Coordinate with other staff members to ensure that facility goals are met. Manage the Production and Maintenance departments to ensure that customer quality requirements are consistently met safely and at the lowest possible cost.

Essential Duties

Manage daily production operations through the Production Superintendent, production supervisors and/or production teams to maximize production inefficiencies including volume of product produced, run rates, raw material utilization, yield loss, downtime, and slowdown while producing high quality product in a safe manner.

Ensure that standards and expectations are in place, routinely communicated, clearly understood and consistently met.

Manage daily maintenance operations through the maintenance supervisors and planner.

Establish work practices that optimize machine availability while balancing costs.

Direct activities through the maintenance supervisors and planner to achieve maximum machine utilization and reliability.

Establish and implement best practices including preventative measures that continuously improve machine performance.

Approve all purchases of storeroom parts and maintenance services.

Meet daily production schedule and requirements, Work jointly with logistics and purchasing to ensure appropriate inventory mix is available, while balancing both production efficiency and raw material demands.

Develop, implement and track compliance to production and maintenance department expense budgets. Control key cost elements to ensure achievement of budget spending goals.

Guide both production and maintenance supervision to achieve a balance between production needs, machine reliability and overall repair cost.

Ensure that production crews and maintenance techs are well trained, involved and committed to meeting production, quality and safety requirements. Assure that equipment and machinery complies with all outside regulatory agency requirements and that employees are adequately protected against safety hazards and that the plant is operated within environmental permit requirements.

Provide leadership and direction to the production and maintenance departments. Responsible for maintaining an environment for good employee relations to prevent any union organizing attempts.

Work closely with human resources and supervisors to ensure appropriate staffing is maintained.

Participate in hiring process to ensure we staff motivated team members.

Ability to effectively communicate the Bonus Plan to all employees to maximize participation and impact on performance.

Manage production and maintenance department efforts supporting capital projects.

Work with engineering manager and project engineers to define production and maintenance needs for capital reduce outside contractor costs.

Manage production team efforts to perform raw material and other process trials in conjunction with process engineering department.

Qualifications Required

Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical preferred) or Bachelors of Science in another discipline that is coupled with extensive manufacturing experience. Required

A minimum of 10 years of demonstrated manufacturing management experience including direct management of both production and maintenance functions. Required

Experience in high volume manufacturing operation, preferably continuous web process. Required

How We Protect What Matters Most:1. We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. 2. Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood. 3. Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions. 4. Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence. 5. Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program. 6. We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).