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Job Description:

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Team or Function Overview

The operations manager will oversee an enthusiastic team of professionals ensuring that our products and services meet the demands of our customers. We strive to protect what matter most and that is manufacturing the best products available.

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

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage daily production operations through the Production Manager, production supervisors and/or production teams to maximize production efficiencies including volume ofproductproduced,runrates,rawmaterialutilization,yieldloss,downtime,andslowdown while producing high quality product in a safe manner. Ensure that standards and expectationsareinplace,routinelycommunicated,clearlyunderstoodandconsistentlymet.

• Manage daily maintenance operations through the maintenance manager, maintenance supervisors and planner. Establish work practices that optimize machine availability while balancing costs. Direct activities through the maintenance supervisors and planner to achievemaximummachineutilizationandreliability.Establishandimplementbestpractices including preventative measures that continuously improve machine performance. Approve all purchases of storeroom parts and maintenance services.

• Meetdailyproductionscheduleandrequirements,Workjointlywithlogisticsandpurchasing 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 andmachinerycomplieswithalloutsideregulatoryagencyrequirementsandthatemployees 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 the 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 managers and project engineers to define production and maintenance needs for capital to reduce outside contractor costs. Manage production team efforts to perform raw material and other process trials in conjunction with the process engineering department.

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent sitting, walking and standing; occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling and balancing.

• Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone.

• Required to sit, stand, walk and use hands to grasp, handle or feel objects, tools and product samples.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

• Must have the ability to differentiate colors precisely.

• Required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel or crouch.

• Ability to perform detailed testing processes in various process conditions.

• Frequent use of eye, hand and finger coordination enabling the use of manufacturing equipment and machinery.

• Ability to read and concentrate via computer data entry typing and proofreading.

• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.

Under This Roof, We Require

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical preferred) or Bachelor’s of Scienceinanotherdisciplinethatiscoupledwithextensivemanufacturingexperience.

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

• Experienceinhighvolumemanufacturingoperation,preferablycontinuouswebprocess.

Under This Roof, We Also Value

• Ability to quickly identify safety hazards and make clear recommendations to resolve.

• Ability to perform advanced troubleshooting and solve complicated production challenges.

• Familiar with standard manufacturing concepts, practices and procedures.

• Advanced communication skills and the ability to work well with employees at all levels of the organization, as well as outside contractors and vendors.

• Advanced computer skills, including G Suite, WinSPC, AutoCAD, Braincube as well as the ability to quickly learn and master plant specific programs.

• Strong data analysis skills. Advanced spreadsheet design and data manipulation/analysis a plus.

• Strong problem solving skills and techniques, with an emphasis on the use of techniques such as PPA, MVT/DOE and Kepner-Tregoe.

• Ability to respond to requests in a professional and timely manner.

• Strongplanning,prioritization,organizationalandreportingskills.

• Independentproblem-solvingskills.

• Positive attitude, ability to adapt and contribute to a team environment is critical.

How We Protect What Matters Most

• Weofferawiderangeofhealthinsuranceoptionsthatincludemedical,dental,and vision for you and your family.

• Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.

• Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.

• 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.

• Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.

• 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).

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With 130+ years in the industry, GAF is the leading roofing manufacturer in North America. As a member of the Standard Industries family of companies, we are also part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world.

Our communities help give our work meaning and the products we manufacture help protect what matters most. The shingles help to shelter the families living in the homes in our towns. The TPO helps protect what is under that hospital’s roof. In addition to quality products, we make sure they are installed by quality craftsmen and women. The full GAF portfolio of solutions is supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors.

GAF continues to be the leader in quality and offers comprehensive warranty protection on its products and systems. Our success is driven by a commitment to empowering our people to deliver advanced quality and purposeful innovation and the desire to protect what matters most. ​