COLD END AREA MANAGER

**Purpose:** To oversee and lead the Cold End operation of a two-float line facility to ensure that the process is operated safely, efficiently and exceeding budget whilst maintaining world class quality standards. **Essential Functions:** Safety: - Complete required audits at the prescribed frequency. These may include Key Safe Behavior audits, Safety Walk and Talk, or similar. - Facilitate safety meetings and prepare comprehensive risk management reviews. - Perform visual oversight by walking the production line and documenting hazard identifications - Adhere to and enforce the Laurinburg plant Working and Safety Rules - Complete required compliance training - Be an active participant in accident and injury prevention using audits, dialogue with operators, and system design and facilitating root cause analysis as needed - Identify engineering solutions to potential safety issues, utilizing the safety and sustainability improvement plan to track initiatives. - Embrace and abide by the 10 Key Safety Leadership Behaviors. Environmental: - Track area incidents and develop corrective actions as needed. - Identify, monitor, and control waste and implement recycling initiatives. - Participate in identifying, reviewing, and minimizing environmental aspects and impacts. - Complete environmental training as required. - Maintain & Implement systems to remain compliant with ISO 14001 Quality: - Maintain & Implement systems to remain compliant with ISO 9001 - Facilitate layered process auditing to ensure “we do what we say and say what we do”. - Work harmoniously with all other site functions to ensure a world class product is delivered to the customer - Work with quality to perform root cause analysis and implement countermeasures for customer issues as required. Team Leadership & Development: - Lead routine communications via shift start, morning, and weekly meetings. - Conduct 1:1 check-ins and routine performance reviews with direct reports. - Resolve personnel issues by partnering with HR and executing conflict management protocols. - Maintain positive union relationships alongside direct employee relations to proactively remove operational barriers and friction - Drive employee engagement through team-building activities - Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles - Manage shift scheduling and coordinate floor coverage during direct report absences. Operations & Strategic Planning - Develop processes and strategies to achieve and exceed budgeted performance for area KPIs - Manage floor scheduling via weekly production and plant maintenance meetings. - Direct wareroom throughput across glass cutting, handling, packing, and stacking lines alongside Cold End PI’s, Technical Supervisor and Shift Supervisors. - Optimize production scheduling by collaborating with the Materials Manager to maximize cutting lists, maintain schedule integrity, and hit customer satisfaction targets - Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean methodologies and production databases to analyze loss trends and eliminate operational waste - Minimize equipment downtime by partnering with Maintenance and Engineering teams to build proactive prevention strategies - Prioritize engineering projects and maintenance activities during planned downtime - Justify capital expenditures and asset installations by working across departments to build technical project business cases. - Compile monthly reports regarding output, operational oversight, and key plant objectives. - Publish corporate communications throughout the area. Talent Acquisition & Training - Interview job applicants as needed - Oversee employee training spanning standard corporate, technical, and regulatory compliance courses. - Direct personal development by tracking individual career plans for self and subordinates. **Top 3 Competencies Needed for Success in the Role:** **Results: Safety & Quality Focus** - The ability to establish, model, and dri…