Department Manager, Coating/Thin Films Operations

Your Job

Guardian Glass is seeking you to become our next Department Manager for Coating/Thin Films Operations in Corsicana, TX!

In this role, you will be drive safety and operational excellence in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You must be comfortable with complex operations while working across all levels of the organization to drive vision, strategy, and execution while promoting our One Team mentality.

This position is key in the ongoing development of front-line leaders within the department, assessing both team and individual gaps/opportunities and taking action to close them.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or at any time in the future.

This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Our Team

We are a principled based company that relies heavily on teamwork and ingenuity.

We pride ourselves on being the partner of choice for our internal and external customers.

What You Will Do



* Lead a cross-functional team of supervisors, engineers, technicians, and manufacturing personnel to achieve safe, reliable, and predictable coater operations in a 24/7/365 manufacturing environment


* Champion a proactive safety culture and ensure safe operating practices, risk assessments, training, and compliance with site and regulatory requirements across the coater department


* Ensure coated products consistently meet internal specifications and customer requirements by maintaining effective process controls and driving resolution of quality and defect issues


* Own coater manufacturing performance, establish clear performance targets, and drive accountability for results


* Identify, prioritize, and execute high-value opportunities to improve coater efficiency, reduce manufacturing losses and cost, increase throughput and capacity, improve reliability, and expand product and process capabilities


* Lead the continuous improvement of coater processes and equipment through data-driven problem solving, root-cause analysis, process optimization, and effective implementation of manufacturing and technical improvements


* Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to improve equipment reliability, maximize uptime, eliminate chronic losses, and develop long-term strategies for critical coater assets


* Develop and maintain a highly capable organization through effective hiring, coaching, performance management, technical training, succession planning, and leadership development


* Lead capital and improvement projects that enhance coater capability via project management and Management of Change practices

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Proven leadership and coaching experience in a 24/7 continuous manufacturing environment


* Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or other STEM related field


* Demonstrated experience aligning a team to safety, quality, cultural, and productivity expectations


* Engineering experien...