Owens Corning-posted 9 months ago
$115,000 - $140,000/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Arvada, CO
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

The Automation Engineer is a key leadership and execution role for delivering outcomes that are aligned with the Roofing Division portfolio. This role is responsible for developing and ensuring the execution of the Controls & Automation workstreams of capital projects that will reengineer and or eliminate job duties, drive future of work initiatives, and develop consistent, repeatable processes that do not require significant human interaction. Common duties will be leading the definition of new application requirements & updating existing applications based on functional requirements; providing cost/benefit tradeoff analysis to management; Prototyping, designing, integrating, and testing robotic and automation systems; deploying automation systems to the manufacturing floor and assuring effective training for operations and maintenance. This role owns the overall success for all aspects of capital projects (start to finish) and is accountable to ensure the business outcomes of the projects are realized and sustainable. A successful Automation Engineer provides leadership through efficient management of resources, synchronization of project management concepts and effective communication to all stakeholders are central accountabilities to this role.

  • The expert on Robotics and Automation systems and concepts which will improve production methods, equipment performance, facility layout and quality of product.
  • Design, create, develop and manage systems. Factory and process automation, design to make the systems work by themselves or require minimum human interaction.
  • Focus will be placed on partnering with operations/technical leaders to understand and solve business needs by integrating off-the-shelf solutions or developing new solutions where no-off-the shelf technology exists.
  • Leveraging partnerships with best in industry vendors to drive innovation through emerging technologies.
  • Ability to lead and execute projects in manufacturing plants.
  • Lead Advanced Manufacturing initiatives, ensuring the successful delivery of the project outcomes.
  • Leads and engages plant leadership teams and engineers to identify and translate business needs into clear project and system specifications.
  • Accountability for the scope, budget, resources, assumptions, communication, change management, training, testing, deployment, controls and user acceptance for the project.
  • Facilitator of Design Safety Reviews (DSR).
  • Apply project management expertise and other best practices/tools to define, execute, and fully own project plans from end-to-end.
  • Develops and routinely forecasts project plans and project budget to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.
  • Collaborates with all leaders and guarantees clear and consistent communications to project stakeholders.
  • Manages the transition to ensure adoption of change, project benefits are achieved, and project outcomes are sustainable.
  • Adheres to the Project Management processes and actively prepares for / participates in all reviews and stage gate deliverables.
  • Understands and follows all Autonomous Maintenance and corporate standards.
  • Adheres to metrics to define project success including on-time and on-budget project delivery, resource productivity, monthly actual and forecast financials, implementation of project deliverables.
  • Builds solid performing project teams and works with all leaders to develop and engage team members according to growth plans.
  • Leads and engages single or cross-functional project teams, which are accountable for design, development and implementation of defined solutions.
  • Accountable for the development and alignment of all project roles and responsibilities.
  • Ensures the roles and responsibilities are articulated to each team member, modified as required, and accomplished throughout the project.
  • Discusses growth and development plans with the appropriate leaders to ensure project roles / accountabilities support the resource growth plans.
  • Recommends and supports project-specific mentoring relationships for growth areas on the project and helps to secure the commitment of the mentor / expert.
  • Provides clear feedback on ad hoc discussions based on project activities. Reviews at key phases of the project or related to growth and development plans.
  • Builds and grows external partners' capacity to augment achievement of business outcomes and provide innovative solutions to drive step change.
  • Develops upfront communication of corporate vision, objectives and constraints.
  • Set expectations of service and performance levels.
  • Streamlines organizational goals to be supporting and complimentary in nature.
  • Explores full potential of partners capabilities and links partner ability to align with desired business outcome.
  • Plans and facilitates a seamless on-boarding plan for team members including project requirements, standards, testing procedures, templates, etc.
  • Bachelor of Science degree, Electrical Engineering or equivalent. Master's degree preferred.
  • Five to ten years in a manufacturing environment with demonstrated technical and leadership skills.
  • Broad background including hands on experience with PLCs/HMI, drives, robots, motion controls and associated programming software as well as technical project management.
  • PLC/Safety PLC/Safety Validation Programming/HMI programming/troubleshooting and support, including drives and line drive systems. (Rockwell and Siemens).
  • Understand the pillars and principles of Total Productive Maintenance.
  • PMI certification preferred.
  • Experience with cross-functional teams that include third party expertise.
  • Ability to influence business partners in their decision-making.
  • Global Cultural Competence.
  • Base salary range of $115k-$140k with potential for additional salary based on qualifications.
  • Substantial benefits package including insurance (medical/dental/vision/life/disability/supplemental offerings).
  • 401k with company contribution regardless of employee participation plus match.
  • Liberal paid time off (vacation, personal floating and standard holidays).
  • Employee Assistance Services.
  • Stock Purchase Program.
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