Engineering Specialist

Owens Corning•Fairburn, GA

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer establishes and maintains process recipes for operating lines so products can be safely produced at the lowest cost while consistently meeting codes, specifications, and customer requirements. The role continuously improves glass-making processes to eliminate waste, improve safety, reduce cost, increase capacity and productivity, and improve products. The position is accountable for a safe, clean, environmentally compliant work environment; safe technical procedures for Forehearths, production lines, and packaging areas; and risk assessments for critical tasks. It supports customer-focused product and packaging quality through defining Critical Product Characteristics, developing procedures to meet customer expectations, and supporting product and packaging trials. The engineer evaluates and improves process performance through audits, capability assessments, control charts, Operator Control Plans, troubleshooting, data analysis, corrective actions, employee coaching and training, and collaboration with maintenance and operations. The role also supports equipment improvements and capital requests, develops employees’ understanding of manufacturing and process control, and partners with staff on Operator Based Care plans using TPM principles. The position reports to the Plant Technical Leader and requires 5–10% travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
At least 2 years of experience in a manufacturing or technical environment.
Understand customer needs, product specifications, basic cost drivers, and Critical Process Variables that affect these elements.
Understand and work with basic engineering principles.
Understand statistical concepts, including trial design, data analysis, control charts, process capability, and design of experiments, to drive process improvements.
Maintain the ability to understand fiberglass production, including raw materials, processes, and control systems.
Communicate with and engage employees at all levels of the organization.
Manage multiple priorities or projects at one time.
Learn the basic principles of TPM.
Demonstrate high ethical standards and integrity, with a balanced approach that considers employees, shareholders, and others.
Be results-oriented, energetic, resourceful, service-oriented, and committed to high-quality work and continual improvement.
Act as a change agent who can create a vision for improved performance, engage others to achieve goals, anticipate risks, and propose practical mitigation plans.
Ability to travel 5–10%.

Nice To Haves

Completion of an engineering-related Development Program or similar experience.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain process recipes for operating lines to safely produce products that meet codes, specifications, and customer requirements at the lowest cost.
Continuously improve glass-making processes to eliminate waste, improve safety, reduce cost, increase capacity and productivity, and improve products.
Maintain a safe, clean, environmentally compliant work environment and promote a culture where safety is a first priority.
Ensure control plans, work instructions, reaction procedures, and other technical procedures for Forehearths, production lines, and packaging areas support employee safety.
Develop risk assessments for critical tasks.
Identify and teach employees the Critical Product Characteristics required to provide customers with quality products, including packaging.
Develop and implement procedures and systems to ensure products consistently meet or exceed customer expectations.
Support experiments and trials for new and existing products and packaging to confirm fitness for use.
Conduct process audits of Critical Product Characteristics and Critical Process Variables, and implement sustainable corrective actions for process shifts or upsets.
Determine process consistency and capability, including Cpk.
Implement control charting schemes for Critical Process Variables based on ISBMS and S&T specifications.
Develop and implement Operator Control Plans to ensure products meet specifications at the lowest cost.
Identify and eliminate common causes of product, packaging, and process variation through troubleshooting.
Analyze product and process data, provide feedback, and recommend ways to optimize performance.
Identify and implement process improvements and best practices, including those originating from S&T, ISBMS, or other facilities.
Implement corrective actions for quality complaints, hold tags, and process deviations.
Coach, counsel, and train employees on process control.
Establish processes for critical tasks and audit for adherence and compliance.
Partner with maintenance and operations to resolve equipment issues.
Develop reaction procedures to eliminate or minimize process deviations.
Identify and request capital funding for equipment and modifications.
Educate primary employees in the manufacturing process and process control procedures.
Partner with salaried and hourly employees to develop and implement Operator Control Plans.
Partner with maintenance and operations staff to develop and implement Operator Based Care plans using TPM principles.
Implement a personal safety action plan and review it with the leader; monitor safety metrics and Leader Safety Standard Work and Hazard ID.
Track customer and operational measures, including Customer FFU, schedule attainment, quality assurance, piece job efficiency, spinner efficiency, conversion efficiency, operational efficiencies, cost metrics, and environmental compliance audits.
Track individual goals and objectives, Operator Control Plan presence, reaction procedure development, and employee training plans.