Claremont Fiber Glass Engineering Manager

Prysmian•Claremont, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Glass Process Engineer Manager Claremont Fiber Plant Description: As a world leader in telecom cable systems, the Prysmian Group’s Claremont fiber manufacturing plant is seeking a leader and self-starter to join the engineering department to support the manufacturing of optical fiber. This individual will lead the team on the fiber side in process improvement activities on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. They will also develop and lead long-term projects to support quality and cost initiatives. This individual will also be responsible for leading and mentoring on-shift process control resources.

Requirements

5 year minimum of experience in complex manufacturing process- cable or fiber industry preferred
B.S. in Engineering (Industrial, Chemical, Materials, Mechanical, Glass Science, Ceramic, or Metallurgical Engineering) from an ABET accredited institution
Demonstrated ability to understand complex process flow and machinery
Desire to become a subject matter expert in the assigned process area
Demonstrated ability to identify and start investigation on a process drift without being prompted and generate Key Process Indicators or Metrics to identify process drifts and maintain control of their processes
Ability to prioritize tasks to make progress on short term and long term initiatives
Demonstrated ability to manage work across multiple departments
Comfortable working in multidisciplinary teams and across different departments
Demonstrated ability to work in high pressure situations
Demonstrated initiative to take on different or large responsibilities
Excellent communication skills & strong presentation skills
Experience working with large sets of data and making data driven decisions
Experience managing hourly engineering technicians
Experience managing engineers or leading teams
Ability to contribute to the team’s culture of continuous process changes and improvements

Nice To Haves

Problem Solving methodology such as Six Sigma, Lean, or DMAIC background
Demonstrated ability of industrializing a new process
Experience in fiber or cable industry
Experience with statistical analysis tools such as Minitab

Responsibilities

Direct supervision and development of the glass side process engineers and engineering technicians across 4 shifts
Develop growth paths for engineering technicians
Ensure glass process engineering team is working cohesively within the same department and across multiple departments from fiber drawing to measurement step to post-processing (Ring Marking and Overcoating)
Coaches and holds team accountable for their deliverables. Ensures delivery of process and equipment improvements for high quality, high yields and minimal downtime
Support Senior Engineering Manager in review of downstream results, identifying quality drifts and developing and communicating action plans for correction
Support overall plant goals of increasing volume and improving quality through medium-long term planning in partnership with Maintenance Manager, Production Manager, Value Stream Manager, and Operations Manager
Monitor manufacturing processes on a daily and weekly basis to identify trends and out-of-control situations and provide solutions according to urgency and priority. Adjust the team’s direction or work tasks based on indicators
Develop or maintain performance indicators on a weekly or monthly basis to ensure the process is meeting quality and productivity targets. Perform root cause analysis on reasons for trends and gaps to yields
Contributes technical problem solving as needed for the support of general production
Work with operators to identify process problems and also provide occasional process training
Write process documentation and update procedures. Provide on call support as needed
Collaborate with engineers at other international Prysmian plants to resolve process problems or make process improvements. Become a contributing member of the global process control team with a desire to generate change.
Comply with all applicable safety procedures and ISO14001 EMS guidelines