Manufacturing Engineer

Owens Corning•Fairburn, GA

20h

About The Position

Consistent with our Leadership Accountabilities, the Manufacturing Engineer is accountable to establish and maintain process recipes for operating lines in order to safely produce products that consistently meet codes, specifications, and customer requirements at the lowest cost. The Manufacturing Engineer is accountable to continuously improve the glass making process to eliminate waste, improve safety, reduce cost, increase capacity and productivity, and improve the product.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Engineering
Minimum of 2 years experience in a manufacturing or technical environment
Understands customer needs, product specifications, basic cost drivers and the Critical Process Variables (CPVs) that impact these elements
Understands and works with basic principles of engineering
Understands statistical concepts including trial design, data analysis, control charts, process capability and design of experiments to drive process improvements
Maintain the ability to understand how to produce fiberglass including raw materials, processes and control systems
Ability to communicate with and engage employees at all levels of the organization
Ability to manage multiple priorities or projects at one time
Ability to learn the principals of the basics of TPM
Highly ethical: Can be trusted to do only the “right thing” for the employees, shareholders and others. Follows a balanced approach without compromising integrity.
Results-oriented: Energetic, resourceful, with a strong service orientation and positive can-do attitude. Fully committed to the job and to deliver outstanding work. Never satisfied with the status quo, continually striving for excellence.
Change agent: Capable of creating a vision of improved performance and engaging others to achieve goals. Able to anticipate risks and propose practical plans to mitigate them.
Ability to travel 5-10%

Nice To Haves

Completion of an engineering related Development Program or similar experience preferred

Responsibilities

Ensuring a safe, clean and environmentally compliant work environment and building a culture where safety is a first priority
Ensuring that all control plans, work instructions, reaction procedures and other procedures related to the technical operation of the Forehearths, production lines and all packaging areas ensure the safety of employees
Developing risk assessments for critical tasks
Identifying, understanding, and teaching others the Critical Product Characteristics required to provide our customers with a quality product, including packaging.
Developing and implementing procedures and systems to ensure products consistently meet or exceed customer expectations
Supporting experiments or trials for new and existing products and packaging to ensure they meet our customer’s fitness for use
Conducting process audits to review Critical Product Characteristics and Critical Process Variables and implementing sustainable corrective actions for process shifts or upsets
Determining process consistency and capability (Cpk)
Implementing control charting schemes for Critical Process Variables based on ISBMS and S&T specifications
Developing and implementing Operator Control Plans to ensure that all products meet specifications at the lowest cost
Identifying and eliminating common causes of product, packaging, and process variation (troubleshooting)
Analyzing product and process data, providing feedback and making recommendations to optimize performance
Identifying and implementing process improvements and best practices. Improvements may originate from S&T, ISBMS, or other facilities
Implementing corrective actions for issues surfaced through quality complaints, hold tags, and process deviations.
Coaching, counseling, and training all employees on process control
Establishing processes for all critical tasks and audit for adherence and compliance
Partner with maintenance and operations to resolve equipment issues
Develop reaction procedures for the elimination or minimizing process deviations
Identifying and requesting capital funding for equipment, modifications, etc.
Educating primary employees in the manufacturing process and process control procedures
Partnering with employees salaried and hourly to develop and implement Operator Control Plans
Partnering with Maintenance and operation staff to develop and implement Operator Based Care plans for equipment to ensure employee understanding and ownership using the principles of TPM