Manufacturing Engineering Co-Op (Fall 2026)
About The Position
Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has placed on the Fortune 500®. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within each and every employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale. Location: Participants are based at various manufacturing sites in the U.S. About The Program: During the Fall term, you will be placed as a Manufacturing Engineer Co-op at an Owens Corning manufacturing plant for approximately 16 weeks. You will be mentored by seasoned technical specialists and provided value added projects throughout this period. Projects will give you hands-on experience with the technical issues that you'll face in the production environment, and they will cover the following topics: Safety leadership Process and product improvement Productivity increases Waste elimination Total Productive Maintenance In addition, you will develop the following competencies essential to being an effective manufacturing engineer: Troubleshoot and problem solve processes Leverage analytics & data-based decision making Enhance leadership capabilities and lead teams Effectively communicate and elevate performance of self and others Strengthen technical expertise Understand customer-driven focus At the conclusion of the co-op, participants may be offered an additional internship/co-op or full-time employment in one of Owens Corning's Operation Leadership Development Programs, following graduation. Co-op Benefits: Industry work experience with challenging and meaningful assignments Networking opportunities and exposure to senior leadership Formal and informal personal and professional development activities Project-specific training Housing stipend and relocation assistance provided Opportunities to give back to the community
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or relevant STEM major and or field
- Previous relevant internships/co-ops in a manufacturing setting
- Demonstrated leadership in professional, service, or social organizations
- Willingness and flexibility to relocate
Responsibilities
- Safety leadership
- Process and product improvement
- Productivity increases
- Waste elimination
- Total Productive Maintenance
- Troubleshoot and problem solve processes
- Leverage analytics & data-based decision making
- Enhance leadership capabilities and lead teams
- Effectively communicate and elevate performance of self and others
- Strengthen technical expertise
- Understand customer-driven focus
Benefits
- Industry work experience with challenging and meaningful assignments
- Networking opportunities and exposure to senior leadership
- Formal and informal personal and professional development activities
- Project-specific training
- Housing stipend and relocation assistance provided
- Opportunities to give back to the community
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Career Level
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