Process Engineer

Masonite • Laurel, MS

336d

About The Position

Masonite is now proudly part of Owens Corning, a global leader in building and construction materials committed to sustainability through material innovation. The position involves championing the development and improvement of molded panel coating and cutting processes, focusing on eliminating waste, increasing capacity, and driving cost efficiency. The role requires validating and standardizing processes to create consistency in performance and supports the launch of new product introductions and strategic process improvement projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Polymer Science, Wood Science, Industrial Technology or an Associate's degree in a technology field and 5+ years' experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with wood-based panel cutting and maintenance a plus.
• SPC Experience.
• Lean/Six Sigma fluency a plus.
• Demonstrated statistical data analysis skills and technical report writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative on a wide range of project activities and situations.
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact, both verbally and in writing, with all levels of a manufacturing organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage workload with flexibility and close attention to detail.
• Must be able to work autonomously.
• PC proficiency including MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Actively supports and assists with execution of safety initiatives within the plant.
• Responsible for systematically identifying and implementing improvement initiatives.
• Drives continuous improvement projects from inception to completion, including sustainment measures.
• Utilizes Lean tools to eliminate waste, increase capacity, and drive cost out of the process.
• Facilitates process improvement events with plant operations teams in alignment with Operational Efficiency objectives.
• Facilitates raw material qualification events in conjunction with Masonite research and plant operations teams.
• Orchestrates process validation exercises.
• Acts as a crucial link in capital project pipeline development with accurate data capture and thorough analysis.
• Responsible for development of process specs and CTQs to be used in capital equipment specification.
• Provides data analysis and technical support to manufacturing and quality functions.
• Develops process documentation including work instructions, control plans and visual aids.
• Provides process related training to operations personnel to enhance troubleshooting skills.
• Works with equipment suppliers, Quality Managers, and other technical staff to stabilize and control manufacturing processes.
• Serves as the process expert for molded panel coating and cutting processes.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Wood Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree