Quality and Plant Engineering Leader

Owens Corning•South Fulton, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This role reports to the Site Leader and oversees the Quality Technical Team including shift quality technicians, a lab leader, a process technician, and an FI coordinator. The Technical Leader partners closely with the Operations Leader and Maintenance Leader on a daily basis. The Technical Leader is accountable for ensuring the finished goods meet or exceed customer and industry expectations; improving quality control, process control, structured problem solving, and product composition; reporting on relevant quality and plant metrics to Division Leaders; and leading product & process quality in a 24/7 manufacturing facility. Primary metrics include DPMO, quality and process KPIs, and material productivity.

Requirements

Must be a proven leader within a relevant discipline and a quick learner who is adaptive to and embraces change
Must be able to use data to make business decisions and design trials while minimizing the risk of producing off-quality material
Must have statistical analysis and data evaluation skills
Must have structured problem-solving and continuous improvement skills in line with Six Sigma concepts
Must work well in team environments and be adept at motivating co-workers
Must have solid verbal and written communication skills
Must be self-motivated, capable of operating towards goals without daily intervention
Able to grasp and gather new information from a variety of sources quickly
B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical engineering and 5 years of relevant manufacturing and leadership experience
10+ years of relevant manufacturing, engineering, and leadership experience
Graduate of Owens Corning’s development program
Utilize Microsoft 365 products
Utilize Statistical analysis software to identify data trends and patterns (ex: Minitab, advanced Excel, BrainCube, Ignition, Seek, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Some travel required (up to 10%)

Responsibilities

Model Safer Together standards and lead or support key safety initiatives or programs including behavior based safety, PPE standards, and job hazard assessments
Lead or support investigations related to technical safety or environmental incidents
Ensure equipment and process changes are aligned with or improve upon safety and environmental requirements
Review process control metrics for critical processes and improve the performance to reduce product or process variation, producing the maximum amount of first-quality material at the lowest unit cost
Partner with division SMEs to research and trial new raw materials or equipment to improve quality and/or process control, and/or minimize cost
Accountable for training new and existing employees on customer and industry product requirements, quality testing, process and equipment theory of operation and setpoints, and Quality Management (QM) and Focused Improvement (FI) pillar work
Utilize the QM & FI pillars to partner with other pillars on customer FFUs, loss or root-cause analysis, and structured problem solving
Review all plant or division-level capital projects, including equipment and process designs, for quality or process impacts, and manage those changes to minimize negative impacts to the plant
Lead the technical team comprising primarily shift technicians ensuring testing accuracy and product compliance
Review quality control metrics to ensure compliance with product specifications and industry standards, guaranteeing product performance
Review lab standards and take necessary actions to ensure equipment is calibrated and working properly, and that technicians and operators using approved test methods
Review the quality of incoming raw materials to minimize the risk of creating defects
Ensure proper disposition of claim returns, hold material, or trial material
Partner with the local sales team and warranty department to support roof inspections for warranty claims, and follow up with defect root cause analysis
Develop business cases for quality-related capital projects, and manage the project from scope to start-up
Leverage TPM-aligned systems to manage tactical KPIs and action items for process and quality control (QM Pillar), structured problem solving (FI Pillar), and partner with other pillars (AM/PM/T&D) to drive towards zero losses
Maintain technical documentation in line with audit requirements, such as product and process specifications, quality test methods, and critical-to-quality equipment standards utilizing proper change management
Report regularly (daily/monthly) on product defects, product quality, and process control needs, actions, and best practices to plant and division leadership teams
Align plant strategy to deliver improvements in the plant TPM governance system, and ensure compliance with all internal and external TPM and Quality audits
Partner with the local sales team to review customer feedback and support on-site customer training