Sr Engineering Specialist - Batch, Binder and Furnace

Owens Corning • Fairburn, GA

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About The Position

The Sr. Engineering Specialist in Batch, Binder and Furnace is accountable to establish and maintain processes and procedures to safely operate the batch house and furnaces to meet codes, specifications, and to continuously improve the glass making process by eliminating waste, improving safety, reducing cost, increasing capacity and productivity, and improving the product per customer requirements.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years experience within a manufacturing or technical environment or leadership development program
• Undergraduate degree in Engineering
• Understands customer needs, environmental requirements, product specifications, basic cost drivers, Critical Product Characteristics, 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 continuous improvements

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree 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, standard work, and other procedures related to the technical operation of the batch house, binder room and furnaces ensure the safety of employees
• Developing risk assessments for critical tasks including emergency response
• Identifying, understanding, and teaching others the Critical Process Characteristics required to provide our customers with a quality product, beginning with the base glass.
• Developing and implementing procedures and systems to ensure glass/products consistently meet or exceed customer expectations, including supporting experiments or trials for new and existing products
• Conducting process audits to review Critical Process Variables and implementing sustainable corrective actions for process shifts or upsets
• Determining process and product 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 and Standard Work to ensure that all processes and products meet specifications at the lowest cost.
• Identifying and eliminating common causes of process variation (troubleshooting)
• Analyzing process data, providing feedback and making recommendations to optimize performance
• Identifying and implementing process and best practices. Improvements may originate from S&T, ISBMS, or other facilities
• Leading investigation of and implementing corrective actions for issues surfaced through process related issues.
• Coaching, counseling, and training all employees on process control and lean tools.
• Establishing processes for all critical tasks and audit for adherence and compliance
• Partner with maintenance and peer Manufacturing Engineers to resolve equipment issues and improve equipment reliability.
• Identifying and requesting capital funding for equipment, modifications, etc.
• Educating primary employees in the glass melting process, process control procedures, and emergency response procedures.
• Coaching, counseling, and training of new engineers as part of their development plans.
• Partnering with employees to develop and implement Operator Control Plans and Standard Work.
• Partnering with Maintenance to develop and implement Operator Based Care plans for equipment to ensure employee understanding and ownership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior