K6 Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer is accountable to establish and maintain process recipes for operating lines 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.

Reports to: The K6 Vertical Start Up Leader during start up and the Technical Leader post start up.

Span of Control: No direct reports

Responsibilities

1. Live the Safety stand, adhere to the safety responsibilities.

• Ensuring a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work environment and building a culture where safety is a priority.
• Ensuring that all control plans, work instructions, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) processes, and other procedures related to the technical operation of the production lines ensure the safety of employees.
• Developing risk assessments for critical tasks
• Implement a personal safety action plan and review with leader.
• Develops, understands, and implements safe technical processes on a new manufacturing line that follows our TPM processes though our employees.

2. Knowing Our Customers

• Identifying, understanding, and teaching others the Critical Product Characteristics required to provide our customers with a quality product.
• Works closely with other facilities to learn and understand current product requirements. Finds opportunities to improve the processes while working with vendors, contractors, Owens Corning engineering, and employees.
• Developing and implementing procedures and systems to ensure products consistently meet or exceed customer expectations. This work will be completed using TPM methodology.
• Supporting experiments or trials for new and existing products to ensure they meet our customer’s fitness for use.
• Customer Fitness for Use of strict product requirements. All existing requirements must be understood at an expert level and communicated to operations effectively using the Training and Development Pillar and processes.
• Quality Assurance of strict product requirements. All existing requirements must be understood at an expert level and communicated to operations effectively using the Training and Development Pillar and processes.
• Grow the service and quality culture in the department and meet / exceed established goals.

3. Process Performance

• 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 .
• Developing and implementing Operator Control Plans to ensure that all products meet specifications at the lowest cost.
• Identifying and eliminating common causes of product 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 will originate from other facilities.
• Implementing corrective actions for issues surfaced through quality complaints and hold tags.
• 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 on continuous improvement to design and resolve equipment issues.
• Identifying and requesting capital funding for equipment, modifications, etc.
• Understands Operational Efficiencies and creates plans to achieve them.
• Critical Product Characteristics and Critical Process Variables
• Cost Metrics must be understood to improve our operational costs.
• Audit for Environmental Compliance

4. Leading and Developing Talent

• Educating primary employees in the manufacturing process and process control procedures
• Partnering with employees to develop and implement Operator Control Plans
• Partnering with Maintenance to develop and implement Operator Based Care plans for equipment to ensure employee understanding and ownership. Using TPM methodologies our operations will be expected to function at a TPM Step 3 level.
• Works closely with the Focused Improvement Pillar and the Training & Development pillar to develop employees.

5. Project / Startup Leadership – Pre-startup
   • • • Collaborate with capital delivery, Center of Excellence, marketing, Sales, product engineering, logistics, and finance to ensure the K6 line is designed and built to meet production requirements, financial requirements, and customer requirements.
       • Develop and implement operational plans to achieve production targets and maximize efficiency.
       • Collaborates with the Human Resources Team on hiring and training of the plant team, including production operators, technical leads, and maintenance resources.
       • Deliver the project at an Autonomous Maintenance and Preventative Maintenance step 3 by utilizing Early Management checklist and continual development.
       • Ability to translate design into operability and operability into design.
       • Ability to influentially lead small workgroups to support the integrations of K6.
       • Oversee the qualification of equipment, personnel, and processes.

6. Post-Startup Upon Start up - Directing operations to drive towards manufacturing excellence.

• Operates with zero environmental non-conformities to applicable company, government, and regulatory policies.
• Continuously improves the plant operations environmental footprint consistent with company goals and community interests.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering Discipline
• Three (3) – Five (5) years progressive experience in manufacturing setting or technical environment
• Demonstrated project or process management skills.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Six Sigma / Lean manufacturing experience is highly desired.
• Exposure to cross-functional team leadership or participation within the organization
• TPM experience or similar highly preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• 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.
• Understands basic elements of producing 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.
• Lean Certification or evidence of Lean Manufacturing experience
• 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%

Personal Characteristics:

1. Strong interpersonal skills
2. Must be highly organized and able to adapt to constantly changing demands and priorities.
3. Must be results-oriented with high level of self-direction, initiative and focus on customer satisfaction.

About Owens Corning

Masonite is now proudly part of Owens Corning. Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our four integrated businesses – Roofing, Insulation, Doors, and Composites – provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders, and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2023 sales of $9.7 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.