Senior Plant Engineering Lead
Owens Corning
full-time
Posted on:
Location: Illinois, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- Live the Owens Corning Safety Stand – ensure a safe and environmentally compliant workplace where safety is a priority
- Support Sustainability and Environmental Compliance/Stewardship initiatives
- Operationalize product/process development with early involvement in product development and process trials
- Participate in HAZOP analysis for process changes and new equipment introduction
- Provide conversion and rollout support (NGX recipes, BA development, new raw materials, new equipment technology)
- Lead productivity initiatives, new product qualification, and network optimization work
- Implement raw material substitutions and product development cost optimization
- Conduct Knowledge Retention/Training including CPV and CPO audits and deliver training to plant technical teams
- Mentor and coach new engineers and accelerate learning after attrition or heavy project activity
- Serve as Business FI/QM Leader for problem solving methodologies and case studies
- Drive new capability development and digital manufacturing (remote monitoring, upset prediction/alerting, process modeling)
- Partner with Regional Controls & Automation Engineers for process automation projects and with Circular Economy and S&T on sustainability and GWP reduction
- Act as escalation point for technical/process troubleshooting and collaborate to replicate solutions across plants
- Report to Director of Engineering – Global Insulation COE and support Foam NA and LA plants with regional coordination and travel
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
- Six Sigma Green Belt and/or Lean Manufacturing experience
- 3+ years technical experience in manufacturing operations (Manufacturing/Process Engineer)
- Proven results in driving product and process improvement in the manufacturing environment
- Utilizing data systems, TPM and/or Six Sigma methods to eliminate manufacturing losses/waste
- Impactful verbal and written communications
- Business and financial acumen
- Strong planning, resourcing and delegation skills
- Ability to engage and care for others starting with safety
- Ability to achieve results quickly individually and through teams
- Inspirational leadership
- Willingness/ability to travel regularly (approximately 30% and up to 70% during heavy conversion projects)
- Must be located within driving distance of a North American foam plant (Russellville, AR; Rockford, IL; Tallmadge, OH)