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Owens Corning · 16 hours ago

Sr Plant Engineering Lead

Russellville, AR

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

3+ years exp

Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. The Sr Plant Engineering Lead provides process and technical expertise to drive operational stability, quality improvements, and productivity in manufacturing processes, while also supporting digital transformation initiatives.

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Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Live the Owens Corning Safety Stand –

Ensures a safe and environmentally compliant workplace where safety is a priority

Sustainability and Environmental Compliance / Stewardship

Operationalizing Product/Process Development –

Early involvement in the product development and process trials

Participate in HAZOP analysis for process changes and new equipment introduction

Conversion and rollout support (NGX recipes, BA development, new raw materials, new equipment technology, etc.)

Productivity initiatives –

Involved in new product qualification, Network optimization work

Raw Material substitution implementation

Identify and Lead Product Development Cost Optimization, collaborates with plant cost reduction initiatives

Knowledge Retention / Training –

Critical Process Variable (CPV) and Critical Process Outputs (CPO) audits

Development & delivery of training to ensure necessary product/process knowledge in plant technical teams

Accelerate learning after heavy attrition or for new engineers in plants with heavy investment/project activity though mentoring and coaching of new foamies supporting plant activities

Business FI/QM Leader: problem solving methodologies and case studies

New Capability Development

Digital Manufacturing – Remote Monitoring and Upset Prediction/Alerting, Process Modeling (i.e. TwinThread, S&T models, Seeq tool for analysis, etc.)

Partners with Regional Controls & Automation Engineers for implementation of process automation projects (AspenTech DMC controllers, Foam Touchless Process)

Partners with Circular Economy and S&T on Sustainability and GWP reduction initiatives

Escalation point for technical / process troubleshooting

Collaborates to solution identification and replication for common issues across plants

Helps troubleshoot chronic problems in operations (i.e pieces in the die, tear offs, melt temperature oscillations, unmelted particles in the board and other common process/product upsets)

Qualification

Chemical EngineeringLean ManufacturingSix Sigma Green BeltData Systems UtilizationProcess AutomationPlanning SkillsDelegation SkillsInspirational LeadershipVerbal CommunicationWritten Communication

Required

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 (i.e. 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 fast both individually and through teams

An inspirational leader

Company

Owens Corning

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Owens Corning maintains an unconditional commitment to safety. In its quest for an injury-free workplace.

Founded in 1938

Toledo, Ohio, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.owenscorning.com/

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