Plant Engineering Leader
- Location
- Fairburn, GA, US
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Description:
The Technical Leader (Plant Engineering Leader) is responsible for providing all aspects of technical leadership to the Plant. The position reports to the Plant Leader and is a member of the plant leadership team. There is also a functional reporting relationship to the ISB Technical Leader in Granville, OH.
The Technical Leader has 7-15 direct reports depending on plant size including: Manufacturing Engineers for each operating line, batch, furnace and binder areas, Quality/CI Engineer(s), Packaging and Process Engineer(s) and participants in early career development programs.
Responsibilities:
- Lead for An Injury-Free Environment
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- Live the OC Safety Stand and adhere to Employee Safety Responsibilities
- Utilize technical knowledge to provide a safe and secure work environment for all employees, contractors and visitors
Metrics
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- Recordable Incident Rate (RIR)
- Process Trial Safety Review (PTSR)
- Pre Job Hazard Analysis (PJHA)
- Safe Observation Reports (SOR)
2. Technical Excellence and Process Optimization
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- Understands current manufacturing process capability and drives to reduce variation
- Ensures product quality and consistency to improve the overall customer experience
- Provides a stewardship role in ensuring ISB Manufacturing maintains process standards and leverages knowledge for rapid deployment of best practices
- Identifies, leads & implements process development improvements from the Process Innovation Team
- Participate in the scope development and execution of all major projects, including rebuilds, to ensure safety, performance, schedule and cost goals of the projects are met or exceeded
- Actively drives understanding of customer requirements and the relationship to plant process variables to ensure products meet the customer FFU at all times
- Shares accountability for successful delivery of all aspects of the plant operating plan with other plant leadership team members
- Leads FI Pillar and additional TPM activities
Metrics
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- Technical/performance deliverables
- Schedule
- Cost
3. Lead Across the Plant
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- Drive alignment between plant departments
- Share best practices, challenge thinking and provide candid and respectful feedback; set an example for the organization of how teamwork and partnerships should work
- Be seen as a great leader across the plant, driving engagement and supporting cross-functional projects and teams
- Assist the Plant Leader with other duties as required
Metrics
- Feedback from leadership, peers and direct reports
4. Leading and Developing Talent
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- Create and sustain a culture where talent is developed through effective performance management and talent evaluation
- Effectively staff the organization with competent people using the appropriate mix of internal and external talent to satisfy both near-term and long-term succession needs
- Act as Development Coach for MLPs and Interns, creating the appropriate developmental experience and assuring the program outcome is achieved
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From Owens Corning's careers page (Company careers page), checked 29 Oct 2026.
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Posted 28 Oct 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job