Process SME Engineer
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Process SME Engineer Corporate Engineering Lead
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
This position will provide plant sites with process and controls support and develop/implement gold standards and best practices to achieve best-in-class Door making performance. This role is a key contributor to the success of our manufacturing operations, with a primary focus on Process improvements, troubleshooting, Project startups and a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Doors Plants. This role will be the technical champion for the design and commissioning of the Capex projects for Door’s business. The main responsibility of the Process SME Engineer is to collaborate with operations teams and COE (center of Excellence) to improve and sustain stability of Doors manufacturing through increasing material efficiency, increasing machine uptime, and increasing process stability. The successful candidate will work with plant operations teams to eliminate waste and improve safety, quality and productivity. The candidate collaborates with Door’s operations (the customer) with a customer centric approach. This role will contribute to the operation’s team efforts to foster a proactive culture that ensures a quality product is being manufactured to exceed customer expectations.
REPORTS TO : This position reports to the Process SME Manager. TRAVEL: 40-50% typical, or as needed. SPAN OF CONTROL: This position has no direct reports. This role is also expected to provide support and coaching to Process and Technical teams and the site subject matter experts across the division. REGION: This position will support 4 - 6 of the plants in Doors Division (except Components) in the US, with very minimal support in Canada and Mexico, as needed.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Safety
- Ensure a safe work environment through employee coaching and engagement
- Educate team members on safe work processes and procedures and enforces good safety practices when visiting Doors plants
- Effectively communicates Owens Corning’s Safety Stand with external contractors/parties and ensures that they work according to our safety standards
Process Optimization
- Become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Doors business Processes.
- Provide support to sites with a customer centric approach by leading projects to improve performance, eliminate losses, and document training for these systems to achieve enhanced OEE of equipment.
- Collaborate with plant teams to standardize best practices and improve process capability. Create Gold Standards for Process and implement in other Sister plants .
- Analyze process data to identify chronic issues and implement sustainable solutions and provide feedback to plants and make recommendations to optimize process performance
- Support product and process experimentation in partnership with Science & Technology (S&T) for these systems
- Enable effective use of new process technologies in the Doors process through training and enabling plant teams
- Networks with Door plants, Science & Technology (S&T) and other relevant groups to identify and implement best practices for continuous improvement of plant performance metrics
- Implements root-cause analysis and corrective actions for issues surfaced through losses, leveraging digital tools
Support Design and Commissioning of Capital & Productivity Projects
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- Identifies and implements equipment improvements, working directly with the Capital Engineering team and Productivity team as needed
- Uses a comprehensive Management of Change process on projects with Lessons Learned after completion of projects
- Ensures that preventative and predictive plans, work instructions, and other procedures related to the installation, maintenance and repair of plant equipment and machinery are built and executed
- Aids in the development and implementation of the Doors capital plan, Doors site improvement plans, and Doors process stability plan
- Commissions and supports project startup as the technical and process resource when applicable, working directly with plant and Capital engineering teams
Coaching and Consulting
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- Executes training plans for plant Operations/Maint/Technical Leaders and creates a continuous learning environment for employees
- Trains and directs the work of skilled craft people in advanced process control understanding
- Documents knowledge into knowledge repository, and shares knowledge with key personnel and stakeholders
- Other work/responsibilities as directed by plant leadership, operations team, or Division
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Posted 28 Oct 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job