Manufacturing Engineer

• Safety – Our employees live injury-free lives, and safety is a condition of employment

• Product Quality – We provide the best quality to our customers

• Productivity Improvement – All areas continually increasing productivity gains utilizing the TPM principles

• Capital – We have the right capital deployed and utilized to achieve manufacturing excellence

• Cost – We are the lowest delivered cost leader

• Work with a safety mindset to eliminate process variation and instability

• Conduct process audits to review Critical Product Characteristics (CPCs) and Critical Process Variables (CPVs)

• Evaluate and improve process consistency and capability (Cpk)

• Implement centerlines for CPV based on CPC specifications

• Develop and implement Operator Control Plans to ensure that all products meet specifications at the lowest cost

• Identify, analyze, and eliminate common causes of product and process losses

• Partner with S&T and TPM resources to identifying and implementing process improvements and best practices

• Implementing corrective actions for issues surfaced through quality complaints and hold tags

• Establish processes for all critical tasks and audit for adherence and compliance

• Partner with operations and maintenance to resolve equipment issues

• Identifying and requesting capital funding for process improvements, new equipment, modifications, etc.

• Educating primary employees in the manufacturing process and process control procedures

• Partnering with operations and maintenance to develop and implement TPM standards for equipment to ensure employee comprehension and ownership

• Partnering with Product Leadership to develop Product Specifications that are achievable in the manufacturing environment and meet customer FFUs

• Partnering with Product Stewardship to ensure all BOM and raw materials match the manufacturing and raw material specifications and are tied back to our internal cost standards

• Utilize TPM methodologies to identify process issues and improve equipment reliability, process capability, and product quality.

• Evaluate and train others on the CPCs required to provide our customers with a quality product

• Develop and implement procedures and systems to ensure products consistently meet or exceed customer expectations

• Lead experiments and trials for new and existing products to ensure they meet customer’s fitness for use

• Apply sound engineering practices towards the completion of improvement projects

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

• 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment

• Background in technical insulation, continuous processing, TPM, Six Sigma and Lean principles

• Knowledge of glass melting, binder formulation, fiberizing, forming, cure, and packaging processes preferred

• Knowledge of Root Cause Failure Analysis or equivalent process

• Knowledge of Root Cause Failure Analysis or equivalent process