Glass Technology Engineer - Lead Formulation & Plant Trials

Johns Manville Corp - Berkshire Hathaway; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 103,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Manville seeks a Glass Technology Engineer in Littleton, CO to support glass production operations and R&D from our Technical Center. Responsibilities include leading trials, applying SPC, and developing glass formulations for production needs.

This full-time role requires collaboration across North America and Europe, with travel expected at 25%–50% for capital project startups and optimization efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience in glass chemistry for industrial scale production.
• Knowledge of analytical laboratory techniques for glass, ceramics, and minerals.
• Experience in statistical process control, sampling plans, control charts, and gage capability studies.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Interest and experience in production support and problem solving.
• Experience with data mining and analysis techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant-level trials of raw materials and glass chemistries.
• Identify and present project opportunities to business leaders.
• Use statistical process control to monitor glass chemistries and raw materials.
• Lead and support batch process design and improvements.
• Develop appropriate testing for glasses and materials for production and problem solving.
• Travel to plant locations; 25%–50% during capital projects.

Skills

Statistical process control

Verbal and written communication

Problem solving

Production support

Data mining and analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in Ceramic, Glass, or Materials Science and Engineering

Master’s degree or PhD in Ceramic, Glass, or Materials Science and Engineering

Tools

SPC software

Analytical laboratory instrumentation

Gage capability studies

Job description

Johns Manville seeks a Glass Technology Engineer in Littleton, CO to support glass production operations and R&D from our Technical Center. Responsibilities include leading trials, applying SPC, and developing glass formulations for production needs.

This full-time role requires collaboration across North America and Europe, with travel expected at 25%–50% for capital project startups and optimization efforts.