Process Engineer

Guardian Glass; Richburg (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Guardian Glass in Richburg, SC is seeking a Process Engineer to join our 24/7 float glass operation. You will partner with operations, reliability, and engineering to drive safety, quality, and productivity improvements on the shop floor.

You will own problem solving, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and grow with the site as it evolves through significant long-term capital investment and modernization efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience applying engineering or process improvement methods in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to identify root causes and implement corrective actions in production settings.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and optimize production equipment for improved production efficiency.
• Optimize production schedules for more efficient labor utilization and yield.
• Develop process and control parameters for operational control and improvement.
• Lead continuous improvement and other complex, team-based projects.
• Improve and upgrade standard operating procedures.
• Work with Reliability and Engineering to install and maintain production equipment.
• Troubleshoot problems that occur during the manufacturing process.
• Support the Operations team in a 24/7 environment.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Root cause analysis

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Automation

Electrical systems

PLCs

Job description

Your Job

Guardian Glass is looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Richburg, SC!

With $60-80M in planned capital investment over the coming years, this is an opportunity to work on meaningful upgrades, modernization efforts, and continuous improvement initiatives that directly impact performance.

You’ll support a 24/7 float glass operation, partnering closely with operations, reliability, and engineering to improve safety, quality, and productivity. This role offers hands on problem solving, strong project ownership, and clear opportunities to grow as the site continues to evolve.

Our Team

You’ll be joining a team that is collaborative, hands on, and closely connected to operations. Engineers are empowered to challenge the status quo, lead improvements, and see their ideas implemented on the floor.

As part of a growing site with significant long term investment, you’ll work alongside driven teammates in an environment that supports learning, expanded responsibility, and long term career growth.

What You Will Do

• Evaluate and optimize production equipment for improved production efficiency
• Optimize production schedules for more efficient labor utilization and yield
• Develop process and control parameters for operational control and improvement
• Lead continuous improvement and other complex, team based projects
• Improve and upgrade standard operating procedures
• Work with Reliability and Engineering to install and maintain production equipment
• Troubleshoot problems that occur during the manufacturing process
• Support the Operations team in a 24/7 environment

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in a manufacturing environment applying engineering or process improvement methods
• Experience identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions within a manufacturing or production environment

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering preferred
• Project management experience
• Experience with automation, electrical, or PLCs
• Materials and heat transfer knowledge

This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You’ll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Our benefits include those listed below.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending
• health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).

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