Regional Float Glass Process Engineer (Operational Excellence)

Guardian Industries; DeWitt (IA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Guardian Glass is seeking a Regional Float Glass Process Engineer to join our Operational Excellence team. The role can be based at any float glass facility in the US or Mexico, including DeWitt IA, with up to 50% travel.

You will partner with plants across the Americas to improve float line operations, drive process improvements, and implement new technologies in collaboration with regional and global leaders. Join us to advance process technology and share best practices globally.

Qualifications

• Experience with full-scale float glass manufacturing.
• Experience with project planning and execution.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% across North and South America.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy proven practices for the Float.
• Improve quality, performance and throughput of furnaces.
• Support sites to overcome challenges by following a disciplined problem-solving process.
• Work with plants on batch chemistry to optimize quality, cost, and transitions.
• Serve as a Technical SME to Guardian’s production float teams to troubleshoot process or product issues in facilities.
• Clearly present and communicate ideas across multiple levels.
• Work in multi-cultural and functional teams globally.

Skills

Float glass process knowledge

Project planning

Job description

Your Job

Guardian Glass is looking for a Regional Float Glass Process Engineer to join our Operational Excellence team!

This role can be based out of any of our float glass facilities in the US or Mexico (Geneva NY, Richburg SC, Carleton MI, DeWitt IA, Corsicana TX, Kingsburg CA, or El Marques Mexico).

In this role, you will be responsible for working directly with the Guardian manufacturing plants in the Americas to improve the operations of our float lines. You will work in a collaborative setting and partner with other regional and global leaders in operations and OpEx to improve the capabilities of our team.

Our Team

We are a principled based company that relies heavily on teamwork and ingenuity. We pride ourselves on being the partner of choice for our internal and external customers.

What You Will Do

• Develop and deploy proven practices for the Float
• Improving quality, performance and throughput of our Furnaces
• Support sites to overcome challenges by following a disciplined problem-solving process
• Work with plants on batch chemistry to optimize quality, cost, and transitions
• Ensure the best knowledge is understood and shared to build skills and understanding in our teams
• Serve as a Technical SME to Guardian’s production float teams to troubleshoot process or product issues in facilities
• Seek opportunities to learn from the market and bring outside perceptions, best practices and opportunities that will improve Guardian’s process technology capability
• Clearly present and communicate ideas, concepts, and plans across multiple levels
• Work in multi-cultural and functional teams globally
• Work on ramp ups after major projects such as canal changes and cold tank repairs
• Implement and scale new technologies across plants of ownership

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Float glass process knowledge and experience in full scale manufacturing and development using production scale equipment
• Experience with project planning and execution (canal change, hot repairs, etc.)
• Ability to travel up to 50% (primarily Mon-Fri) in North and South America

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience leading teams
• Experience conducting design and process failure modes and effects analysis
• Experience contributing to complex projects, analyzing problems, and developing corrective actions

Salary

For this role we anticipate paying $130,000 - $160,000 per year.

Compensation Philosophy

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.

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.