Regional Float Glass Process Engineer – Operations Excellence

Guardian Industries; DeWitt (IA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Guardian Glass is seeking a Regional Float Glass Process Engineer to join our Operational Excellence team, based at one of our float facilities in the US or Mexico (including DeWitt IA) and supporting the Americas.

You will develop and deploy proven practices for the Float, improve furnace performance, collaborate with regional and global leaders, travel up to 50% and help scale new process technologies across plants.

Qualifications

• Float glass process knowledge with full-scale manufacturing experience.
• Experience with project planning and execution (canal changes, hot repairs).
• 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 using disciplined problem-solving processes.
• Work with plants to optimize batch chemistry for quality and cost.
• Share knowledge to build team capabilities.
• Serve as Technical SME to production float teams for troubleshooting.
• Learn from market and bring best practices to Guardian's process tech.
• Present ideas clearly across levels and work in global, multi-cultural teams.
• Assist ramp-ups after canal changes and cold tank repairs.
• Implement and scale new technologies across owned plants.

Skills

Float glass process

Project planning

Travel up to 50%

Job description

Guardian Glass is seeking a Regional Float Glass Process Engineer to join our Operational Excellence team, based at one of our float facilities in the US or Mexico (including DeWitt IA) and supporting the Americas.

You will develop and deploy proven practices for the Float, improve furnace performance, collaborate with regional and global leaders, travel up to 50% and help scale new process technologies across plants.