Regional Hot End Leader NA - Safety & Innovation

Original Composites and Fibers; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Original Composites and Fiberglass is seeking a Regional Hot End Leader to champion safety, reliability, and efficiency in North America. You will oversee minerals, melting, analytic labs, and ensure glass production meets customer specifications while advancing sustainability goals.

This role demands cross-site leadership, technical depth in hot end operations, and a track record of implementing Best-in-Class processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanics, thermodynamics or glass preferred; Chemical engineering may be acceptable.
• Proven ability to influence across multiple plants and functions.
• Strong problem solving, upset analysis, and decision making skills.
• Data-driven decision making and continuous improvement experience.
• International experience and travel up to regional/global scope.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety excellence across regional plants and ensure a zero-defect safety culture.
• Own hot end process control, melting chemistry, and energy efficiency improvements.
• Develop and deploy regional hot end standards and Best-in-Class processes.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Innovation, and Safety teams.
• Coach and develop regional hot end talent; build technical pipelines.
• Drive TPM-based improvements and monitor KPIs for plant performance.
• Support successful launches, expansions, and sustainability projects in melting operations.

Skills

Safety leadership

Hot End processes

Project leadership

Process optimization

Data analysis

TPM/Lean/6Sigma

Change agent

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanics/thermodynamics/glass

Job description

Original Composites and Fiberglass is seeking a Regional Hot End Leader to champion safety, reliability, and efficiency in North America. You will oversee minerals, melting, analytic labs, and ensure glass production meets customer specifications while advancing sustainability goals.

This role demands cross-site leadership, technical depth in hot end operations, and a track record of implementing Best-in-Class processes.