Manufacturing Engineer

Owens Corning; Starr (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive and diverse workplace

Commitment to sustainable practices

Employee growth opportunities

Job summary

A leading manufacturer in building products is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer in South Carolina. The role focuses on ensuring process efficiency and safety in a 24/7 facility while leading continuous improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Engineering and 2-4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment. Strong leadership and analytical skills are crucial for achieving operational excellence. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a committed and innovative company.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably glass manufacturing.
• Familiarity with Total Productive Maintenance and Lean methodologies.
• Experience coordinating tasks with hourly staff.

Responsibilities

• Own a process area and ensure safe operational practices.
• Lead continuous improvement projects to enhance process performance.
• Coordinate with multi-functional teams to achieve objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Purpose of the Job

The Manufacturing Engineer demonstrates teamwork and commitment to the success of Owens Corning. The Manufacturing Engineer is a recognized leader that demonstrates Owens Corning’s values and a commitment to high performance. This role is responsible for ensuring that all process parameters are centered and within control within a 24/7/365 facility. He/she will understand the relationship between process parameters and product performance and will be able to adjust the process to ensure optimal product performance, as well as an optimal efficiency and cost. He/she will conduct studies and experiments to define process variables that allow maintaining product specifications in a consistent and controlled manner. He/she will lead projects to improve the performance of the process and/or product, from the existing base. He/she will lead studies and projects that focus on the performance of equipment and systems to ensure they operate in optimal conditions and that they are adequate for our requirements. He/she will lead and make modifications to equipment and systems to improve them, make them safer and more efficient. This role will live a culture of ZERO accidents, ZERO defects, ZERO losses.

About the Company

Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market‑leading innovator that has placed on the Fortune 500®. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within every employee, we aspire to build market‑leading businesses; global in scope – human in scale.

Reports to

Technical Leader

Span of Control

Direct or indirect reports include approximately 1–15 hourly operators per shift (depending on area ownership).

Job Responsibilities

• Own a process area dependent on current operational needs and candidate qualifications.
• Ensure that the process operation is carried out safely with ZERO accidents.
• Contribute to the area’s environmental indicator.
• Ensure that the process operation is carried out with ZERO defects by leading coworkers and the extended team to this culture.
• Ensure that the process and quality parameters are centered and random.
• Understand and translate product requirements into process variables.
• Participate in huddles and communication meetings, communicating the main quality points.
• Ensure all the quality documents/processes are updated (i.e., control plan) and review and update the items to be audited per the process control plan.
• Ensure alignment of specific customer requirements.
• Control process variables to ensure product performance and achieve NE, production, and cost goals.
• Lead, participate, and support the team on focused improvement projects that contribute to better process performance, eliminating waste and reducing variability through kaizens, workshops, and other TPM tools.
• Lead, participate, and support other local, regional, and global processes in related projects to improve efficiency, cost, and introduction of new products, etc.
• Validate that action plans are generated and monitored.
• Integrate multidisciplinary teams for the elimination of losses.
• Communicate the action plans derived from root‑cause analysis for the improvement of the area.
• Conduct daily huddles following the SQDC system to ensure communication permeates all members of the team.
• Promote and actively participate in the application of TPM methodologies in the elimination of losses.
• Ensure the development of key personnel and positions by identifying and evaluating the area’s job descriptions.
• Prepare courses required for the area where your control expertise strengthens staff weaknesses.
• Prepare training courses after each external training received and impart the course to the rest of the staff.
• Facilitate training as needed and update the training skills matrix.

Expected Deliverables / Results / Metrics

• Participation and 100% compliance in LPAs and safety audits.
• Keep the number of recordable incidents, near misses and first aid at ZERO.
• Ensure correct separation of waste and zero chemical spills in the areas.
• 100% compliance with trained and certified personnel on HRC.
• Be certified as an HRC Specialist in the first six months of performing the position.
• Ensure ZERO claims from internal and external customers, ZERO QNM and ZERO Q‑Upsets. Respond to the customer through an 8D or QEWO process and follow up until the closing of the actions in standard times.
• 100% attendance at huddles and communication meetings.
• Ensure process variables to achieve NE target.
• Close action plans in a period of 1 to 30 days according to the criticality of the finding, through an EWO.
• OE improvement.
• OE/NE gap improvement.
• Closed and successful projects.
• Manufacturing cost reduction.
• Team development in terms of skills.
• Updated all job descriptions in the area.
• Train 100% of your teams on their areas of opportunity.
• Drive process standardization and coach others on standards.
• Maintain master files and history on all specifications and procedures.
• Provide technical support to Operations, Maintenance, and Leadership, as well as all customers.
• Partner with third‑party suppliers or technical institutions to develop new processes.
• Manage relationships with third‑party suppliers and transportation companies for incoming raw materials, as applicable.
• Use statistical methods to validate improvements to process and product.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, glass manufacturing, furnace process, and binder sizing process.
• Experience with Total Productive Maintenance methodology and implementation and/or Lean certification.
• 1–2 years of experience coordinating and managing tasks with hourly technicians.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to organize and lead multi‑functional teams to achieve plant objectives.
• Strong listening and comprehension skills.
• Ability to lead continuous improvement and/or focused improvement projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization.
• Ensures effective communication and coordination on assigned work between all disciplines and stakeholders.
• Business and financial acumen to understand the drivers of success and how they interact.
• External perspective and understanding that all business opportunities start with the knowledge of how to create value for the customer.
• Strong trouble‑shooting skills.
• Utilize Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.
• Utilize SAP for data entry and reporting.
• Problem solving.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Decision making.
• Leadership.
• Proactive.
• Self‑motivated.
• Highly ethical.
• Able to prioritize and manage time regarding multiple projects, multi‑task.

About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy‑efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market‑leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2024 sales of $11.0 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal‑opportunity employer. Except in limited circumstances such as formal apprenticeship programs, Owens Corning does not employ anyone under the age of 18.