Senior Glass Melting Engineer – Process Optimization

Owens Corning Foundation; Granville Township (OH); On-site; USD 92,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance (medical/dental/vision)

401k with company match

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Services

Stock Purchase Program

Job summary

Owens Corning is seeking a Glass Melting Engineer to support North American operations from a Granville, OH area location within 50 miles of listed sites. You will apply melting system knowledge, furnace design concepts and safety leadership to maintain and improve operations, including new technology evaluation and deployment.

The role requires collaboration with batch, furnace and materials teams, travel up to 60% and a Bachelor's degree in Glass Science, Materials Science or Ceramic/Chemical

Qualifications

• Fundamental understanding of batch, glass melting and glass delivery processes.
• Experience with high-temperature refractory materials used in glass furnace designs.
• Experience working with multiple plants and melter systems in a support role.
• Familiarity with glass melting operations, melter hot repair, gas-oxy and gas-air combustion, electric melting, and related processes.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a Commitment to Safety and Provides Technical and Operational Guidance for Safety.
• Ensures rigorous compliance to standard safety procedures and Owens Corning corporate policies.
• Authors SOPs and JHAs for new method development and implementation.
• Utilizes technical knowledge to provide safe glass melting operations.
• Participates in monthly safety meetings and on-site safety audits.
• Completes all required safety training.
• Provides Division Level Technical Leadership for Glass Melting Operations.
• Leads batch house operations, furnace heat-ups, glass drain and shutdown projects and related trials.
• Reviews data from batch operations and melting systems to guide leadership on safety, productivity, energy use and asset life.
• Develops heat up plans and manages startup activities for furnaces and infrastructure.
• Coordinates glass delivery to forming operations and tunes front end settings.

Skills

Batch, glass melting & delivery

Refractory materials in glass furnaces

Multiplant support experience

Glass melting operations familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Glass Science, Materials Science, or Ceramic/Chemical Engineering

Job description

Owens Corning is seeking a Glass Melting Engineer to support North American operations from a Granville, OH area location within 50 miles of listed sites. You will apply melting system knowledge, furnace design concepts and safety leadership to maintain and improve operations, including new technology evaluation and deployment.

The role requires collaboration with batch, furnace and materials teams, travel up to 60% and a Bachelor's degree in Glass Science, Materials Science or Ceramic/Chemical