Senior Process Engineer - Manufacturing Excellence

Owens Corning; Blythewood (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens Corning in Blythewood, SC is seeking a Process Engineer to lead daily manufacturing operations, drive safety, and implement technical improvements. The role emphasizes process control, quality, and cost reduction through data-driven methods and cross-functional teamwork.

You will mentor frontline staff, support operator control plans, and collaborate with maintenance to advance capital projects and reliability initiatives. A strong engineering background and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading teams and influencing others in a manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma or lean manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to meet production, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Provide direct supervision and leadership for hourly production employees.
• Drive accountability for operational performance and policy compliance.
• Communicate plant priorities, performance metrics, and shift expectations.
• Use RCA, engineering practices, and process data to resolve issues and improve reliability, capability, quality, uptime, and line utilization.
• Identify and teach critical product characteristics; develop systems that meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Support product trials and analyze process performance to identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct process audits, implement corrective actions, and resolve process shifts, upsets, and quality complaints.
• Optimize processes to reduce waste, eliminate variation, improve reliability, and meet specs at lowest cost.
• Implement and audit Operator Control Plans, critical task processes, and process control training.
• Partner with Maintenance to resolve equipment issues and identify needed capital improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Data analytics

Project management

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Owens Corning in Blythewood, SC is seeking a Process Engineer to lead daily manufacturing operations, drive safety, and implement technical improvements. The role emphasizes process control, quality, and cost reduction through data-driven methods and cross-functional teamwork.

You will mentor frontline staff, support operator control plans, and collaborate with maintenance to advance capital projects and reliability initiatives. A strong engineering background and leadership are essential.