Sr Engineering Specialist

Owens Corning; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens Corning is seeking a Maintenance Reliability Engineer to drive the reliability and performance of critical equipment in a manufacturing setting. You will lead the predictive maintenance program, align with area owners, and strive for ZERO incidents, defects, and losses while supporting a 24/7/365 maintenance operation to keep the plant running safely and efficiently.

The role requires strong skills in maintenance planning, root cause analysis, predictive technologies, and leadership in a

Qualifications

• 5 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience defining maintenance plans, strategies, spare parts needs, and root cause analyses.
• Experience with predictive tools such as thermography, ultrasonics, vibration, oil analysis.
• Bachelor's Degree in engineering field.

Responsibilities

• Drive a zero incident culture and participate in investigations to determine root cause and preventive actions.
• Communicate effectively with environmental, health, safety, accounting, people, quality, and equipment issues.
• Lead Electromechanics by developing relationships and promoting participation in decisions.
• Conduct routine audits of EHS adherence and work order accuracy.
• Develop weekly schedules with Maintenance Planner for 100% Electromechanic availability.
• Train Electromechanics to ensure deep specialty knowledge and regulatory compliance.
• Establish annual performance objectives for direct reports; oversee escalation to minimize response times.
• Enter time in payroll system and manage overtime, vacations, and shift relief.
• Assist in staffing maintenance personnel and coordinate with Predictive assets to prevent failures.
• Support TPM by optimizing PMs and inspecting AM opportunities on critical equipment.
• Engineer solutions to repetitive failures using structured problem-solving methods (BDA, RCA, A3, 8D).
• Support crafts after hours on issues beyond their skill; update skills matrix.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Root cause analysis

Predictive maintenance

Electrical and mechanical

SAP

CMMS

People leadership

Vibration/thermography/ultrasonics

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Maintenance Reliability Engineer demonstrates teamwork and commitment to the success of Owens Corning. This role will be responsible for t he reliability and performance of critical equipment. He/she will lead projects to improve the area equipment and asset management. He/she will focus on the equipment and systems, ensuring they operate in optimal and sustainable conditions. This role will lead the predictive maintenance program and partner with area owners to ensure equipment reliability, and live a culture of ZERO accidents, ZERO defects, ZERO losses. This person will lead a 24/7/365 maintenance execution to ensure safe, effective, efficient, continuous plant operation through proactive maintenance and reliability of the facility and equipment. The strategic responsibilities of the Maintenance Reliability Engineer require a thorough understanding of the business environment, the capability of plant assets, and sustaining the health of those assets. They must also have a deep understanding of various maintenance strategies, failure curves, predictive technologies, etc.

Reports to : Maintenance Leader

Span of Control : Direct reports include approximately 2 hourly Electromechanics

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive a zero environmental, health, and safety incident culture, support and participate in incident investigations to determine root cause, identify preventive actions, and correct unsafe conditions and acts immediately.
• Communicate effectively with all environmental, health, and safety, accounting, people, quality, process, and equipment issues.
• Lead Electromechanics by developing personal and working relationships, listening to new ideas and suggestions, promoting participation in decisions and activities.
• Conduct routine audits of EHS adherence, completeness, work order accuracy, time allotment, housekeeping, etc.
• Work with Maintenance Planner(s) to develop weekly schedules for 100% available Electromechanic time and complete/close work orders.
• Develop, schedule, and provide training for the Electromechanics to ensure specialty knowledge is at least two deep and adheres to regulatory requirements.
• Establish annual performance objectives and reviews for direct reports.
• Utilize a maintenance escalation chain to minimize response times.
• Enter time in the payroll system as required, and manage overtime, vacations, and shift relief.
• Assist in staffing maintenance personnel.
• Work with Predictive assets to eliminate failures that can be identified through industry best practices.
• Support TPM activities by optimizing PM’s and looking for AM inspection opportunities on critical equipment.
• Engineer solutions to repetitive failures and other problems that adversely affect the plant (operation, safety, quality) by methodical problem-solving techniques (BDA, RCA, A3, 8D etc.)
• Support craftsmen after hours on issues that go beyond their skill capabilities.
• Facilitate training as needed and update training skills matrix.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 years Maintenance experience in manufacturing environment
• Experience in defining maintenance plans, defining maintenance strategies, defining spare part needs, creating maintenance training, root cause analysis, etc.
• Experience with predictive tools such as thermography, ultrasonics, vibration, oil analysis, etc.
• Bachelors Degree in engineering field

EXPERIENCE:

• People leadership
• Fiberglass or paper manufacturing experience is preferred
• Contractor management to perform project and maintenance activities
• Work and personnel scheduling and planning
• Strong electrical, PLC and controls preferred
• Very high mechanical aptitude
• Working in a CMMS environment; SAP preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Maintenance knowledge, skills, and abilities in electrical and mechanical disciplines
• Maintenance planning and scheduling knowledge to execute planned work and record unplanned work
• Maintenance spare part knowledge to establish stocking levels and sourcing strategies
• Maintenance metrics knowledge to monitor, optimize and drive continuous improvement
• Predictive maintenance technologies knowledge and applications
• Highly developed human relation skills to lead, direct, motivate and develop personnel
• Effective communication skills to work with all levels of the plant organization, contractors, and vendors
• Proficient computer skills to store, retrieve and analyze data in OC, Microsoft Office, and SAP applications
• Continuous improvement skills that achieve sustaining successes
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with large industrial equipment
• Quick decision-making ability to overcome upset situations

About Owens Corning

Owens Corning is a branded building products leader with three complementary market-leading businesses providing roofing, insulation, and doors primarily for residential markets in North America and Europe. The company operates with an integrated go-to-market strategy and a unique set of OC Advantages - including its iconic brand, unparalleled commercial strength, leading technology, and winning cost position - to help customers win and grow in the market. Owens Corning is committed to helping build better and achieve more through winning partnerships, leading performance, and engaging people. Founded in 1938 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Owens Corning is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: OC). 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.

Nearest Major Market

Greenville

Nearest Secondary Market

South Carolina