Manufacturing Engineer

• Live the OC Safety Standard and adhere to Employee Safety Responsibilities
• Actively participates in safety meetings and programs
• Utilize technical knowledge to provide a safe and secure work environment for all employees, contractors and visitors
• Translates work safety knowledge to personal/home.

• Be a subject matter expert on the critical product characteristics required to provide our customers with a quality product
• Identifies, understands, and effectively translate customer fitness for use into clear, measurable, manufacturing and testing specifications.
• Understand and communicate customer expectations through effective use of standard work, reporting and team's communications
• Implements new processes, products or modifications to existing processes to increase customer satisfaction
• Work closely with other TPM Pillars, Vendors and Science & Technology as appropriate

• Be a subject matter expert for wet formed mat manufacturing
• Drive improvement thru the TPM Daily Management process
• Understand current manufacturing process capability and drive to reduce variation
• Provide a stewardship role in ensuring Coated Mat Manufacturing maintains process standards and leverages knowledge for rapid deployment of best practices across plants
• Participate in the scope development and execution of all major projects, including rebuilds, to ensure safety, performance, schedule and cost goals of the projects are met or exceeded
• Share accountability for successful delivery of all aspects of the plant operating plan with other plant leadership team members
• Understand and assist the plant in introducing new and improved coated mat compositions
• Lead Focused Improvement activities to drive cost and productivity
• Act as the catalyst in sharing best practices and process improvements across mat plants.
• Act as a link between Fort Smith and S&T (Science and Technology) and mat plants

• Work with Capital Delivery, Center of Excellence team, and plant to support projects.
• Be the onsite Daily Management, Quality Maintenance (QM) Pillar, and Focused Improvement (FI) representative and back up for the FI pillar leader.
• Become an expert at Root Cause Analysis and be proficient at leading and teaching methodology to others.
• Become an expert at Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) based focused Improvement tools and be proficient at leading and teaching mythology to others.

• Drive alignment between plant departments and pillars.

• Share best practices, challenge thinking and provide candid and respectful feedback; set an example for the organization of how teamwork and partnerships should work.
• Be well organized and focused on the activities that bring the most value to Owens Corning.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related discipline
• Safety and Environmental awareness
• Computer software skills: Excel, PPT, Word, MiniTab, SAP, BraincubE and ability learn to utilize Owens Corning systems and software
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Customer focus

• 2+ years progressive technical experience in a manufacturing environment
• Paper making or fiberglass experience preferred
• ISO, SPC, Six Sigma, TPM and TQM experience preferred

• Communication skills
• Teamwork and rapport building skills
• Leadership skills
• Technical skills and aptitude
• Utilize data and data collection systems
• Building and implementing strategic plans
• Impactful verbal and written communications
• Business and financial acumen
• Strong planning, resourcing and delegation skills
• Ability to engage and care for others, starting with safety
• Ability to achieve results fast, both individually and through teams
• Demonstrate and inspire company spirit
• Ability to manage multiple demands and projects while effectively delivering results

• Ability to safeguard self with proper PPE for the specific task
• Exposure to hot/cold temperature- periodically
• Exposure to noise- periodically
• Hand/Eye Coordination- continuously
• Walk, Sit, Stand for duration of shift with regular breaks
• Lift/carry/move up to 25 lbs. independently and heavier weights with assistance.
• Climb stairs, steps, and ladders
• Ability to work extended hours as necessary
• Able to Operate Computers & Computerized equipment for quality, safety and compliance testing and training.
• Communicate with co-workers face to face, by telephone, and electronic communications.
• Possess manual dexterity necessary to operate equipment, operate a computer and other standard office equipment.
• Vision adequate to manipulate equipment controls, complete paperwork, utilize computers, and have depth perception.

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