Manufacturing Engineer Job at Owens Corning (Kansas City)

Job Description

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving manufacturing processes to safely produce products that meet customer, regulatory, and internal requirements at the lowest total cost. This role provides technical leadership to improve safety, eliminate waste, increase process capability, reduce variability, and enhance productivity across assigned manufacturing lines and processes. The Manufacturing Engineer serves as a key link between operations, maintenance, quality, and technical resources to ensure stable, capable, and standardized processes while developing operator and technician capability through strong process control and TPM-based practices.

Job Responsibility

Promote a strong safety culture where safety and sustainability are core values and personal responsibilities
Ensure manufacturing processes, control plans, and work instructions are designed and executed to protect employees, contractors, and visitors
Lead and support risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and safe work planning for critical tasks
Drive proactive safety and environmental initiatives to prevent incidents and nonconformities
Support safety readiness and operational safety efforts connected to layout/design and operational procedures
Establish and maintain process recipes, control strategies, and operating standards to achieve consistent process performance
Conduct regular process audits, analyze process capability, and implement sustainable corrective actions
Apply statistical tools, data analytics, and structured problem-solving to reduce variation and improve performance
Analyze process and quality data to improve yield, uptime, throughput, and cost performance
Ensure nonconforming products are effectively contained and prevented from shipment
Develop a strong understanding of customer requirements and translate them into capable manufacturing processes
Lead and support trials and experiments for new and existing products to validate process capability and fitness for use
Partner with Product Technical Leaders and Product Stewards to align specifications, materials, and bills of material with manufacturing capability and cost targets
Drive standardization and deployment of best practices across products and processes
Partner with Maintenance to resolve equipment issues and improve reliability using TPM and Operator-Based Care principles
Participate in loss elimination activities and continuous improvement efforts across the site
Identify equipment capability gaps and develop capital requests for upgrades or process improvements
Support the scope development and execution of capital projects, rebuilds, and trials to meet safety, cost, schedule, and performance objectives
Train and coach operators and technicians on manufacturing processes, process control, and equipment fundamentals
Develop and implement Operator Control Plans and ensure adherence through auditing and follow-up
Communicate effectively across all organizational levels and collaborate with peers, technical teams, and other plants
Influence change and drive results through technical expertise and collaboration without direct authority
Help define and operationalize process stability measurement methods
Support planning and execution of the process qualification plan
Partner with the K6 Process Engineer and cross-functional stakeholders to identify innovation/testing work
Assist with establishing and sustaining operating standards and control strategies that maintain stability across product families and operating conditions

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline
Minimum of 2 years of experience in a manufacturing or technical environment
Working knowledge of process control, statistical analysis, and structured problem-solving
Candidates must be able to meet the physical and environmental requirements of working in a manufacturing setting at Owens Corning
Ability to lift up to 40 pounds, maneuver up and down stairs, and perform continuous standing, lifting, bending, and other physically demanding tasks

Nice to have

Experience in continuous manufacturing environments
Knowledge of TPM, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma (Green Belt preferred)
Experience with glass, insulation, or other high-volume industrial processes
Experience leading trials, process improvements, or capital projects

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