What are the responsibilities and job description for the Float Hot End Process Engineer position at Guardian Industries?
Your Job
Guardian Glass is looking for a Process Engineer at our Carleton Michigan Float Glass facility. We offer a unique culture that focuses on results and rewarding employees for their commitment to excellence.
What You Will Do
- Utilizing SPC, statistical methods and data analysis to improve production processes including enhancements in yield, lowering costs and increasing manufacturing uptime
- Assisting in new product development and maximizing manufacturing capabilities
- Leading complex projects in a team-based environment taking advantage of your excellent relationship building and communication skills
- Utilizing lean and/or continuous improvement methodologies to facilitate process improvements and teach others
- Working with customers to resolve quality issues and implement corrective actions (up to 10% travel can be expected)
- Training production operators and working collaboratively with them to improve processes
- Developing capability to be a subject matter expert for our Float processes and equipment to assist in the trouble shooting of product or process issues
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- A Bachelor's degree in Material Science, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Ceramic Engineering, or a related STEM degree OR in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, a minimum 3 years' experience as a Process Engineer in a manufacturing environment
- Hands on production experience in a manufacturing environment
- Ability to utilize Statistical Process Control, statistical methods and data analysis to improve production processes
- Demonstrated success working with customers to troubleshoot, identify root causes of quality issues and implementing corrective actions
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
What Will Put You Ahead
- Supervisory experience within a 24/7 manufacturing environment
- Experience driving process improvements by collaborating across multiple organizational level and disciplines
This role is not eligible for sponsorship
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).
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