Lean Manufacturing Engineer

When people think of Owens Corning, they often picture the Pink Panther™, who appears predominantly in its advertising campaigns. Best known for its PINK FIBERGLAS® home insulation and other products that conserve energy, which helps protect the environment, Owens Corning is a world leader in building materials systems and composite solutions. Owens Corning’s people redefine what’s possible each day to deliver high-quality products and services ranging from insulation, roofing, siding and manufactured stone to glass composite materials used in high-performance applications. Owens Corning achieved sales of $6.3 billion in 2005 and employs more than 20,000 employees in 25 countries. The Company continues to grow rapidly, with sales increasing each year since 2001.A Fortune 500 company for more than 50 years, Owens Corning has cultivated a culture that emphasizes safety, performance and accountability, openness and stewardship. Newly hired employees report that a key reason they were attracted to the Company is that the people working for Owens Corning are confident in their abilities, yet open and approachable. Owens Corning’s emphasis on its people and its commitment to its corporate values - Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Fun, Sharing, Candor and Innovation - result in a unique employment experience.Additional information is available at http://www.owenscorning.com/career.
This role will be a key part of the New Braunfels team within the CSB North America Glass Reinforcements Organization. This position will utilize Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools to support the continuous improvement initiatives in the facility. The successful candidate will ensure implementation that brings measurable improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and employee engagement. The successful candidate will also be responsible for meeting savings targets.Accountabilities:Utilizes Lean Manufacturing principles and Six Sigma tools (DMAIC) to eliminate waste and improve processesIdentifies opportunities to implement common processes & best demonstrated practices from within the plant and other sites and businesses; disseminates and acts upon relevant industry and corporate benchmarking dataProvides leadership, coaching and training in lean thinking and lean production, variation reduction, problem solving & avoidance and People StrategiesFacilitates kaizen events involving employees throughout the plant to drive continuous improvementAssures that process improvements and benefits employ visual management and that actions are driven to closure and sustained while being made visual to stakeholdersImplements visual controls and root cause/mistake-proofing solutionsDefines and documents standard operating procedures (SOP)Identifies continuous improvement opportunities and maintains project tracking list.Assures that predicted savings are tracked, validated and posted to the site’s/organization’s operating resultsEffectively communicates to all levels of management and all hourly employees, ensuring open channels for effective two-way communicationsThe ideal candidate will possess a minimum of three (3) years process engineering experience in a manufacturing environment. Demonstrated experience in lean manufacturing and in Six Sigma a strong plus.Must demonstrate the knowledge and ability to motivate and influence people to implement change, manage multiple projects in the overall program, maintain a control plan, and effectively communicate the results.BSIE, BSME, or BS in other related engineering program required.Must be eligible to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis.Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.
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