Hot End Manager - Fiberglass Manufacturing

Position Description

Job Summary

Why work for us?

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.

What’s the job?
This position will manage the process engineering activities of the plant with emphasis on the batch, binder, furnace and fiberizing operations.

This position will interact with similar jobs within the CertainTeed Insulation Group working towards achieving the optimum performance of these areas the plant.

Duties/Responsibilities:
-Manage all activities of the Hot End operations of the plant including batch, binder, furnace and fiberizing.
-Manage the duties and responsibilities of the assigned process engineers including goal setting and developing methods for measuring performance against those goals.
-Develop and implement action plans for process control and long term programs for continuous process improvement including responsibility for the training of all process personnel.
-Interact with other plants as well as corporate engineering to develop control methods which will support production efforts.

Problem Solving:
This position has to be fluent in problem solving techniques which directs a professional cadre of engineers. This position also must have its organization maintain known process conditions which affect quality and quantity of products as well as the longevity of the equipment. The incumbent must also be able to make independent decisions which impact the plant’s ability to operate profitably. This includes holding all employees accountable for their job performance.

Required Qualifications

What do you bring?

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably in Ceramic Engineering or Chemical Engineering.

• A minimum of 5-7 years in glass making manufacturing process engineering is required.

• Strong PC skills and knowledge of software applications is desired.
  The position requires excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Sound management principles are also demanded.

• Occasional travel is required.

• This position is always on call with the continuous process operation.

Additional Description

What are our perks?

We provide unique options to fit your unique lives! Our Total Rewards Program is customizable to accommodate your needs. Our menu of flexible options includes, but is not limited to:

• Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental

• Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, paid time-off and Employee Assistance Program

• Financial Security: Competitive 401(k), Company-funded Retirement Accumulation Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program (PEG)

• Tuition Reimbursement: Continuing education for every season of your career

• Pet Insurance options: Insurance plan & prescription discount program for your furry friends

• Employee Recognition Programs

• PerkSpot: Our exclusive one-stop online discount marketplace

• LiveWell: Rewarding you for living a healthy lifestyle

Company Summary

Why work for us?

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com

Legal Statement

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

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