Float Subject Matter Expert (Operational Excellence)

Your Job

Guardian Glass is looking for a Float Subject Matter Expert to join our team!

This role can be based out of any of our float glass facilities in the US (Geneva NY, Richburg SC, Carleton MI, DeWitt IA, Corsicana TX or Kingsburg CA).

In this role, you will join our Operations Excellence group as Float SME with particular attention to the Batch house, furnace, and environmental control.

Our Team

We are a principled based company that relies heavily on teamwork and ingenuity.

We pride ourselves on being the partner of choice for our internal and external customers.

What You Will Do


* Develop and deploy proven practices for the Float


* Improving quality, performance and throughput of our Furnaces


* Support sites to overcome challenges by following a disciplined problem-solving process


* Work with plants on batch chemistry to optimize quality, cost, and transitions


* Ensure the best knowledge is understood and shared to build skills and understanding in our teams


* Serve as a Technical SME to Guardian's production float teams to troubleshoot process or product issues in facilities


* Seek opportunities to learn from the market and bring outside perceptions, best practices and opportunities that will improve Guardian's process technology capability


* Clearly present and communicate ideas, concepts, and plans across multiple levels


* Work in multi-cultural and functional teams globally


* Work on ramp ups after major project such as canal changes and cold tank repairs


* Implement and scale new technologies across plants of ownership

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Glass batch houses and furnace maintenance and operation experience


* Experience working at an equipment or glass manufacturer


* Experience with experimental design and statistics


* Ability to travel up to 50% (primarily Mon-Fri) in North and South America

What Will Put You Ahead


* Experience working in Float glass


* Experience conducting design and process failure modes and effects analysis


* Experience contributing to complex projects, analyzing problems, and developing corrective actions


* Experience and/or proven knowledge of the Stage Gate process or proven process/ product development framework

For this role we anticipate paying $115,000-$140,000 per year

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