Process Engineer

Your Job

Guardian Glass is looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Richburg, SC.

We are looking for a Process Engineer to be part of the Coater team and provide knowledge and troubleshooting skills for Thin Film Coated glass production processes.

Our Team

Guardian's vision is to be a preferred partner to our customers, suppliers, employees and communities based on a foundation of mutual benefit.

This drives our relentless focus on improving people's lives by providing products and services they value more highly than their alternatives and doing so responsibly while consuming fewer resources.

What You Will Do


* Provide production support and troubleshoot coating and vacuum issues


* Lead daily efforts to optimize production, improve yields, increase machine up-time and lower costs


* Design experiments and conduct testing to refine manufacturing processes, reduce variation, improve quality and improve efficiency


* Ensure manufacturing capability is developed and prepared for new technologies


* Monitor and analyze Thin Film products to detect and resolve process abnormalities


* Troubleshoot process upsets, monitor coating performance against design, and provide engineering support to manufacturing when requested


* Review existing processes and enhance them to improve yield, cycle time, quality, reduce cost and eliminate waste


* Develop and maintain process documentation, including process flow diagrams, operating procedures, and work instructions


* Calibrate and troubleshoot all the QC equipment and In-line Optical measurement systems


* Identify and analyze the causes of deviations and interventions in production and develop action plans to avoid recurrences


* Provide technical support to interface areas, in a 24/7 operation


* Carry out studies and analysis of projects aimed at operational excellence

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Bachelor's degree in physics, Chemistry, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, or Chemical Engineering


* Process or manufacturing engineering experience

What Will Put You Ahead


* Thin Film or Optical Coating experience


* Experience with Manufacturing equipment and related systems


* Statistical process control knowledge

This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

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