Hot Operations Process Engineer

Hot Operations Process Engineer

We are seeking a skilled, driven, and hands-on Hot Operations Process Engineer to optimize and enhance manufacturing processes within the glass fiberization area. This position plays a critical role in supporting safe operations, improving process stability, maintaining product quality, reducing waste, and increasing equipment reliability.

The Hot Operations Process Engineer will serve as a technical resource for the production team, providing engineering support for daily operations while also leading longer-term process improvement initiatives. This individual will analyze manufacturing data, identify the root causes of performance issues, and implement sustainable solutions that improve safety, quality, efficiency, and profitability.

Success in this role requires a strong combination of technical expertise, mechanical aptitude, data analysis, and practical problem-solving. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working directly on the manufacturing floor, collaborating with hourly employees, supervisors, engineers, maintenance personnel, quality professionals, suppliers, and plant leadership.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex manufacturing challenges, leading improvement efforts, and making a measurable impact within a fast-paced industrial environment.

• Identify, investigate, and address potential safety concerns within the glass fiberization area.
• Support the development and implementation of corrective actions designed to eliminate hazards and reduce operational risk.
• Promote a safety-first culture by incorporating safety considerations into all process changes, equipment modifications, and improvement initiatives.
• Participate in safety reviews, incident investigations, risk assessments, and operational audits as required.
• Ensure proposed process improvements comply with established environmental, health, and safety standards.
• Maintain a regular presence on the manufacturing floor to observe processes, engage with employees, and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Evaluate existing fiberization processes to identify inefficiencies, sources of waste, production constraints, and opportunities for cost reduction.
• Lead structured process improvement projects focused on increasing throughput, improving yield, reducing scrap, minimizing downtime, and enhancing overall profitability.
• Apply established continuous improvement methodologies to evaluate problems, determine root causes, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Develop project plans, define performance objectives, establish timelines, and monitor progress through completion.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of implemented changes and make additional adjustments when results do not meet established expectations.
• Identify opportunities to standardize successful processes, operating practices, and engineering solutions across the production area.
• Balance immediate production needs with long-term process improvements and reliability objectives.

• Collect, analyze, and organize manufacturing data to identify trends, variations, and sources of process inefficiency.
• Monitor and trend key performance indicators related to safety, quality, yield, waste, throughput, downtime, and process capability.
• Use statistical process control methods and software to evaluate process stability and identify abnormal operating conditions.
• Establish process limits, operating parameters, and control strategies that support consistent manufacturing performance.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and other analytical tools to communicate process performance and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure data used for decision-making is accurate, organized, and clearly documented.
• Translate complex operational data into practical recommendations for production employees and plant leadership.

• Serve as a technical expert for glass fiberization processes and related manufacturing equipment.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts involving process instability, product defects, equipment performance, production losses, and recurring operational issues.
• Conduct formal Root Cause Analysis investigations and facilitate cross-functional problem-solving sessions.
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions based on investigation findings.
• Provide technical guidance to supervisors, operators, maintenance employees, and other engineering personnel.
• Respond to urgent production concerns and support timely resolution of issues that affect safety, quality, delivery, or cost.
• Maintain technical knowledge of equipment capabilities, operating parameters, material properties, and process interactions.

• Lead small teams of hourly employees and cross-functional partners during process trials, equipment audits, and improvement projects.
• Coordinate process changes with…