Manufacturing Process Engineer Co-op

Original Composites and Fiberglass is a global leader in glass reinforcement solutions for the composites industry. Recently separated from Owens Corning, we now operate independently under the Praana ownership model, continuing a strong legacy of innovation, manufacturing excellence, and customer partnership.

With more than 4,000 employees worldwide, we are committed to redefining what’s possible through a performance-driven culture centered on safety, quality, sustainability, inclusiveness, and employee development. Guided by our values of passion, ownership, and team spirit, we work together to deliver innovative solutions and exceptional service across the globe.

Develop the manufacturing, technical, project execution, and leadership capabilities required to progress toward a Forming Process Engineer role. This 12-month developmental assignment combines structured experience in Fabrication and Forming/Hot End with hands-on responsibility for process improvement, automation, daily management systems, cross-functional coordination, and sustainable operational results. The role is expected to build a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment, controls, loss elimination, and plant operating standards while delivering measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and reliability.

• Coordinate project resources supporting Manufacturing and Technical leadership, including project scope, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, decisions, budget considerations, and timely closure of actions.
• Support automation-line improvements with a defined objective optimize staffing requirement while maintaining safe and stable operations.
• Establish and sustain daily management metrics in three Fabrication areas, including targets, owners, data sources, visual controls, review routines, gap actions, and escalation triggers.
• Prepare and distribute a concise weekly report to Technical, Plant, Operations, and HR leadership and other designated stakeholders, summarizing performance, project status, risks, decisions, and support needed.
• Analyze process performance and identify losses, constraints, and improvement opportunities using production data, direct observation, operator input, and structured problem-solving methods.
• Support trials, equipment changes, process adjustments, and implementation activities by defining success criteria, monitoring results, documenting findings, and recommending next steps.
• Document standard work, training requirements, process controls, maintenance expectations, and ownership needed to sustain staffing and performance improvements.

• Complete a structured assignment in Forming/Hot End, with specific process areas, metrics, projects, stakeholders, and deliverables confirmed before the rotation begins.
• Develop working knowledge of forming-process variables, equipment, controls, quality requirements, raw-material interactions, troubleshooting methods, reliability practices, and loss-elimination priorities.
• Monitor assigned process conditions and performance trends, investigate deviations, and partner with Operations, Maintenance, Technical, Quality, and Safety resources to implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead or support improvement projects that strengthen process capability, equipment reliability, yield, throughput, energy efficiency, and operating discipline.
• Manage assigned daily metrics, weekly reporting, project coordination, improvement work, and documented sustainment plans.

• Champion a safe, clean, environmentally compliant, and disciplined workplace by following plant standards, identifying hazards, and supporting timely…