Senior Process Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Process Manufacturing Engineer – Locations:
Waterville PLT 7, OH & Etowah, TN

Full Time

$ - $ per year (annual base salary; eligible for incentive bonus).

Senior Process Manufacturing Engineer provides technical leadership and serves as a trusted subject matter expert improving the equipment, systems, and technologies supporting fiberglass mat, furnace, and spunbond manufacturing across multiple JM sites (OH/TN/MS/SC).

• Direct influence on reliability, capacity, and cost performance across four manufacturing sites.
• Opportunity to lead high‑impact capital and operational improvement projects ($100k–$1M).
• High visibility role partnering with operations, maintenance, and leadership teams.

• Engineering & Technical Support
• Troubleshoot and optimize support equipment and utilities.
• Apply engineering fundamentals to improve process performance.
• Support FMEA, Preventive Maintenance (PM) optimization, and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) improvement.
• Operational Excellence
• Lead productivity, cost‑reduction, and process‑improvement projects.
• Conduct structured root‑cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Deploy best practices across facilities.
• Support KPI development tied to OPEX objectives.
• Project Leadership
• Manage full project lifecycle: scoping, execution, evaluation.
• Develop Cap Ex requests including ROI analysis.
• Ensure safe, on‑time, on‑budget project delivery.
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and cross‑functional teams.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; 5+ years in process‑focused industrial manufacturing; 2+ years troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated history of productivity improvements resulting in quantifiable cost savings.
• Proficiency with CAD (AutoCAD, Solid Works) and engineering drawings.
• Strong SPC and statistical analysis skills.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and cross‑functionally.
• Comfortable in manufacturing environments with occasional physical activity; able to lift 50 lbs. when necessary.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; basic SAP experience.
• Travel required:
  
  25–40%; structured travel mostly.

• Experience with HVAC in forming rooms or industrial utilities.
• International experience;
  German or Slovak language skills.
• Experience applying structured problem‑solving and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, DOE, RCA, 5 Whys, Kepner‑Tregoe).
• Proficiency in Solid Works, Minitab, and data tools.
• Experience managing capital projects up to $1M.

• Fiberglass mat, furnace, chopping, or spunbond manufacturing.
• Batching, pneumatic conveying, conveyors, packaging systems.
• Combustion systems, industrial gas/oxygen trains, RTO fundamentals.
• Airflow/fan/blower systems; motors, drives, and powertrain basics.
• Reliability engineering, maintenance strategy, equipment lifecycle management.

Willing to consider less experience, however would come in as a Process Engineer II; minimum requirement is Bachelor's degree in engineering; 3+ years in process‑focused industrial manufacturing; 2+ years troubleshooting. The pay range would then be $94,100–$129,360.

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, wellness, and critical illness insurance plans (some subsidized, some fully employee‑paid). JM sponsors a 401(k) plan with company match. Paid vacation, sick and parental leave are available for eligible employees. Additional benefits include basic life insurance; short‑term and long‑term disability coverage; employee assistance program; business travel accident coverage;

supplemental life and accidental death/dismemberment insurance. JM offers tax‑saving accounts such as health spending, traditional flexible spending, and dependent care spending accounts. A tuition reimbursement program exists for undergraduate and certain graduate programs. JM supports employee growth with educational opportunities and a mentoring program.

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace are critical for the long‑term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing, and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect.

Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.