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About Us
Original Composites and Fiberglass is a global leader in glass reinforcement solutions for the composites industry. Recently separated from Owens Corning, the business now operates independently under the Praana ownership model, continuing a strong legacy of innovation, manufacturing excellence, and customer partnership.
Purpose of the Role
As a member of the Global Hotend Team in the Technology and Capital Delivery Org, the North America Regional Hot End Leader role is the technical champion for OCF regional, the minerals, melting, analytic labs, ensuring a quality glass is being manufactured in stable operations to meet or exceed our customer expectations and sustainability strategy (energy, environment and recycle). The Regional Hotend Leader establishes and maintains accurate process standards for minerals and melting to safely, accurately, and efficiently produces glass and products that consistently meet codes, specifications, and customer requirements in the competitive cost platform under supervision of Global Hotend Leader guidance.
Job Responsibilities
Lead for Safety Excellence
Ensure a safe, clean and environmentally compliant work environment and building a safety culture of zero defects at regional plant visit
Ensure that all control plans, work instructions, and other procedures related to the technical operation of hotend identify and mitigate safety risks
Maintain focus on safety behavior
Use TPM methodologies to continue march to zero incidents
Adhere to and continuously improve all safety policies, procedures, and standards
Expertise on Hot End Processes
Experience with continuous and batch processes (i.e. glass, food, steel, automotive)
Experience with glass melting, various combustion processes and onsite hot work
Ability to control melting processes via remote and trouble analytic skill
Understanding glass chemistry and batch making process
Demonstrated ability to manage complex operations including multiple products, processes and departments
Ability to manage projects/initiatives at multiple sites
Leading and Developing Talent
Creates teamwork to maximize the performance of the enterprise and the development of people, focused on building an integrated and collaborative team
Effectively train, assess, and develop plant hot end technical talent in the region
Develop technical network creating pipeline of talent for both plants and regional
Arrange the resources (Regional/plant) to provide process expertise when/where needed
Improve plant Hot End technical capabilities through knowledge transfer
Engaged in personal development
Regarded by the employees of the enterprise as a role model for their growth, development, and conduct
Best-in-Class Processes and Standardization
Define standards for producing equivalent products around the world considered the Best-in-Class. These processes will provide cost performance and stability.
Collaborate with Operations, Innovation, Capital Delivery, Safety, TPM & other teams to define and execute standard/Best-in-Class processes
Lead global CPVs updating and tracking for plants performances stability
Lead best practice evaluation/implementation at regional plants
Drive effective operations and processes with a preventative and continuous improvement mindset
Support implementation of corrective actions and tracking with plants furnace engineers for issues
Analyze process data, provide feedback on performance and trends, and make recommendations to optimize performance at each regional area.
Develop and Deploy the Global Hotend Strategy
Deploy technical vision at regional Hot End, in support of the OCF Global TEC strategy – Operational Excellence
Be the Technical process expert for Hot End; assuring world class process outcomes that deliver a competitive advantage in the regions we serve
Utilize TPM methodology including PM analysis, linking all pillars to facilitate and deliver results
Identify gaps impacting primary metrics utilizing loss trees. Work with plants to develop/Implement actions consistent with TPM methodology
Drive benchmark productivity (NE/CE)
Active involvement in delivering successful launch and sustainability of special projects (i.e rebuild, expansion, hot repair)
Establish standardized routines and processes to ensure process management
Plant key metrics tracking/closure - Drive KAIs and KPIs for the Hot End
Improve plant efficiency measures through execution of Hot End Technical Standards
Execution of Melting Innovation & Sustainability
Introduce and implement…
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