Combustion Engineer

Position: Combustion Engineer (Full-time)
Company Description About O-IRemember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands.

We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Job Description Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. is seeking a Combustion Engineer at our manufacturing plant in Windsor, CO to optimize industrial combustion and glass furnace operations to ensure efficient fuel utilization, optimal melting and heating performance, environmental compliance, and extended furnace life.

Monitor and analyze factors such as location of air within tank, location of air within tack dampers, type of furnace flame, wind in refiner areas, temperature gradients, regenerators pressures, amount of dry batch in checkers, checker erosion, amount of waste gas, and slag formation. Support continuous improvement in quality, efficiency, energy conservation, and safety across manufacturing operations.

Qualifications Qualifications Must  have Bachelor’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, plus two (2) years of experience in a glass containermanufacturing facility as an Industrial Engineer, Batch & Furnace Engineer, or related occupation.

The two (2) years of experience must include two (2) years of experience:
1) Working with industrial combustion systems, including fuel/air balance, flame control, and heat transfer principles;
2) Preparing reports related to furnace operations, including reviewing operational data, identifying performance issues and taking corrective actions;
3) Supporting preventative maintenance activities, including inspections and safety practices for furnace and combustion equipment, and evaluating furnace melting quality; and
4) Establis) hing, monitoring and adjusting furnace load limits to balance maximum pull and maximum furnace  lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree (or foreign equivalent), we will accept a Bachelor’s Degree (or foreign equivalent) earned through any suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience, as determined by a professional evaluation service. All experience may be acquired concurrently.

Domestic travel required up to 5% for training purposes, to be reimbursed by the employer. In addition, standard benefits will be offered.

Work Hours:

Full time (40 hours/week, 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri Additional Information What we offer at O-I:

Salary Range:  The expected salary range for this position is between $ - $118,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based upon candidate experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

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Associate Industry: Packaging And Containers