Furnace Engineer - Clarksville, United States - US Staffing Agency LLC

Description

General Description:

A furnace engineer is responsible for achieving and maintaining optimum process performance in the areas of furnace, batch, sizing and fiber forming operation while producing quality fiber glass within customer specifications.

The primary focus of the furnace engineer is toward increasing efficiencies in all areas of the process including raw material usage, energy consumption, process control, furnace condition and final total percent pack efficiencies.

Furnace engineer is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the furnace, batch and sizing systems while also heavily integrated with fiber forming to ensure quality production at world class efficiencies.

Essential Functions:

Must have the ability & willingness to perform at the expected level of attendance at MW/MB; to work every day, on time, as scheduled.

Promote and maintain MW/MB safety goals and ensure a safe work environment for all employees. Leads safety and housekeeping efforts and corrective actions within assigned projects and areas. Exemplifies safety in all actions and leads by example.
Responsible for meeting established goals and objectives. Acts as a technical resource for the organization.
Utilizes SPC methods and six sigma methodology to eliminate special cause and reduces common cause variation while striving for continuous improvement
Ensures customer satisfaction through process control and standardization. Operates, control and maintains furnace and forehearth to ensure safe, efficient and cost effective operation. Monitors energy prices and usage and recommends most cost effective energy input. Monitors furnace and forehearth condition and takes appropriate preventive actions to prevent furnace outage or leaks. Knows response to power outage procedures, as well as glass leak procedures, etc.
Writes and maintains job instructions, process setup sheets and process check sheets utilizing coach and primary employee feedback.

Initiate cost reduction ideas into the fiberglass melting and forming process to further the goal of being the safest, high quality, low cost fiberglass producer.

Conducts production trials with both product and or process improvement studies that support continued improvement efforts.
Directs multiple projects simultaneously and prioritizes completion of projects according to company objectives. Documentation of projects and process changes are communicated and updated.
Ensure process setups are documented, communicated and adhered to on a daily basis to meet customer and company standards.
Maximizes production efficiency. Identifies opportunities for productivity improvements and takes appropriate action. Optimizes existing processes and products.


Furnace Engineer Functions:

Responsible for all aspects of the assigned manufacturing processes, including batch, furnace and sizing, as well as safety, value (productivity) and quality.

Maximizes furnace life through inspections, repairs, and maintenance as well as proper operational control (temperature, pressure, etc.).
Orders and inventories supplies needed to maintain furnace and forehearth area.
Trains, develops and works with furnace techs to ensure stable and consistent furnace operations.
Trials new raw materials and gathers data to support or disprove merit.

Monitor the condition of all equipment in the batch, furnace and forehearth area and initiate necessary repairs needed to meet performance and production goals.

Ensure melting temperature profile is maintained in the furnace and forehearth as well as all other important process parameters to ensure high glass quality and high fiber forming efficiencies.

Maintain and troubleshoot system from batch truck and rail unloading, batch mixing, transporting and charging through the furnace and forehearth.

Maintain proper gas to oxygen ratios in the furnace and forehearth using thermox.
Keeps and inputs all batch formulas. Verifies calibration on batch weighing system.
Profiles and cleans gas/oxy burners and forehearth pencil burners.
Operate, calibrate and maintain electric boost system.
Opacity reading qualified.


Nonessential Functions:
Communicate and initiate change where appropriate to lead organization in achieving company goals and culture of continuous improvement.
Support technology exchange between NEG and MW/MB, providing open communication and removing barriers.

Acts as a productive team member within all aspects and departments of the plant and supports cross-functional teams in problem solving and efficiency improvement efforts.

Beneficial experience and Skills:
Working knowledge of SPC and six sigma methodology.
Qualified as a radiation safety officer.
Working knowledge of Wonderware, Noltec systems, North American and Eclipse systems.
Excellent communication skills, verbal and written are required.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Office products.
Positive, can-do attitude.
Hands-on, self directed team member

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee on a daily basis to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Occasionally lifts, carries or otherwise moves objects up to 85 lbs or less.
Regularly bends, stoops, stretches and reaches.
Frequently moves about the facility to survey plant and associates.
Regularly operates computer and other office equipment.
Regularly exposed to high temperature environment including high temperature furnace repairs, inspection and maintenance.


PPE Requirements:
Where required, safety glasses with side shields, earplugs, safety shoes, gloves, and sleeve protectors shall be worn. Required to follow all other PPE requirements for specific job tasks.

Education Requirements
A bachelor's degree in ceramic, mechanical, or chemical engineering is preferred along with ten-years minimum furnace and manufacturing experience.

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