Manufacturing Operations Specialist

1 day ago


Kansas City, Kansas, United States Saint-Gobain Full time

Company Overview

Saint-Gobain, a leading manufacturer of innovative materials and solutions, is committed to empowering its employees with a culture that values trust, empowerment, and collaboration. With a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, our company strives to create a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable world through our products.

We are seeking a skilled Manufacturing Operations Specialist to join our team in the Hot End Operations department. This role involves recommending and implementing improvements to equipment and methods to enhance production efficiency and quality.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Troubleshoot problems and assist in planning maintenance activities to prevent equipment failures.
  • Train employees on changing manufacturing and maintenance techniques.
  • Actively participate in plant safety program and World Class Manufacturing (WCM) activities.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
  • One to three years of engineering experience in furnace operations is fiberglass or similar manufacturing.
  • Project management skills: planning, establishing timeframes, coordinating, and decision-making processes.
  • Strong problem-solving skills: Must be able to plan and actuate activities that ensure the packaging equipment is properly maintained and at peak running order.
  • Analytical skills: rigorous analysis, problem solving, pro-active approach.
  • Interpersonal skills: able to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
  • Organizational skills: planning and follow up.
  • Strong computer proficiency with MS Office with additional experience with analytical software such as Minitab.
  • Financial awareness: product cost calculation, project payback, efficiencies, etc

Working Conditions:

The majority of the time is spent on the manufacturing area which is not climate controlled. Some travel (less than 10%) to other plants may be required.

Estimated Salary: $90,000 per year



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