Process Champion, Insulation

*This position must be based out of Kansas City, KS or Athens, GA

Utilizing World Class Manufacturing (WCM) principles, the Process Champion supports the execution of the process improvement strategy for the Insulation Sites by ensuring assimilation and integration of known process knowledge, engineering principles and best practice equipment enabling capable operations. Key areas include: product formulation, process development and optimization, equipment design and optimization, general project engineering, and trial planning and execution.

This role is the also the primary trainer for plant process engineers building process expertise at the sites.

Essential Duties

Safety & Environment

• Continuously evaluates workplace for safety concerns and ensures behavioral safety initiatives are performed to goal levels.

• Complies with all environmental standards, assures good housekeeping practices following 5S systems, enforces plant rules and safety regulations, and supports WCM initiatives.

General

• Participates in different project teams which analyze process variations; develop solutions and implements corrective actions by using advanced statistical tools in identifying and resolving the root causes of the variations in the process.

• Responsibilities include designing / developing new process systems, revising existing processes, and developing and coordinating the implementation of projects, which contribute substantially to plant profitability.

• Responsible for safely and successfully executing projects, documenting, and with assistance from supervisor communicating progress and results through reports, presentations etc.

• Develops and encourage innovative processes and equipment concepts along with follow through to Return on Investments’ (ROI) patents and / or proprietary intellectual property.

• Closely partners with R&;;D and Engineering groups to ensure new process knowledge and equipment

Process Integration

• Assists plants in execution of key projects as identified on the plant process route map.

• Provides overall process leadership for sites by being technical experts in one or more areas of Insulation manufacturing by:

• Ensuring process gaps to established best practice standards are identified at each site.

• Recommending and aiding the plant in correcting process gaps and issues.

• Working with site to establish clear process parameters leading to a more stable/capable manufacturing operation.

• Providing process and quality-based engineering and maintenance advice to plant operating personnel

• Providing troubleshooting expertise for process and equipment issues

• Performing equipment studies to verify proper and efficient operation of major process equipment

• Assists plants in ensuring process knowledge, operational settings and equipment quality maintenance is sustained via use of Step 0 and other WCM foundational systems.

Training & Education

• Principal trainer for engineers and local trainers.

• Support Training of operators and maintenance personnel as needed.

• Works with the Advanced Manufacturing team to leverage data in all facets of Insulation Manufacturing.