Glass Furnace Engineer

Who We Are

Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy.

A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments.

Pay Range

$101,500.00-$139,600.00 Annual

This is the base salary pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. In addition, this position is eligible for an incentive bonus.

The purpose of the Glass Furnace Engineer role is to work within a cross-functional, global engineering team to achieve corporate, divisional, and departmental objectives in a collaborative environment across a broad range of industrial manufacturing facilities. The Glass Engineer will be responsible for leading capital projects and management of all operations encompassing raw material receiving through to molten glass delivery out of two forehearths. This includes conducting audits and providing direction for improvements for those operations, as well as supporting rebuild projects focused on shut down, demolition, construction, and start up.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Utilize glassmaking furnace experience to guide projects to cost effective, best practice, designs to ensure successful project with respect to quality, technology, cost, and schedule
• Participate in the development of scopes, specifications, schedules, and investment grade cost estimates for multi-discipline industrial manufacturing capital projects worldwide up to $20M
• Define and execute raw material handling and furnace monitoring and auditing processes - build and maintain data systems for all batch house and furnace related activities.
• Utilize working knowledge of refractory properties/applications to ensure optimal refractories are used in projects to meet life expectancy and financial goals
• Utilize working knowledge of glassmaking operations to assist with ongoing furnace life expectancy issues and hot repair requirements
• Lead projects and site work to create a safe work environment
• Build and maintain solid relationships with key contractors who support the melter maintenance
• Supervises/Leads individuals or a project team to achieve milestones and objectives by setting priorities and providing direction. May provide feedback for performance evaluations
• May be required to perform other related duties as assigned

What You Bring to the Team:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, with a minimum of 5 years’ engineering experience in industrial or manufacturing industry
• Working knowledge of glass manufacturing and equipment optimization preferred
• Strong project management skills
• Solid leadership skills
• Solid interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated high level of drive and initiative to complete assigned tasks and investigate and seek out improvement opportunities
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Proficient in project scheduling software (MS Project, Primavera)
• Experience managing contractors and sub-contractors, including bid process
• Experience preparing estimates, schedules and project deliverables
• Proven ability to negotiate and manage change
• Exposure to SAP systems a plus
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Ability to interface at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally
• Minimal travel required (10%)
• Work environment is typical of a manufacturing facility: May be exposed to environmental conditions of cold, heat, high noise levels, moving mechanical parts, heights, dust/mist/gas/fumes, extensive walking or climbing, etc.
• May be required to lift, carry, push or pull up to and including 50 pounds

Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Please Keep in Mind

If you do not meet 100% of these requirements, we at JM still want to hear from you. So, if you are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply so we can learn how your skills and talents can contribute to our team.

Benefits

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance. JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match. JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.

Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage. Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well. The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account. JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.

Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program. This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company’s succession planning process. Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters. Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.

Diversity & Inclusion

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities. Our D&I council is composed of employees from locations across North American & Europe who meet regularly and work to promote and foster an environment of inclusion. Born from our D&I council is our network of employee resource groups (ERGs) that are focused on supporting diverse communities in the workplace. Review more about our diversity & inclusion initiatives on JM’s Career page.

Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.