About Us Original Composites and Fiberglass is a global leader in glass reinforcement solutions for the composites industry. Recently separated from Owens Corning, the business now operates independently under the Praana ownership model, continuing a strong legacy of innovation, manufacturing excellence, and customer partnership.

Purpose of the Role As a member of the Global Hotend Team in the Technology and Capital Delivery Org, the North America Regional Hot End Leader role is the technical champion for OCF regional, the minerals, melting, analytic labs, ensuring a quality glass is being manufactured in stable operations to meet or exceed our customer expectations and sustainability strategy (energy, environment and recycle). The Regional Hotend Leader establishes and maintains accurate process standards for minerals and melting to safely, accurately, and efficiently produces glass and products that consistently meet codes, specifications, and customer requirements in the competitive cost platform under supervision of Global Hotend Leader guidance.

Job Responsibilities Lead for Safety Excellence

Ensure a safe, clean and environmentally compliant work environment and building a safety culture of zero defects at regional plant visit

Ensure that all control plans, work instructions, and other procedures related to the technical operation of hotend identify and mitigate safety risks

Maintain focus on safety behavior

Use TPM methodologies to continue march to zero incidents

Adhere to and continuously improve all safety policies, procedures, and standards

Expertise on Hot End Processes

Experience with continuous and batch processes (i.e. glass, food, steel, automotive)

Experience with glass melting,



various combustion processes and onsite hot work

Ability to control melting processes via remote and trouble analytic skill

Understanding glass chemistry and batch making process

Demonstrated ability to manage complex operations including multiple products, processes and departments

Ability to manage projects/initiatives at multiple sites

Leading and Developing Talent

Creates teamwork to maximize the performance of the enterprise and the development of people, focused on building an integrated and team-oriented team

Effectively train, assess, and develop plant hot end technical talent in the region

Develop technical network creating pipeline of talent for both plants and regional

Arrange the resources (Regional/plant) to provide process expertise when/where needed

Improve plant Hot End technical capabilities through knowledge transfer

Engaged in personal development

Regarded by the employees of the enterprise as a role model for their growth, development, and conduct

Best-in-Class Processes and Standardization

Define standards for producing equivalent products around the world considered the Best-in-Class. These processes will provide cost performance and stability.

Collaborate with Operations, Innovation, Capital Delivery, Safety,



TPM & other teams to define and execute standard/Best-in-Class processes

Lead global CPVs updating and tracking for plants performances stability

Lead best practice evaluation/implementation at regional plants

Drive effective operations and processes with a preventative and continuous improvement mindset

Support implementation of corrective actions and tracking with plants furnace engineers for issues

Analyze process data, provide feedback on performance and trends, and make recommendations to optimize performance at each regional area.

Develop and Deploy the Global Hotend Strategy

Deploy technical vision at regional Hot End, in support of the OCF Global TEC strategy – Operational Excellence

Be the Technical process expert for Hot End; assuring world class process outcomes that deliver a competitive advantage in the regions we serve

Utilize TPM methodology including PM analysis, linking all pillars to facilitate and deliver results

Identify gaps impacting primary metrics utilizing loss trees. Work with plants to develop/Implement actions consistent with TPM methodology

Drive benchmark productivity (NE/CE)

Active involvement in delivering successful launch and sustainability of special projects (i.e rebuild, expansion, hot repair)

Establish standardized routines and processes to ensure process management

Plant key metrics tracking/closure - Drive KAIs and KPIs for the Hot End

Improve plant efficiency measures through execution of Hot End Technical Standards

Execution of Melting Innovation & Sustainability

Introduce and implement energy-efficient melting technology through decarbonized minerals, melter/frontend design a

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