We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated, hands on, results oriented engineering professional. The incumbent pursues projects which require experience and judgment to deal with a variety of variables. Projects are designed to assist the plant and departments in increasing production, improving quality and/or reducing costs through process, product, equipment, materials and/or methods development and improvements. Projects frequently involve interaction with other disciplines and occasionally with customers, both domestic and international. Saint-Gobain maintains a world class manufacturing environment employing lean techniques to drive the production systems and overall efficiency and effectiveness of the plant. This job will provide daily technical support to the product lines manufactured in Organic Bonded Abrasives, including, but not limited to: • new product designs & formulations • resolving daily technical challenges that surface in production • developing solutions to root causes of scrap • maintaining operating procedure documentation • dispositioning orders that require technical approval to proceed to the next operation. Additionally, the job requires the management of larger scope projects, which are typically focused on: • supporting business growth through new product & process development • reducing the Cost Of Poor Quality through process variation reduction and permanent solutions to root causes of quality issues • reducing manufacturing cost & increasing efficiency through the development of improved processes and/or implementing new manufacturing technologies The successful candidate will posses a high level of initiative, ability to handle multiple responsibilities, and directed accountabilities to ensure successful completion of projects. He/she works within a framework of practices and precedents and establishes priorities and schedules within the framework of agreed upon production plans. Projects will be designed to assist the plant in achieving the business goals and objectives as they relate to productivity, quality, and service. The principal end results are: • Works with manufacturing technicians to provide technical support to the manufacturing operation • Support and/or lead activities to qualify new products, processes, and raw materials • Identify opportunities for improvement and implement solutions • Work with the operation to support business initiatives to improve safety, quality, service and/or efficiency • Oversee the process of testing and disposition of raw materials and bonds • Participate in the process of investigating customer complaints • Maintain documentation on the products and processes that feeds into our knowledge based system • Support and/or lead investigations and implementation of corrective actions for manufacturing issues • Conducts studies and experiments to drive improvement of the manufacturing process • Supports the ISO 9001:2015 program to ensure compliance within the manufacturing facility