Job Description:

Introduction

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Summary

The Senior Process Engineer is responsible for engineering needs, demonstrating skills in plant troubleshooting, process design, continuous improvements and quality lab management. The incumbent’s primary focus is to maintain control over the product quality in combination with proper process control and manufacturing stability. This incumbent is directly involved with new product development, improvement evaluations, monitoring of key process indicators and managing the quality lab and its technicians.

Essential Duties

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Manage the quality lab and the quality technicians to ensure and improve the site’s quality culture, quality compliance, UL compliance, and red tag process.

Update test procedures and sampling plans for on-line Quality Assurance testing to ensure conformance to specifications for finished products.

Verify incoming raw material specifications and testing procedures. Track and compare internal testing to vendor COAs

Lead the execution of quality and process improvement projects and activities, using standard PI tools such as Qualpro, MVT/DOE, Kepner Tregoe PSDM, Six-sigma, etc., use the Hierarchy of Values (Safety, Quality, Service, Cost) to prioritize. Activities include variation reduction, increased productivity, reduced scrap, and increased efficiency in the different plant processes (shingle manufacturing, asphalt oxidation, shipping goods, etc.). Lead centerlining efforts within plant personnel. Maintain centerlining documentation, plan and lead meetings with team members, elaborate reports, quantify the improvements, and train personnel.

Promote product/process improvement changes by using daily plant interactions, review of online testing, process data review, equipment inspections, and claims feedback. Submit and implement changes in procedures and process to support productivity, process, cost, reliability and quality improvement. Utilize the PCN system to approve changes.

Lead the process design review, raw material qualification, product and process qualification, and capability studies. Perform PPA/FMEA on all major process and raw material changes. Coordinate Plant trials with R&D and plant personnel. Ensure trials are accurately conducted and reported on a timely manner.

Responsible for ensuring implementing major production/maintenance processes changes and projects. Take into consideration cost, structure, safety, maintainability, facility of production, and the availability of materials and equipment. Participate on problem solving teams and project teams as a technical resource geared towards improving the performance of existing processes and raw material handling systems. Assist in the implementation of the capital projects to renew, replace, improve or introduce new manufacturing equipment.

Complete high level technical reporting for activities including changes in plant operating conditions, changes in raw materials, quality performance, trial activities, variation reduction activities, and process improvement activities. Include abbreviated results of these activities in the department monthly summary.

Review status on new material claims. Update tracking report for new material claims and include claims settled in the monthly summary. Complete a Root Cause Failure Analysis for large claims that are approved.

Contribute to site safety programs and adhere to plant safety policies; complete required safety training and use safe work practices; participate in Safety and Housekeeping audits.

Physical Demands

Ability to read and concentrate via computer data entry typing and proofreading

Must be able to climb ladders and/or stairs and walk on open grating on elevated surfaces

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch

Frequent sitting, walking, and standing, and occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing

Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of office machinery

Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone

Required to sit, stand, walk and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls

Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Must continuously have the ability to differentiate colors precisely

Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds

Under This Roof, We Require

Bachelor degree in Engineering - Chemical Engineering Preferred

7+ years of experience in an industrial continuous process atmosphere

Under This Roof, We Also Value

Adaptability

Supervisory experience

Building Strategic Working Relationships

Technical/Professional Knowledge & Skills

Stress Tolerance

Decision Making

Communication

Advanced ability to read and interpret specifications and drawings

Advanced proficiency using root cause analysis to troubleshoot and solve problems

Advanced ability to translate technical data into a format and language suitable for personnel

Advanced skills in process hazard analysis and process safety management

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Minitab, WinSPC, MsSharePoint, and AutoCAD

Advanced knowledge of manufacturing analysis tools, such as statistical analysis/statistical process control (SPC), process capability studies, lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, Kepner Tregoe, and/or Design of Experiments (DOE)

Strong knowledge of engineering fundamentals

Strongly familiar with standard manufacturing concepts, practices & procedures

Advanced demonstrated communication skills

Advanced analytical skills

Intermediate organizational skills and attention to detail

Advanced problem solving skills

Ability to multitask

Knowledge of training delivery

How We Protect What Matters Most

We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.

Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.

Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.

Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.

Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.

We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).

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With 130+ years in the industry, GAF is the leading roofing manufacturer in North America. As a member of the Standard Industries family of companies, we are also part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world.

Our communities help give our work meaning and the products we manufacture help protect what matters most. The shingles help to shelter the families living in the homes in our towns. The TPO helps protect what is under that hospital’s roof. In addition to quality products, we make sure they are installed by quality craftsmen and women. The full GAF portfolio of solutions is supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors.

GAF continues to be the leader in quality and offers comprehensive warranty protection on its products and systems. Our success is driven by a commitment to empowering our people to deliver advanced quality and purposeful innovation and the desire to protect what matters most. ​