Hot End Process Engineer | Float Glass
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026. Koch Industries scores A on the Alion truth index.
Your Job
As a Hot End Process Engineer, you will help ensure the safe, stable, and efficient operation of the Hot End processes, with primary focus on the Furnace, Tin Bath, and Lehr. You will use process knowledge and data to improve glass quality, yield, energy efficiency, process stability, and equipment reliability.
Our Team
You will work closely with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Batch Plant, and EHS teams to solve process challenges and drive sustainable improvements across the Hot End operation.
What You Will Do
- Drive safe and reliable Hot End operations through strong EHS ownership, risk assessment, and process discipline.
- Monitor and optimize Furnace, Tin Bath, and Lehr performance to improve process stability, glass quality, energy efficiency, and yield.
- Analyse glass defects and process trends to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- Lead and support process improvement initiatives, RCA, data analysis, and controlled process trials.
- Partner with Operations and Maintenance on preventive maintenance, hot repairs, inspections, canal changes, and equipment reliability.
- Use fact-based decision-making while balancing safety, quality, reliability, cost, and production needs.
- Share technical knowledge and collaborate across teams to build stronger process capability and continuous improvement.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Practical knowledge of process safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze process data and identify root causes.
- Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and other cross-functional teams.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience in the float glass industry or a similar continuous-process manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on exposure to Furnace, Tin Bath, and/or Lehr operations.
- Knowledge of combustion, energy optimization, annealing, temperature control, and glass quality/defect analysis.
- Experience using RCA, process trending, controlled trials, and data analysis to improve yield and process stability.
- Exposure to hot repairs, preventive maintenance, asset reliability, or major Hot End activities.
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