Sr. Scientist - Glass-Making Materials - OWENS CORNING CORPORATE SERVICES LLC
Newark, OH
About the Job
Sr. Scientist - Glass-Making Materials
Location(s):
Granville, OH, US, 43023-1200
Function:
Research and Development
Audience:
Experienced Professional
Work Arrangement:
On Site
Requisition ID:
63563
Job Title: Senior Scientist, Glass-Making Materials
Job Code(s): RRU501, 5B
Revision Date: 10/22/2024
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The role of Materials Scientist for Glass-Making Materials in Owens Corning's R&D organization is accountable for the raw and recycled inputs used to produce glass. Responsibilities encompass the identification, qualification, and specification of glass-making materials (existing and novel) in partnership with internal and external teams across the breadth of OC's global glass platforms. Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for applied petrography to analyze glass beads and stones through partnership with our internal Analytical team and Operations. The successful candidate will work across OC's glass platforms and material needs, taking a leading role in developing solutions to challenging problems that turn knowledge into value. The job is located in Granville, OH. Travel requirements are expected to be 10-20%, including domestic and international travel to support R&D and business priorities.
Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has been placed on the Fortune 500 every year since it was established. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within each and every employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale.
Reports to: Glass S&T Leader
Span of Control: Individual Contributor
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Raw & Recycled Materials
Develop/maintain material specifications for both raw and recycled materials across OC's glass platforms.
Leverage understanding of recycled materials and their processing techniques to allow for improved recycled content, lower embodied carbon, and/or improved cost.
Partner with Sourcing to insure competitively priced dual sources of supply for materials across OC's glass platforms, including identification and qualification of new materials and/or sources of supply.
Develop technical partnerships with suppliers focused on chemistry, analytical techniques, particle size, consistency, etc.
Use digital platforms to organize and report relevant material data to partners in the glass-making space.
Partner with Operations, Sourcing, Supply Chain, and vendors on root cause analysis of escalations and near misses.
Petrography
Ensure appropriate petrography equipment is present and maintained in Granville labs and plant locations. Justify and execute capital projects to improve capabilities, as necessary.
Train Operations personnel to insure appropriate level of competency in petrography and fiber break studies. Audit plant equipment to insure good working order.
Assist Operations in analysis of glass beads and stones from plant
Location(s):
Granville, OH, US, 43023-1200
Function:
Research and Development
Audience:
Experienced Professional
Work Arrangement:
On Site
Requisition ID:
63563
Job Title: Senior Scientist, Glass-Making Materials
Job Code(s): RRU501, 5B
Revision Date: 10/22/2024
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The role of Materials Scientist for Glass-Making Materials in Owens Corning's R&D organization is accountable for the raw and recycled inputs used to produce glass. Responsibilities encompass the identification, qualification, and specification of glass-making materials (existing and novel) in partnership with internal and external teams across the breadth of OC's global glass platforms. Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for applied petrography to analyze glass beads and stones through partnership with our internal Analytical team and Operations. The successful candidate will work across OC's glass platforms and material needs, taking a leading role in developing solutions to challenging problems that turn knowledge into value. The job is located in Granville, OH. Travel requirements are expected to be 10-20%, including domestic and international travel to support R&D and business priorities.
Join an organization that believes that every employee owns a piece of our bold growth goals and ultimate success. We are a market-leading innovator that has been placed on the Fortune 500 every year since it was established. Owens Corning is devoted to delivering sustainable solutions across our three business segments while striving to ensure our people and products make the world a better place. We take pride in having an inclusive and diverse workplace with employees around the globe. A holistic sense of community exists across our entire organization as our talent grows globally. We are a company that fully recognizes the importance of paving a path to a sustainable and safe enterprise through investing in our people. Our desire to make an impactful difference in the world flows from top down to all levels of the organization. By being a company that instills pride within each and every employee, we aspire to build market-leading businesses; global in scope - human in scale.
Reports to: Glass S&T Leader
Span of Control: Individual Contributor
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Raw & Recycled Materials
Develop/maintain material specifications for both raw and recycled materials across OC's glass platforms.
Leverage understanding of recycled materials and their processing techniques to allow for improved recycled content, lower embodied carbon, and/or improved cost.
Partner with Sourcing to insure competitively priced dual sources of supply for materials across OC's glass platforms, including identification and qualification of new materials and/or sources of supply.
Develop technical partnerships with suppliers focused on chemistry, analytical techniques, particle size, consistency, etc.
Use digital platforms to organize and report relevant material data to partners in the glass-making space.
Partner with Operations, Sourcing, Supply Chain, and vendors on root cause analysis of escalations and near misses.
Petrography
Ensure appropriate petrography equipment is present and maintained in Granville labs and plant locations. Justify and execute capital projects to improve capabilities, as necessary.
Train Operations personnel to insure appropriate level of competency in petrography and fiber break studies. Audit plant equipment to insure good working order.
Assist Operations in analysis of glass beads and stones from plant
Source : OWENS CORNING CORPORATE SERVICES LLC
