Engineering Leader, IS

Who We Are

Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy.

A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments.

Pay Range

This is the base salary pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire.   Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. In addition, this position is eligible for an incentive bonus. 

The Division Engineering Leader of Insulation Systems position is responsible to provide all facets of engineering leadership and oversight to the IS business unit, manufacturing plants, engineering group, and technical resources. The position will work closely with business leadership, operations, engineering, finance, marketing and product development, sales, and research & development to assure all engineering efforts and projects meet business and financial objectives through effective planning, engineering, coordination, and service. The position will provide division capital program leadership, including multiyear asset planning and annual operating plan planning and execution. The position will also provide leadership and resourcing to all aspects of key divisional projects. The position assists the Director of Operations and divisional plant managers to increase production capacity, improve product quality, reduce costs and/or improve operations and HSE results through the implementation of new technologies, initiatives, projects, process improvements, and implementation of best operating and engineering practices. The position leads, mentors, trains, and hires divisional engineers and provides leadership to division plant engineers. The leader shall work within a cross functional team to achieve corporate, divisional, and departmental objectives in a collaborative environment across a broad range of industrial manufacturing facilities. The leader has cross discipline engineering capabilities and a solid understanding of engineering design principles and manufacturing processes. The leader reports directly to the Director of Operations   IS with a matrix reporting relationship to Vice President, Capital Projects & Engineering. The leader manages a direct team of 11 engineers and a budget of $1.8M.

This position can be based out of Denver, CO or a large JM Insulation Systems facility.

Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering leadership and oversight to the Insulation System business unit, manufacturing plants, engineering group, and technical resources.
• Provide division capital program leadership, including multiyear asset planning and annual operating plan planning and execution.
• Owner of MOC process
• Member of Division Ops Leadership Team.
• Represent the division and participate actively in the Global Investment Council.
• Coordinate closely with associated corporate resources and initiatives.
• Coordinate closely with VP Capital Projects and Engineering.
• Provide leadership and resourcing to all aspects of key divisional projects including justification, scoping, budgeting, scheduling, engineering, forecasting, execution, and reporting to meet the project objectives and deliver the expected benefits to the division.
• Assist the Director of Operations and Divisional Plant Managers to increase production capacity, address product quality issues, reduce costs and improve operations and HSE results through the implementation of new technologies including Automation, initiatives, projects, process improvements, AC and R and implementation of best operating and engineering practices.
• The position leads, mentors, trains, and hires divisional engineers and provides leadership to plant engineers.
• Ensure that a strong safety culture is maintained with strong safety procedures implemented, refined, and updated, driving a zero-incident environment.
• Provide technical resources to troubleshoot/optimize plant operations quality, reliability, metrics, etc.
• Provide technical resources for resolution of unplanned efficiency or product quality degradations and equipment failures