Engineer Job in Bayport, Minnesota US
Engineer
Andersen, a privately owned business, was founded in 1903 by Danish immigrant Hans Andersen and his family in Hudson, Wisconsin, where logs arrived via the St. Croix River. Today, Andersen Corporation is an international enterprise employing over 9,000 people at more than 20 locations with headquarters in Bayport, Minnesota, a 2.8 million-square-foot facility that covers 65 acres. Andersen annually manufactures more than six million wood windows and doors, with sales worldwide.
Come join the industry leader in window and door manufacturing! We are seeking multiple levels of Engineers with lean/quality manufacturing experience in our Twin Cities area facility! There is ample opportunity to grow both personally and professionally, and we offer top notch benefits!
Job Responsibilities
· Drives continuous improvement, improved customer satisfaction, reduced waste, increased efficiency and elimination of variation in processes
· Ability to work in a team environment to perform problem solving and root cause analysis
· Leads continuous improvement projects aligned to lean manufacturing principles; leads cost reductions and yields improvements with delivery partners
· Strong understanding of DMAIC tools; when to apply them, interpretation of results and application for effective solutions (process map, process capability, CE matrix, fishbone diagram, FMEA, MSA, DOE, control plan) drive improvement activity.
· Utilizes sound project management tools for complex projects and key initiatives.
· Collaborates with delivery partners to determine appropriate projects of focus, using available data from observation, queries, process data, and working partner input.
· Interfaces with advanced design, product engineering, and other business partners on the design for manufacturability, process capability, and production builds of new product or product revisions.
· Demonstrates continued personal growth and development.
· Builds cooperative relationships across the organization. Interfaces with Business Partner groups responsible for our processes and or methodologies, i.e. AMS, new product development or continuous product and process improvement
Qualifications:
· 4 year degree in Engineering or Technology
· 1-10 years engineering experience, several levels of experience positions available
· Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles
· Project management skills and working with a collaborative and cross functional team
· Knowledge of quality systems, Process improvement
· Strong Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Aptitude
· Strong Ability to find and utilize data for driving improvement
· Product development experience a plus