ANDERSEN CORPORATION SUMMARY:
At Andersen, we pride ourselves on our core values of Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Partnership and being a leader in Corporate Citizenship. Headquartered in Bayport, Minn., Andersen Corporation is the largest window and door manufacturer in North America.
We’re focused on bringing more light into people’s lives by helping them create healthier, happier spaces to build memories and do what they love. This applies to our team, too. Andersen embraces our nine Employee Resource Networks to celebrate our differences and to champion diversity. In 2024, we were recognized as one of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women and Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America.
Earning the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award, Andersen is also committed to environmental health and sustainability. No matter your role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference at Andersen.
ANDERSEN CORPORATION SUMMARY:
We’re focused on bringing more light into people’s lives by helping them create healthier, happier spaces to build memories and do what they love. This applies to our team, too. By celebrating our differences and embracing a positive work-life balance, we are recognized as a Yellow Ribbon company, one of Forbes Magazine’s 2021 “America’s Best Large Employers” and a “Best Employer for Diversity.” As a 2021 Energy Star Partner of the Year, Andersen is also committed to environmental health and sustainability. No matter your role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference.
PURPOSE:
Andersen corporation is seeking an Engineering Technician to join the engineering team that supports our 400 Series Tilt-Wash value-streams. This role will focus on supporting value-stream initiatives improving safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Candidates for this position should have a passion to improve both our production and functional processes in a hands-on collaborative role.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Work closely with engineers, production supervisors, team leads, and production employees to problem solve and implement solutions
• Drive continuous improvement, improved customer satisfaction, reduced waste, increased efficiency, and elimination of variation in processes.
• Lead and manage improvement projects following A3 methodology
• Develop/fabricate prototype fixtures, carts, and specialized tools
• Create and modify process documentation such as standard work, lock out tag out procedures, machine safeguarding inventories, etc.
• Execution of test plans and associated data collection
• Able to solve problems with practical solutions
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• 2-year technical degree or equivalent experience
• Strong ability to find and utilize data for driving improvements
• Proven cross functional collaboration
• Strong aptitude in analysis and problem solving
• Ability to communicate both written and verbally within the organization and externally to suppliers and customers
• General use of computers and basic software (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Dependability/punctuality
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• High mechanical and experimental aptitude
• Knowledge of window and door products
• Experience with powered industrial trucks (PIT)
• Demonstrated understanding of quality programs and initiatives, SPC and process capability, along with lean manufacturing principles.
CULTURE AND BENEFITS:
Our vision is to make the world a better place by living up to the promise that everyone benefits from their association with Andersen. We’re committed to making a difference through challenging ourselves each day, recognizing and rewarding success, taking pride in our work and honoring a legacy built on doing the right thing. There is great respect for life outside of work so that you can bring your best self to work.
We are committed to demonstrating mutual respect and appreciation of our similarities and differences so that each employee can realize his/her potential and we exceed our customers’ expectations.
As an innovative and industry-leading organization, we think of benefits more broadly. From your health care to your work environment, to your development and quality of life, we think beyond basic benefits to provide a total rewards package including, but not limited to:
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account contributions
• Paid holidays plus PTO
• 401(k) plan & contributions
• Professional development & tuition reimbursement opportunities
• A culture that supports work-life balance
• An environment where collaboration is key
• Volunteer opportunities – on company time
• Environmentally conscious business decisions
• 10,000 employees and career opportunities nationwide
PROFIT SHARING:
In 2023, Andersen has set a profit-sharing target of $4,000 per eligible employee, prorated as appropriate. Profit sharing will be paid out in quarterly installments to provide eligible employees with payments throughout the year, with payment amounts tied to quarterly operating profit performance.
Andersen is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.