PURPOSE:

This position is responsible for leading a team of engineers supporting the fabrication and paint value stream at the Patio Door Plant in Bayport, MN.  This leader will be responsible for developing and executing an annual strategy focused on operational excellence, reducing waste, increasing efficiency, and eliminating variation within our manufacturing processes. Candidates for this position should have energy and passion to improve both our production and functional processes while leading with integrity and initiative.

This position ensures that the assigned manufacturing engineering team is operating in accordance with Andersen’s values, employee covenant, and strategic direction.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of engineers to establish and maintain strategic deployment of goals and objectives
• Partner with operations leadership, RD&I, quality, maintenance, and supply chain functions to lead and manage change
• Drive continuous improvement, improve customer satisfaction, reduce waste, increase efficiency, and eliminate variation in processes
• Support delivery of our SQDC metrics and hold team accountable to targets
• Collaborate with delivery partners to determine the appropriate priority for projects using data-driven decision making and a balance of day-to-day operations support
• Ensure that our teams and working partners utilize and adhere to our engineering and project management toolkits
• Work with business partners and leverage data to determine project focus and improvement opportunities  
• Lead resolution efforts for supplier and customer corrective actions
• Use participative approach in department budgeting process
• Develop, execute, and manage a capital investment plan for the value stream
• Identify, recruit, and onboard engineering talent as needed
• Establish an environment conducive to teamwork, high morale, employee satisfaction, and performance
• Provide coaching, ideas, feedback, and encouragement to employees to promote growth and development
• Be highly visible within the value stream to create a safe environment for collaboration and participation
• Promote a hands-on, high-involvement approach to problem solving
• Lead, assign work, and review performance of engineers and technicians
• Develop strong working relationship with research and development, operations management, supply chain, and other business partners to build and deliver strategic goals
  
  

QUALIFICATION AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• 4-year degree in engineering or technology
  
  
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality, engineering leadership, or area of technical support. Background in manufacturing and/or coatings preferred.
  
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of quality control systems (SPC, Process Capability)

• Preferred experience supervising a group of engineers and/or technicians

• Strong commitment to be a highly collaborative servant leader in all aspects of the role