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, Minnesota, 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 and inclusion.

Earning the 2023 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.

SUMMARY:

We are seeking a strategic leader with a passion for driving excellence to lead multiple manufacturing operations.  A senior director of operations will develop and execute an inclusive overall site strategy that address the needs of multiple product lines in collaboration with enterprise and other business leaders.  The purpose of this position includes ensuring safety always remains the top priority, direct and indirect leadership of manufacturing, supply chain, and operations support functions.

What Awaits You:

• Strategic Leadership: As a key member of the Storm Door Business Unit Senior Leadership team, you will direct, lead, and offer input on all aspects of the Storm Door business unit.
• Growth Potential: You will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to work
• closely with the Storm Door Vice President & General Manager on the long-term strategic direction of the business and prepare yourself for possible advanced business leadership opportunities.
• Lean Management: Shape a robust lean management system that drives results in safety, quality, delivery, cost efficiency, and growth.
• End-to-End Impact: As a senior business leader, you’ll oversee and influence everything from manufacturing operations to logistics and the supply base.
• Andersen Values: Our foundation rests on integrity, innovation, and collaboration. You’ll be part of a team that lives and breathes these values.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Authentic & Strategic Leadership:

• Be highly visible to associates and create a safe and inclusive environment that allows our employees to reach their highest potential.
• Maintain healthy employee relations in managed business section by ensuring that policies and procedures are communicated, understood and applied in a fair and consistent manner.
• Hire, develop, and retain a diverse leadership team.
• Provide strategic direction and direct leadership to a group of operations, supply chain and technical leaders.

Provide a World Class Customer Experience:

• Develop an organizational culture aligned to providing servant leadership.
• Develop and execute business processes that enable a world class customer experience.

Deliver Exceptional Results:

• Transform safety culture on a path to zero injuries through development, implementation, and management of safety best practices.  
• Achieve optimal results for safety, quality, delivery, cost and growth through strategic plan execution, continuous improvement, communication, and people leadership development.
• Facilitate the setting of strategic and tactical direction and projects for direct and indirect team that provide the customer improved process/product quality, service/support and realized efficiencies.
• Participate/lead development activities to maximize asset utilization and business profitability.

·        Develop and execute annual operating plans with P&L accountability.

• Plan, execute and foster a lean culture of leadership to optimize our Storm Door manufacturing processes. 

Think & Act Strategically: 

• Promote active/hands-on Lean tiered management approach and promote Andersen Management System (AMS) approaches to problem solving.
• Develop and execute resource plans that include production and capacity planning, inventory management practices, integrated process and information systems, people and capital resource planning, and established long range site plans to ensure the proper balances between Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and employee engagement for multiple plant operations.

Build Organizational Capability:

• Develop and commercialize new and enhance existing processes in support of new and on-going product development initiatives to ensure stable and capable technologies, processes, and applications.

Foster Collaboration:

• Partner across the Andersen Enterprise to develop strategies, solutions, and implementation timelines which will enable delivery of high-quality products, on time, at a competitive cost structure in support of multiple product lines.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 15+ years of directly related experience
• Minimum of a four-year degree in business, manufacturing, or engineering
• Knowledge of operations, manufacturing engineering and supply chain management
• Demonstrated knowledge of application of AMS and/or Lean principles
• Strong leadership skills including coaching, mentoring and listening.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Business acumen & knowledge in budgeting, cost accounting, Plan/Source/Make/Deliver analysis, lean manufacturing principles, six sigma, and strategic planning.
• This role is required to be on-site.
• 15% travel is required for this role.

CULTURE AND BENEFITS:

“Be Orange. Be You” is how we express our belief that by embracing our differences and empowering you, we’ll be a stronger team able to accomplish what otherwise wouldn’t be possible. This Orange spirit has helped us become the #1 innovative window and door brand* and the one homeowners love the most.** It’s also why we’re committed to supporting you to approach each day with a bright outlook.

Benefits include, and are not limited to:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account contributions
• Paid holidays plus PTO
• 401(k) plan & contributions
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement opportunities
• Charity contributions
• Nationwide career opportunities

We look forward to seeing how your unique skills, background and experiences will inspire our team and help us continue to be the leader we are today.

In 2024, 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.

Open to sponsorship: “We welcome applications from candidates who may require sponsorship to work in the United States.”