Reliability Engineer

Renewal by Andersen is seeking a Title: Reliability Engineer at our Cottage Grove, MN location.

Renewal by Andersen is united by the common goal of making a difference in the lives of our homeowners, our colleagues, our families, and in the communities we serve.  We believe that we can make the world a better place by living up to the promise that everyone benefits from their association with Andersen.  We wake up every day, inspired to push the status quo and continuously set a new standard in the home improvement industry by solving today’s most challenging problems and continuously redefining what it means to deliver a World Class Homeowner Experience.  Renewal by Andersen is looking for an accomplished, driven, and collaborative candidate to help perfect our customers’ experience in upgrading their homes.  Want to join our team?

PURPOSE:

This position is responsible for implementing a Reliability Centered Maintenance Program in the Renewal by Andersen (RbA) that improves equipment health, increases Operation % Uptime and equipment reliability and availability, throughout the equipment lifecycle.  The ideal candidate for this position is an innovative thinker and has a passion for operational excellence.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developing a life cycle asset management (LCAM) process to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations.
• Ensuring adherence to life cycle asset management (LCAM) process throughout the entire life cycle of new/existing assets.
• Monitoring equipment performance, identifying and solving problems related to the reliability of systems and equipment.
• Analyzing equipment failure data, conducting root cause analysis and developing and implementing new procedures and processes
• Identifying top equipment and process health issues hindering operations and maintenance stability.
• Improve equipment % Uptime through the implementation of improved Preventative Maintenance practices.
• Provides input to a risk management plan that will anticipate reliability-related and non-reliability-related risks that could adversely impact plant operations.
• Leverage AW Pulse, EAM, Central Stores, Financial and Operations data to identify and implement improvements to % Uptime and Plant Output.
• Increase equipment reliability (mean time between failure MTBF) through the implementation and improvement of predictive and preventative maintenance practices.
•  Identify top preventative and predictive maintenance opportunities within the sub-plants and work with the maintenance teams to update plans and procedures as needed.
• Optimize component consumption and improve MTBF through component standardization and specifications.
• Participates in the final check-out of new installations, including factory and site acceptance testing to assure adherence to functional specifications
• Create key performance indicators for asset performance and reliability
• Develop reliability model for component, equipment and tooling life
• Create and implement plans that proactively address equipment obsolescence. 
• Partner with maintenance on training, scheduling or procedure updates
• Partner with manufacturing engineering on new tooling and/or equipment innovations and specification to extend equipment life and increase MTBF
• Partner with suppliers to build strong collaborative relationships
• Identify procedures and best practices for new process introductions
• Strong understanding of DMAIC tools to enable Lean Sigma cost savings projects
• Demonstrate continued personal growth and development
• Mentor developing engineers and technicians

• Promote a hands-on, high involvement approach to problem-solving.

QUALIFICATION AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

MUST HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in Mechanical/Electrical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering or equivalent engineering experience
• 2+ years of engineering experience preferred with mechanical/electrical and process improvement aptitude
• Knowledge and experience with quality systems, statistical process control, process capability and lean manufacturing tools

• Proficient in safe work methods (lock out tag out, arc flash)

• Communicate effectively through written, verbal, listening, and presentation skills
• Strong aptitude in problem solving, collecting data, performing statistical analyses, and making process improvements through sound, data-driven decisions
• Comfortable with hands-on work

• Interest in working in a manufacturing setting
• Self-motivated and able to learn quickly; being able to work independently and on a team depending on the situation
• Experience with change management strategies

NICE-TO-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

·       Certified management and reliability professional (CMRP) certification

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