Description & Requirements
Join Our Team as a Mechanical Maintenance Technician at Andersen Corporation!
Are you ready to be part of a company that values Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Partnership, and Corporate Citizenship? Andersen Corporation, the largest window and door manufacturer in North America, is looking for a dedicated Maintenance Technician to join our team. Recognized as one of "2023 America’s Greatest Workplaces" by Newsweek, we are committed to creating healthier, happier spaces for our customers and our team.
WHY ANDERSEN?
- Competitive Pay: Enjoy an 8% shift differential
- Starting PTO based on your professional experience
- Profit Sharing: In 2024, eligible employees can earn up to $4,000 in profit-sharing, paid out quarterly.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Health Savings Account contributions, Paid holidays plus PTO, 401(k) plan & contributions, Professional development and tuition reimbursement, Charity contributions, and Nationwide career opportunities.
SUMMARY:
Are you a proactive problem-solver with a passion for excellence? Join our dynamic team as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician! In this role, you’ll provide top-notch maintenance and electrical support, ensuring our operations run smoothly and efficiently. You’ll be at the forefront of promoting a safety-first culture, while continuously developing your skills and abilities in a TPM and CI environment. We value respectful workplace behavior and are committed to your ongoing education and growth. If you’re ready to make a significant impact on customer service, quality, cost, and productivity, we want to hear from you!
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide multi-skilled maintenance and electrical support, focusing on customer service, quality, cost, and productivity in a TPM and CI environment.
- Promote and maintain a strong safety culture, ensuring all safety protocols are followed.
- Continuously develop and enhance maintenance skills and abilities through hands-on experience and training.
- Demonstrate respectful workplace behavior, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
- Engage in ongoing job-related education to stay current with industry standards and best practices.
- Troubleshoot and resolve maintenance issues promptly to minimize downtime and ensure operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement continuous improvement initiatives and optimize processes.
MUST HAVE SKILLS:
- Gear and Gearbox Expertise: Inspect gears and gear units for lubrication problems and bearing failure, understand the components and characteristics of gearbox setups, and perform gearbox overhauls.
- Shaft Alignment Proficiency: Understand types of shaft misalignment, conditions affecting alignment, and methods used for shaft alignment including reverse dial, laser, and rim and face techniques.
- Mechanical Seal Maintenance: Remove mechanical seals from pumps, examine damaged seals, and install various types of mechanical seals.
- Bearing Knowledge: Understand types and functions, installation, lubrication, maintenance, causes of failure, and replacement of sliding surface and roller contact bearings.
- Pump and Compressor Maintenance: Understand the parts, function, maintenance, and troubleshooting of centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, as well as various types of pumps.
- Machining Skills: Operate manual mill, lathe, and surface grinder to produce quality parts.
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: Maintain and troubleshoot, disassemble, and reassemble hydraulic and pneumatic valves.
- Preventative Maintenance: Test and perform preventative maintenance on various systems to ensure optimal performance and prevent breakdowns
- Electrical Safety and Maintenance: Understand the hazards of working on electrical components and basic electrical circuits, ensuring all safety requirements are met
- Advanced Troubleshooting: Ability to troubleshoot and solve issues of basic complexity in advanced electrical/mechanical systems such as PLCs, drives, servos, HMIs, and CNC machines
- Multi-skilled technician satisfied by demonstrated technical expertise in maintenance functions
- 2 year Associate Degree in a related field or equivalent past work experience
- Strong customer focus
- Basic PC skills (MS Windows)
- Continued technical training required each year
- Basic project management skills
- (Elec) Working towards a Class A Journeyman license if in the electrical program
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY:
- Some heavy lifting required to replace motors, pumps, extruder screws, etc., at low frequency. Equipment is provided to move / manipulate heavy components
- Occasionally lift /carry objects up to 100 pounds
- Occasionally squat, crawl, reach above shoulders, kneel and balance
- Requires repetitive action such as simple staring, grasping, firm grasping, and fine manipulating. (includes right and left hands)
- Outside work required
- Working with various chemicals
- High work from ladders and platforms
- Working in confined space conditions
- Wearing the proper PPE
- Handling hazardous waste wearing the appropriate PPE
- Working near energized electric circuits
- Working near/on hot equipment/materials
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.
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. Newsweek recognized Andersen as one of "2023 America’s Greatest Workplaces."
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. We are named as a Forbes "Best Employer for Diversity 2022."
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.
* 2020 Andersen brand surveys of U.S. contractors, builders & architects
** 2020 Andersen Brand Survey of U.S. homeowners
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.
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. Andersen Corporation will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable federal, state and local laws.
Posting City:
Bayport, MN