Operational Excellence Engineer I

Apogee Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: APOG) founded in 1949 and headquartered in Minneapolis MN designs and delivers architectural products and services that enclose and enhance commercial buildings.

Apogee Architectural Metals is a segment of Apogee specializing in aluminum framing windows storefront curtainwall and entrance systems. We provide integrated capabilities including design engineering extrusion finishing fabrication and assembly across North America. Through our brands including Alumicor EFCO Linetec Tubelite and Wausau we deliver quality consistency and value-added services throughout our portfolio.

Position Summary

The Operational Excellence Engineer I supports the deployment of the Apogee Management System (AMS) and continuous improvement efforts within manufacturing operations. This role focuses on learning core operational excellence tools supporting improvement activities and building foundational skills in problem solving data analysis and standard work. The role will drive operational excellence by designing implementing and sustaining scalable process improvements that enhance safety quality delivery cost and productivity across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with supervisors engineers and operators to understand operational processes.
• Assist the cross-functional development standardization and optimization of manufacturing and business processes including support of capital projects from concept through implementation to improve capacity flow and operational effectiveness.
• Assist in collecting and analyzing operational and process data to identify inefficiencies constraints and performance gaps; conduct research on best practices technologies and methods to inform solution development and investment decisions.
• Assist structured problem-solving efforts for small- to mid-scale operational issues and support larger cross-functional initiatives including capital and transformation projects using disciplined root-cause and corrective action methodologies
• Support leaders and frontline teams in developing foundational capability in AMS/Lean tools by providing basic training technical guidance and assistance with certification requirements.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Foundational understanding of manufacturing operations
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Willingness to learn CI tools and systems
• Effective written and verbal communication skills

Education and Experience

Education

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Manufacturing Industrial Engineering or related field

Experience

• 02 years of manufacturing or CI-related experience
• CAD experience preferred

Work Environment/Travel Requirements

• Frequent exposure to manufacturing environment.
• Extended periods of office work on a computer and in team meetings.
• Regional day travel is expected with this role.
• Overnight travel requirements will be variable based on projects and business activities expected up to 10%
• Physical Requirements
  • Ability to work in both office and manufacturing environments.

This job description outlines the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Our Benefits

Apogee and our brands are an Equal Opportunity Employer.