Fortune Brands
FDL Process Technician I
In this role you will have the opportunity to work with Engineering Services Team and assisting Engineers and Maintenance by leading, and supporting OEE improvement projects focused on safety, availability, performance, and quality. Help implement capital improvement projects and actively participate in the development of Lean and Six Sigma processes. The bullet points below reflect roughly 80% of your job. We are a fast-paced company, you may be pulled in a variety of different directions with tasks added or changed. Coordinate and support process/product trials. Collect data and run basic analysis to help evaluate largest improvement potential that will impact safety, availability, performance, and quality. Participate in cross-functional team-based improvement projects and lead sub-tasks within larger projects. Support the process improvement cycle: stabilize, optimize, and innovate. Improve SOP's and Workflow pertaining to quality, safety and throughput. Stabilize and standardize current processes to ensure that they are capable and repeatable. Where applicable implement SPC (statistical process control) procedures to maintain capabilities. Support plant-wide Tru-Improvement initiatives. Work with quality and production to identify gaps between current process and standardized work and develop corrective actions to resolve. Help identify and resolve process and quality problems for assigned processes. Apply best process specific practices across multiple production lines and operations. May perform other duties as assigned. Basic qualifications: High School Graduate/HSE, Associate Engineering Degree, or desire to achieve degree. 3 or more years of practical manufacturing experience and involvement in process improvement efforts. Conceptual knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and understanding/use of SPC (statistical process control). Excellent time and project management and the ability to stick to timelines. Microsoft applications experience preferred: MS Office Suite Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work in a cross functional team environment. Strong ability to drive change and continuously improve. Preferred qualifications: 2-year technical degree with experience in a manufacturing environment. Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: USD - USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan. At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates' feeling of belonging at work. Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential. Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN. FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic. FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at fbinleave.fbhs@fbin.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to. To protect yourself from fraudulent job postings or recruitment scams, please note that FBIN job postings are exclusively hosted on our careers page at www.fbin.com/careers.
In this role you will have the opportunity to work with Engineering Services Team and assisting Engineers and Maintenance by leading, and supporting OEE improvement projects focused on safety, availability, performance, and quality. Help implement capital improvement projects and actively participate in the development of Lean and Six Sigma processes. The bullet points below reflect roughly 80% of your job. We are a fast-paced company, you may be pulled in a variety of different directions with tasks added or changed. Coordinate and support process/product trials. Collect data and run basic analysis to help evaluate largest improvement potential that will impact safety, availability, performance, and quality. Participate in cross-functional team-based improvement projects and lead sub-tasks within larger projects. Support the process improvement cycle: stabilize, optimize, and innovate. Improve SOP's and Workflow pertaining to quality, safety and throughput. Stabilize and standardize current processes to ensure that they are capable and repeatable. Where applicable implement SPC (statistical process control) procedures to maintain capabilities. Support plant-wide Tru-Improvement initiatives. Work with quality and production to identify gaps between current process and standardized work and develop corrective actions to resolve. Help identify and resolve process and quality problems for assigned processes. Apply best process specific practices across multiple production lines and operations. May perform other duties as assigned. Basic qualifications: High School Graduate/HSE, Associate Engineering Degree, or desire to achieve degree. 3 or more years of practical manufacturing experience and involvement in process improvement efforts. Conceptual knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and understanding/use of SPC (statistical process control). Excellent time and project management and the ability to stick to timelines. Microsoft applications experience preferred: MS Office Suite Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work in a cross functional team environment. Strong ability to drive change and continuously improve. Preferred qualifications: 2-year technical degree with experience in a manufacturing environment. Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: USD - USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan. At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates' feeling of belonging at work. Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential. Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN. FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic. FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at fbinleave.fbhs@fbin.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to. To protect yourself from fraudulent job postings or recruitment scams, please note that FBIN job postings are exclusively hosted on our careers page at www.fbin.com/careers.