Maintenance Technician - 3rd Shift

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. 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.

In 2024, we were recognized as one of Newsweek’s America's Greatest Workplaces for Women and Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies in America. Earning the 2024 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.

Join our skilled team as a Maintenance Technician, where you'll provide multi‑skilled maintenance and electrical support, ensuring exceptional customer service, quality, and productivity in a TPM and CI environment. You’ll play a key role in promoting a safety culture, developing your maintenance skills, and demonstrating respectful workplace behavior. Continuous job‑related education is encouraged to help you grow and excel in your career!

• Inspect gears and gear units for lubrication problems and bearing failure
• Understand types and function of gears, the components and characteristics of gearbox setups, problems with gears and gear boxes, and gearbox overhaul
• Understand types of shaft misalignment, conditions affecting alignment, measurements and measuring tools for realignment, and methods used for shaft alignment including reverse dial, laser and rim and face
• Understand types of gaskets and packing, packing glands, and installation of gaskets and packing
• Understand basic functions of production CNC machining equipment
• Use necessary hand and power tools to take appropriate action to replace components, make adjustments and recalibrate machinery to resolve issues and restore equipment to operating condition
• Check and adjust end play, backlash, shaft runout and tooth contact in gearboxes
• Disassemble and reassemble gearboxes; understand centrifugal and reciprocating compressors
• Understand the parts, function, maintenance and troubleshooting of typical motors
• Remove mechanical seals from pumps, examine damaged mechanical seals and install various types of mechanical seals
• Understand types and functions, installation, lubrication, maintenance, causes of failure, and replacement of sliding surface and roller contact bearings
• Operate manual mill, lathe, and surface grinder to produce quality part
• Maintain and troubleshoot, disassemble and reassemble hydraulic and pneumatic valves
• Understand parts, function, maintenance and overhaul of reciprocating and rotary positive displacement pumps, and single and multistage centrifugal pumps
• Understand pipe sizing and materials of construction, characteristics of pipe joints and fittings, and how to calculate pipe length, measure, cut and thread pipe
• Measure and analyze vibration in equipment using transducers, vibration meters and vibration analyzers to determine cause of malfunction
• Read pneumatic system diagrams

• 2 year Associate Degree in a related field or equivalent past work experience
• Demonstrated technical expertise in maintenance functions
• 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
• Understand the hazards of and working on electrical components
• Understand, troubleshoot and problem solve issues of basic complexity in advanced electrical/mechanical systems (PLC, Drives, Servo, HMI, CNC, etc.)
• Test and perform preventative maintenance
• Understand basic electrical circuits and safety requirements
• Understand basic function of PLC, drives and controls

• Some heavy lifting required to replace motors, pumps, extruder screws, etc., at low frequency. Equipment is provided to move / manipulate…