Shaw Industries, Inc

Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Engineer (Stretch Assignment)

Shaw Industries, Inc$90K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering preferred
  • Manufacturing engineering experience with strong production processes understanding
  • Demonstrated experience using manufacturing data to solve operational problems
  • Familiarity with industrial data systems (e.g., Ignition, OPC data)
  • Ability to learn and apply new analytical techniques and programming languages independently

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy AI and machine learning solutions using manufacturing data
  • Accelerate root cause identification and predict quality and equipment failure
  • Implement standard solutions across multiple plants instead of site-specific tools
  • Partner with IT teams to connect machine and process data through Ignition
  • Develop standardized data pipelines and reduce manual data collection
  • Enable plant teams to improve data literacy and develop their own analytics solutions
  • Create visualizations and dashboards to communicate actionable insights

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with advanced analytics and AI in a manufacturing context
  • Exposure to collaborative cross-functional teams
  • Development of capability-building initiatives for plant teams
  • Access to training resources and best-practice guides
  • Involvement in impactful enterprise-wide solutions
Full Job Description

Job Title

Manufacturing AI & Advanced Analytics Engineer (Stretch Assignment)

Position Overview:

This role is responsible for developing and embedding AI- and machinelearningenabled solutions to accelerate problem solving and improve quality, waste, and equipment performance across Residential Manufacturing.

The position leverages deep manufacturing process understanding, standardized plant data architecture (e.g., Ignition and related systems), and advanced analytics models to identify root causes more quickly, predict failure mechanisms, and enable consistent, repeatable solutions across multiple facilities.

In addition to delivering highimpact enterprise solutions, this role plays a critical part inbuilding inplant capability,enabling engineering and operations teams to increasingly develop, understand, and sustain advanced analytics solutions themselves.

Scope and Cross-Functional Engagement

This role partners closely with:

  • Manufacturing leadership and engineering teams across multiple residential facilities

  • Quality, Maintenance, CI, Planning, IE, and Automation

  • IT and Data/Automation teams supporting data infrastructure and systems

The individual is expected to operate with strong business acumen, influence without authority, and the ability to translate complex analytics into practical, scalable manufacturing actions.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise AI & Advanced Analytics Solutions

  • Design, develop, and deploy AI- and machinelearningenabled solutions that leverage manufacturing data to:

  • Accelerate root cause identification

  • Predict quality, waste, and equipment failure mechanisms

  • Improve speed, consistency, and effectiveness of problem solving

  • Focus onstandard, repeatable solutionsthat can be implemented across multiple plants rather than oneoff, sitespecific tools

  • Applyreal world process knowledgeto ensure analytical outputs align with real failure mechanisms and actionable countermeasures

Manufacturing Data Architecture & Integration

  • Partner with Automation and IT teams to:

  • Connect machine and process data through systems such as Ignition

  • Establish standardized, reliable data pipelines and flows

  • Reduce manual data collection and fragmented data sources

  • Develop a working understanding of Shaws manufacturing data infrastructure and data sources relevant to Residential Manufacturing

  • Apply discretion and judgment in selecting appropriate data, models, and technologies to meet business needs

Problem Solving Enablement & Capability Building

  • Enable plant engineering and operations teams to:

  • Improve data literacy related to process and machine data

  • Understand how AIdriven insights support root cause analysis

  • Begin developing and sustaining their own impactful analytics solutions over time

  • Develop and deliver training materials, bestpractice guides, and coaching to increase engagement and adoption

  • Build analytical solutions that are transparent, trusted, and usable by manufacturing teamsnot black boxes

Visualization, Adoption, and Business Impact

  • Develop purposebuilt visualizations, dashboards, and reports that clearly communicate insights, drivers, and recommended actions

  • Apply best practices in visualization design to support fast, confident decisionmaking by manufacturing leaders

  • Track adoption, utilization, and business impact of deployed solutions

  • Identify gaps in tools, data, or capability and proactively address them to improve outcomes

Qualifications & Experience

Required

  • Bachelors Degree (Engineering preferred)

  • Manufacturing engineering experience with strong understanding of production processes and equipment behavior

  • Demonstrated experience using manufacturing data to solve operational problems

  • Experience working with industrial data systems and historians (e.g., Ignition, OPC data)

  • Ability to independently learn and apply new analytical techniques, tools, and programming languages

Preferred

  • Experience with advanced analytics, machine learning, or predictive modeling in a manufacturing environment

  • Experience with tools and technologies such as:

  • Ignition, SQL-based databases, Python

  • BI and visualization tools (e.g., Qlik, Tableau, Power BI)

  • Experience working across multiple facilities or in an enterprise manufacturing role

  • Familiarity with quality, waste, and equipment performance improvement methodologies

Core Competencies

  • BuildCustomerSatisfaction Builds trust and alignment with plant and functional leaders

  • Innovate Appliesnew technologythoughtfully to real manufacturing challenges

  • LearnContinuously Continuously develops technical, analytical, and business skills

  • InfluenceOthers Leads throughexpertiseand partnership rather than authority

  • Execute Action Plan Delivers practical solutions with clear business impact

Work Shift

1 (United States of America)

About Shaw Industries, Inc

Shaw Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of flooring products, including carpet, hardwood, laminate, and tile. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia. Shaw Industries operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China, and sells its products through a network of retailers and distributors. The company is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, including using recycled materials in its products and reducing energy consumption in its manufacturing processes. Shaw Industries is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
Learn more about Shaw Industries, Inc
Size
20,000 employees
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Founded
1967

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