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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
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