Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. 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. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

Job Description

This position will give you the opportunity to build on your academic skills and gain valuable hands on experience in a manufacturing environment.  Our Quality Co-Op will support various engineering activities in product development, field service, product quality, productivity improvement and engineering or technical innovation. 

 

Responsibilities:

As an extension of our team, you will gain experience in a collaborative and diverse learning environment; participate in various projects by working on cross functional teams and support our plant to include but not be limited to:

Assist in the day-to-day support of engineering operations for assigned departmentLearn and understand the engineering operations in assigned departmentAssist in troubleshooting quality issues and implementing corrective actionsDevelop and implement solutions for quality issues for consumers.Interface with plant Engineering, Production, Quality and Planning teams, as well as outside technical support vendorsIdentify improvement opportunities, develop solutions and review with Senior Engineering LeadConduct Design of Experiments; create reports from learnings and present data to stakeholdersRun laboratory tests on product returns and design test fixtures as needed.Assist with product reworks and organize plant inspections.Compile, prepare and present data for project updates and technical presentations to plant leadership and/or managementAssist in 50 first programs for new product launches.Other projects as assigned

QualificationsMust be have a Bachelor's or Masters in Engineering. Preferably Mechanical EngineeringMust be able to work a minimum 40 hours per week. Must be willing to rotate through different business departments and locationsProblem solving and troubleshooting skillsKnowledge of formal problem solving methodologiesAble to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.Knowledge of MS Word software; Excel spreadsheet software; SAP inventory software, & MS Outlook software

Additional Information

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

 

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

Reasonable Accommodations

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 [email protected] 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.