Manufacturing Manager Jobs

The Company
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a thriving, values-driven company focused on doing the right things. We’re a fast growing, publicly traded company (NYSE: ZWS), with an enduring reputation for integrity, giving back, and providing an engaging, inclusive environment where careers flourish and grow.
Named by Newsweek as One of America’s Most Responsible Companies and an Energage USA Top Workplace, at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation, we never forget that our people are at the center of what makes us successful. They are the driving force behind our superior quality, product ingenuity, and exceptional customer experience. Our commitment to our people and their professional development is a recipe for success that has fueled our growth for over 100 years, as one of today’s leading international suppliers of plumbing and water delivery solutions.
Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation employs over 2800 employees worldwide, working from 24 locations across the U.S., China, Canada, Dubai, and Mexico, with sales offices available around the globe. We hope you’ll visit our website and learn more about Zurn Elkay at zurnelkay.com.
If you’re ready to join a company where what you do makes a difference and you have pride in the work you are doing, talk to us about joining the Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation family!
Company Description
Business Unit:
Filamat Composites Inc. is part of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, a large organization with worldwide expertise in storm water treatment and wastewater pre-treatment solutions. Filamat manufactures fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) products and custom-engineered composite solutions in the fields of storm water, municipal water & wastewater, mining and solvent extraction, chemical processing, air treatment and pulp and paper. Filamat is committed to the delivery of our customer’s products with exceptional service and quality. Our World Class methods will deliver superior value and inspire excellence in our relationships with customers, employees, suppliers and stakeholders.

• Provide key input to the facility capital planning, capital appropriations request, & implementation processes
• Establishes manufacturing and quality control standards and develops budget controls and plans.
• Partner with the Plant & Engineering Manager to drive continuous improvement initiatives (Zurn Elkay Business System (ZEBS)) on the plant floor
• Responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating all manufacturing operations of production, shipping/receiving, machinery, processing, and packaging departments.
• Work with but not limited to Customer Care, Procurement, Production, Quality, and Outside Processing to help meet On Time Delivery and Inventory Availability objectives.
• Makes recommendations to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency of operations.
• Participates in the interviewing and hiring of new staff; prioritizes, assigns and reviews work, approves time off for payroll purposes, and prepares employee performance evaluations
• Develops priorities based on production introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials.
• Coaching & mentoring of direct reports (Production Supervisors & others as required)
• Deliver orders to production floor and expedites to various departments when needed to help meet customer demand.
• Close interaction with plant team including Operations, Quality, Materials, and Safety
• Makes recommendations to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency of operations
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Assist floor personnel with order fulfillment issues or questions.
• Creates schedules and staffing requirements based on determined priorities.
• Supports the annual budget process for the facility fiscal budget; estimates staffing, and capital equipment needs based upon recent trends and planned activities; monitors expenditures after budget adoption; approves requisitions for purchase of materials or supplies

Qualifications

• Experience in Unionized environment highly preferred
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing/Continuous Improvement (CI) methodology/tools (Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5 Why, etc.) highly preferred
• Project Management experience with the ability to manage multiple projects with little or no supervision.
• Strong computer skills with strong working knowledge of MS Office applications and MRP systems.
• Organized with high attention to detail.
• FRP (Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic) experience is highly preferred
• At least six years of related experience, including supervision of direct reports of the Supervisor level
• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent combination of education/experience required (Mechanical/Industrial Engineering preferred)
• Excellent people skills with ability to maintain internal and external relationships.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to communicate with all levels of a corporation.
• Highly developed & demonstrated problem solving skills
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.

Additional information
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Minority/Veteran/Disabled
Zurn Elkay, including it’s subsidiaries, is an accessible employer. Upon request, Rexnord accommodates candidates with disabilities throughout the hiring process.
What happens when two remarkable sustainability leaders come together as one?
A sustainability powerhouse is born, making a splash in the markets they serve and saving the planet one innovative installation at a time.
In early 2022, Zurn Water Solutions Corporation, a market leader in smart, sustainable water solutions, and Elkay Manufacturing, a commercial drinking water solutions leader, agreed to combine their two exceptional firms to become a single water solutions powerhouse.
Together, the combined company offers a comprehensive package of innovative, sustainable, specified, engineered water solutions and sustainable plumbing products that provide water safety, water quality, and water conservation through critical service environments, while delivering total building solutions for new construction and retrofit applications around the globe. Our innovative solutions enable customers to advance their ESG initiatives and reduce operating costs while providing students, patients, patrons, and people within public and private spaces a safe, clean environment and access to fresh, pure, potable water – the essence of life itself.
What makes Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation special is our people and our culture.
While playing a leading role in sustainability and water access are remarkable, what makes Zurn Elkay’s story so compelling is the alignment of the two well-respected companies with powerful legacies and a combined 224-year company history and shared values and cultures where people matter most.
Sustainably inspired, the company has a deep commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, water, and environmental stewardship, and giving back to the communities where we live, work and play. Our powerful legacy of caring and commitment is made possible by the exceptional people that embody Zurn Elkay’s values.
We’re looking for innovative, energetic people who want to help solve tomorrow’s challenges today. Our Total Associate Engagement core value means we work hard to ensure our associates have opportunities to grow and an inclusive culture in which to thrive. From formal training to on-the-job development and exposure to new businesses, when you join Zurn Elkay, you’ll join a collaborative organization that will give you opportunities to thrive and grow.
Total Rewards and Benefits

• Matching Gift Program
• Educational Reimbursement
• Matching 401(k) Contribution
• Health Savings Account
• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance

Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran