About the role

  • Quality Manager overseeing quality performance and continuous improvement for Drinking Water Business Unit at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality and compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the development, implementation, management, and maintenance of the DW Business Unit quality systems in alignment with internal standards, regulatory requirements, and ZEBS principles
  • Lead and influence plant quality leadership across DW manufacturing sites to ensure consistent execution of inspections, containment, corrective actions, and quality metrics
  • Serve as the advocate and voice of quality across the DW Business Unit, promoting a culture of prevention, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Drive reductions in warranty, returns, customer complaints, and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) through data-driven analysis and systemic corrective actions
  • Ensure robust systems for inbound, in-process, and outbound quality controls to prevent escapes and drive issues to effective root cause resolution
  • Lead and support APQP execution for new products and process changes, including DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and PPAP readiness
  • Partner with Product Engineering and Operations to ensure quality readiness and risk mitigation prior to product and process release
  • Collaborate with Supplier Quality (Sourcing organization) on supplier-related quality issues and improvement initiatives (Supplier qualification, audits, PPAP ownership, and supplier corrective actions remain within Supplier Quality)
  • Serve as the business point of contact for quality system execution and support audit readiness and regulatory compliance across DW sites
  • Establish and maintain quality review forums, performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting cadence
  • Leverage quality data, warranty trends, and customer feedback to drive analytics, root cause identification, and preventive actions
  • Promote and sustain structured problem-solving, continuous improvement, and lessons learned across Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality teams

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or related Engineering discipline required
  • 10 or more years of experience in quality systems, plant quality, customer quality, or manufacturing quality roles
  • Demonstrated expertise in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), including DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and PPAP readiness
  • Experience supporting new product launches and manufacturing or process transitions
  • Strong root cause analysis, corrective action, and continuous improvement capability
  • Lean and/or Six Sigma experience required (Green Belt required; Black Belt preferred)
  • Experience in high-mix manufacturing, assembly operations, or regulated products preferred
  • Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
  • Matching 401(k) Contribution
  • Health Savings Account
  • Up to 3 weeks starting Vacation (may increase with tenure)
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Annual Bonus Eligibility
  • Educational Reimbursement
  • Matching Gift Program
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan – purchase company stock at a discount!

Job title

Quality Manager III – BU Quality System

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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