Quality And Continuous Improvement Manager
Mueller Water Products

Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager - Cleveland, TN

Mueller Water Products, the nation's leading manufacturer of flow control devices for the water and gas distribution industries, has an opening in our Cleveland, Tennessee facility for a Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement Manager.

Duties will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Drive process discipline, connect with stakeholders to increase ownership of process and adherence to standards
• Responsible for maintaining the sites ISO certification
• Manage overall efforts and activities of the Quality Management System
• Work with product engineering to define, establish and publish quality specifications, procedures and standards for raw materials, in-process, and finished products
• Develop and recommend inspection and sampling techniques, quality control plans, and process control procedures that will ensure production of finished products, which meet quality specifications and standards
• Develop and implement QMS adhering to all ISO standards
• Develop and implement an audit program
• Drive lean and statistical process control throughout facility by ensuring standard utilization of Lean Six Sigma practices
• Lead Kaizen Events and Six Sigma projects within and across operations to optimize Value Stream performance
• Demonstrate a commitment to engage teams in other departments and divisions of the organization
• Lead projects to drive change and achieve productivity and quality improvements
• Develop, establish and monitor quantitative organizational performance measurement systems to drive continuous improvement
• Facilitate a high level of employee participation on teams and in events to foster high involvement, accountability, and results

Required Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Understands lean manufacturing and can demonstrate various lean practices
• Proactive, "take the reins" mentality when it comes to addressing supplier quality issues
• Able to build relationships internal and external to the facility
• Able to build and execute a medium-to-the-mistake strategy for both the quality and continuous improvement functions.
• Comfortable with change and developing and executing new ideas. Managing the status quo isn't enough to succeed in this position.
• Comfortable coaching, developing, and holding others accountable
• Demonstrated ability to successfully achieve goals through influence
• Possess an analytical mindset
• Ability to adapt to system/technology changes as well as use of current systems
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to blend multiple sources of data to formulate opinions and recommendations
• Exposure to global thought process and diversity
• Ability to create, follow and challenge standard work processes daily
• Ability to identify roadblocks in material/information flow and manage exceptions
• Demonstrated advanced Excel skills
• Demonstrated risk awareness and mitigation
• Knowledge of statistical process control techniques
• Six Sigma black belt preferred

Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or other technical discipline preferred
• Five (5) + years' experience in supervision in a manufacturing environment
• Ten (10) + years progressive work-related experience with demonstrated proficiency in multiple disciplines/technologies/processes related to the position
• Supervisory experience with demonstrated ability to lead towards common goals
• Experience working in a LEAN manufacturing environment in metal machining and fabrication
• Experience working with rubber injection and compression molding is a plus

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other category protected by law.

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