Manager, TechnicalThe 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!
Responsibilities, Experience and Competencies
- Oversee and direct the activities of our Automation and Maintenance resources.
- Work with operations team to maximize production flow and lower costs while maintaining quality and minimizing down time.
- Work closely with the operations manager to ensure plant availability is maintained to an acceptable level and continuously improved.
- Active participant in EHS efforts with ownership and oversight of several EHS programs that includes developing and monitoring safe working practices and written policies.
- Work with financial and management team to create annual budgets for Automation and Maintenance and monitor spending to ensure adherence to set budget.
- Create and maintain teams that are engaged and welcome innovation, continuous learning, and collaboration.
- This job will require an advanced level of knowledge in project management, cost analysis, manufacturing operations, automation, and capital projects.
- Visits to suppliers of equipment and services, domestically and internationally.
- Vet new technology on a technical level to understand if it is ready to deploy into the facility.
- Coordinate and facilitate installation of new equipment and layouts.
- Proficient in setting priorities and handling multiple ongoing projects.
- This job regularly requires interpersonal communications such as advising, recommending, or counseling, exchanging information, persuading or influencing and other communications with various levels within the organization.
- Group communications such as participating in meetings or group discussions; and composing written communications such as internal policies and technical writing.
- Ability to analyze complex mechanical problems and develop reasonable solutions
- Experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) including preventive maintenance system implementation and optimization.
- Experience with Reliability Centered Maintenance / Predictive Maintenance techniques including infrared thermography, vibration analysis and oil analysis.
- Experience with Maintenance Inventory Management.
- Experience with SPC (Statistical Process Control) for equipment performance and KPI’s associated with continuous improvement such as MTBF, MTTR, Uptime, OEE, PM Compliance, Preventive/Reactive Service.
- Prepared to be “hands on” not just a manager.
- Prepared to work in a 24 hour/ day operation where after-hours events will occur.
- Lead and implement digital transformation and automation to upgrade manufacturing and lower overall operating costs.
- Identify and partner with capable and effective integrators and solutions architects to implement IoT and Industry 4.0 technology.
- Exposure to machine learning algorithms, adaptive troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and RFID technology.
- Knowledge of SCADA, DCS, PLC’s, MES, ERP, QMS, etc.,
- Define, Plan, Implement and Support mobile robotic and logistical and manufacturing automation equipment put in place in Elkay’s facilities, including Process, Financial and Technical analysis.
- Evaluates program and project requirements, develops complex equipment and tooling concepts and designs solutions for a reliable production process that applies LEAN concepts.
- Compiles and analyzes technical data to determine the effects on product engineering design and rate estimates, identifies robotics, automation or technology opportunities and system integration for equipment and tooling.
- Optimize complex robotics and automation equipment and processes for safety, ergonomics, quality, flow, reliability, and maintainability.
- Integrate conveyors, material handling systems, that link manufacturing and people.
Required Experience and Skills Include
- Collaborative or Mobile Robots AGV / AMR / VGV experience including support, programming and deployment experience.
- Experience with shop floor layouts, LEAN methodologies and material replenishment.
- CAD software (AutoCAD / SolidWorks).
- Must be a great teammate and comfortably work with people at all levels of our organization.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing maintenance/engineering.
- Working knowledge of LEAN.
- Project management experience.
- Root cause analysis, problem solving, and preventive action methods
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
Total Rewards and Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
- Matching 401(k) Contribution
- Health Savings Account
- Up to 3 Weeks Vacation
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Annual Bonus Eligibility
- Educational Reimbursement
- Matching Gift Program
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Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
What We Do
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions supplies the industry’s widest range of clean water solutions for drinking water, hygiene and sustainable water management. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Zurn Elkay works with customers around the globe to deliver products and systems that enhance and ensure water quality, safety, hygiene, flow control and conservation.
From healthcare to hospitality, education to retail and residential to office facilities, we pride ourselves on meeting specialized needs for every market, focusing on quality, reliability, quick installation and easy maintenance. Our values of Continuous Improvement, Integrity in Everything We Do, Customer First, Culture of Winning, and Total Associate Engagement serve as our drive to achieve world-class safety, quality, delivery, cost and growth now and in the future.
In everything we do, we are sustainably inspired. We work to make our communities better with volunteerism and philanthropy, and support diversity, equity and inclusion inside and outside our walls. We seek to uphold our promise to the planet every day by providing sustainable water management solutions
