Operations Analyst

Who We Are:

Thank you for your interest in Mueller Water Products, Inc. For more than 165 years, Mueller Water Products, Inc. has been building the future of water infrastructure. From lifesaving fire protection to data intelligence, we are committed to developing products and solutions that help cities and utilities deliver clean, safe drinking water to hundreds of millions of people across North America.

Our purpose is to connect communities to water, life’s most essential resource, with exceptional, people solutions and products. Behind that purpose is a dedicated team, united by our shared values of respect, integrity, trust, inclusion and safety. With a vision to be the leader in water infrastructure solutions—solving challenges, enriching lives and safeguarding the future—we are making a positive impact that will last for generations.

By joining Mueller, you become part of a dynamic team dedicated to excellence and innovation, working collaboratively to achieve meaningful results. We champion our people because when they succeed, our communities thrive.

• Develop and distribute standardized daily reporting for operational leadership, including bookings, shipments, backlog, production levels, and other key performance indicators.
• Consolidate, validate, and maintain capital project tracking files, including historical project data used for post-audits and executive-level reporting.
• Collect, organize, and analyze cost-savings initiatives across facilities; support clear quarterly reporting for leadership review.
• Coordinate the collection and distribution of month-end revenue projections, ensuring inputs are complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule.
• Prepare monthly bookings, shipments and backlog reporting by consolidating facility inputs, validating key metrics, and ensuring leadership has the information needed for effective discussion and decision-making.
• Prepare monthly reporting packages for functional leaders, providing visibility into pricing, freight, warehousing, inventory, back charges, expense/absorption, and overall performance trends.
• Support plant teams with reporting file maintenance, reporting tool setup, training, ad hoc data requests, and analysis to improve reporting consistency and efficiency.
• Partner with quality and operations leaders to expand cost-of-quality reporting and improve visibility into rework, waste, and other performance opportunities.
• Track operational incentive plan performance and accruals, providing concise summaries, variance explanations, and follow-up support as needed.
• Coordinate plant-level meetings and leadership report-outs, ensuring materials are accurate, professional, and completed on time.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• 4 - 6 years of experience in operations accounting or finance, business analytics, manufacturing analytics, or a related role.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data validation, and the ability to work confidently with large datasets.
• Demonstrated experience building recurring reports, dashboards, or analytics tools with strong attention to detail and data integrity.

• Mueller offers an excellent salary and benefits package. Current benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plan with 5% Company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), short-term and long-term disability benefits, vacation, 100% paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement program, student debt retirement matching, well-being program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-provided life insurance, supplemental insurance at group rates, and more.