Continuous Improvement Manager; ZEBS

Overview

Continuous Improvement Manager (ZEBS) 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

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!

Job Description

• Lead and manage continuous improvement projects to achieve measurable business process improvements; apply Lean Manufacturing methodology and analytics to organizational operations to accomplish business objectives.
• Provide tactical and strategic implementation of the Zurn Elkay Business System, encompassing practical application of lean operations, operational excellence, and six sigma tools across the business.
• Contribute to enhancing key business processes that add value to customers, shareholders, and associates.
• Analyze and improve the distribution network to offer best-in-class service while maximizing cash flow and minimizing logistics costs; consolidate information to develop and propose operations strategy; track and oversee projects and action plans; provide work direction across multiple groups or functions outside of the team, without direct reporting authority.
• Coordinate and track monthly strategy deployment activities and initiatives to meet Business Metrics, Annual Improvement Priorities (AIPs), and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Drive best practices across all areas of responsibility.
• Educate, engage, and empower future leaders by creating and facilitating lean daily management training and development programs.
• Implement Lean processes according to the organization’s Lean Implementation Plan (Standard Work, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Problem Solving, Kaizen, and Pull Principles).
• Oversee organizational participation in lean initiatives to achieve ZEBS metrics.
• Drive associate participation (including process experts) in Lean initiatives and institutionalize problem solving tools to address and resolve problems.
• Identify and share best practices across different Zurn Elkay locations.

• Bachelor’s degree;
  Industrial Engineering or Supply Chain preferred
• 5 - 7 years of experience in direct plant, manufacturing, supply chain, or logistics leadership that includes defining, executing, and stabilizing major improvements
• Travel up to 30%
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills

• Business Insight – Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals
• Action Oriented – Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• Ensures Accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Drives Results – Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Being Resilient – Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations
• Cultivates Innovation – Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
• Manages Complexity – Making sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems

• 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

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Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran