Jobs at Kinetico Incorporated

Provides administrative support to Human Resources, coordinates recruiting and onboarding activities, maintains confidential employee records and Workday data, manages HR communications, and supports employee engagement initiatives. Serves as the headquarters receptionist by greeting visitors, handling calls and mail, managing calendars and conference rooms, ordering supplies, and assisting with general office administration. The role requires professionalism, discretion, organization, strong communication, multitasking, and consistent on-site attendance.

Monitors manufacturing quality standards, investigates nonconformances, and supports the Quality Management System. Programs OGP vision inspections, interprets engineering drawings, develops inspection and testing procedures, analyzes quality data, supports continuous improvement, evaluates equipment accuracy, documents results, and trains personnel on quality control activities.

Manage Kinetico’s global product portfolio by developing roadmaps, value propositions, category strategies, and commercialization plans. Use customer research, market insights, competitive analysis, and technology trends to prioritize opportunities. Lead cross-functional portfolio projects, business cases, pricing strategies, compliance efforts, and regional alignment across markets. Analyze product performance and customer feedback while improving product capabilities and experiences. Collaborate with executive, sales, engineering, R&D, marketing, finance, supply chain, and support teams.

Leads end-to-end recruitment across European markets, partnering with hiring managers, sourcing and screening candidates, coordinating interviews, managing candidate experience, supporting inclusive hiring, developing university partnerships, and contributing to global talent acquisition initiatives, employer branding, workforce planning, and process improvement.

Conduct in-home sales appointments for water softeners, drinking water systems, and leak detection solutions. Test water quality, explain results, recommend products, present financing options, close sales, follow up through installation, and achieve sales targets while representing Kinetico professionally.

Plans and maintains production schedules across a manufacturing value stream, aligning customer demand, inventory, materials, capacity, and resources. Coordinates with production, procurement, logistics, and purchasing teams; adjusts schedules for disruptions; manages work orders through ERP/MRP systems; develops capacity models for SIOP planning; tracks schedule adherence, delivery, inventory, and capacity KPIs; and supports lean, value stream mapping, Six Sigma, Kaizen, safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Leads finance, accounting, reporting, cash flow, controls, credit management, budgeting, forecasting, and M&A support for European operations. Partners with global and international leadership, ensures compliance with local and US GAAP, develops financial KPIs and insights, improves processes, and leads the regional finance team. The role also oversees audit coordination, internal controls, liquidity, working capital, and finance transformation across multiple European entities.

Partners with business units to improve financial performance through analysis, forecasting, budgeting, modeling, and reporting. Oversees monthly financial reports, identifies risks and opportunities, improves financial processes and data integrity, supports strategic analysis and digital reporting initiatives, and develops standardized analytical tools. Manages, mentors, and reviews Financial Analysts while collaborating with Sales, Marketing, IT, R&D, senior leaders, and other stakeholders.

Manages accounts receivable and credit operations, including team leadership, credit risk assessment, collections, cash application, reconciliations, customer account aging, credit card settlements, audit requests, internal controls, and month-end close in JDEdwards. Collaborates with sales and customers, supports treasury activities, monitors DSO and past-due accounts, and recommends process improvements.

Designs and improves manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, factory layouts, and quality systems. Leads lean and continuous improvement projects, process validation, FMEA, control plans, testing, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, supplier quality activities, and production documentation. Supports new product development, automation, bills of materials, engineering changes, returned-goods evaluation, KPIs, audits, and cross-functional manufacturing initiatives.

Leads production operations across multiple product lines to ensure safe, high-quality, cost-effective, and on-time delivery. Manages supervisors and production employees through delegation, training, coaching, performance management, and workforce planning. Tracks safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and cost KPIs; maintains ERP accuracy and inventory levels; ensures QMS compliance; and drives Lean process improvements, including line balancing, time studies, waste elimination, and equipment updates. Collaborates with supply chain, quality, engineering, maintenance, and other support teams.

Receives and inspects goods, stores materials, picks and ships orders, manages inventory in SAP, and maintains a clean, organized, safe warehouse. Loads and unloads goods using forklifts and pallet trucks, prepares sanitary components for technicians, reports inventory discrepancies, and follows safety and quality procedures.

Conduct in-home sales appointments for water softeners, drinking water systems, and leak detection solutions. Test homeowners’ water, explain results, recommend products, present financing options, close sales, and follow through through installation. Build customer relationships, represent Kinetico professionally, and meet or exceed sales targets across the Mount Pleasant, Michigan territory.

Manage end-to-end recruitment across European markets, including workforce planning, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, job postings, recruitment marketing, candidate experience, and inclusive hiring. Build relationships with hiring managers, HR stakeholders, universities, and training institutions. Support internships, graduate pipelines, employer branding, and global talent acquisition initiatives while adapting practices to local regulations and labor-market conditions.

Performs in-home sales of water softeners and drinking water systems. Sets appointments, assesses customer water quality, explains product options, prepares proposals, discusses financing, closes sales, and provides installation follow-up. Reports activities in Salesforce, generates leads, maintains customer relationships, and meets sales targets.

Supports marketing and transformation initiatives at Kinetico, a global water treatment company. The role offers exposure to business innovation, growth, and marketing activities in a collaborative corporate environment.

Provides strategic and operational HR partnership to manufacturing leaders and teams. Advises on employee relations, performance, succession, merit reviews, talent development, onboarding, workforce planning, and labor-law compliance. Leads people operations initiatives, investigates and mediates workplace issues, communicates HR policies, analyzes workforce metrics, and recommends actions to improve organizational effectiveness, engagement, and retention.

Leads the HR function for the UK team, aligning global strategies with local requirements. Advises leadership, manages employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, performance, succession planning, learning and development, compensation, benefits, payroll, HR data, compliance, and organizational change. Oversees the local HR team, promotes inclusion and culture, analyzes workforce metrics, and drives continuous improvement.

Leads molding and assembly production across multiple facilities, managing teams, manufacturing strategies, resource allocation, workflow optimization, lean initiatives, quality, safety, and cost efficiency. Collaborates cross-functionally on product launches and process changes, tracks KPIs, resolves operational issues, and drives continuous improvement. Oversees performance management, employee development, hiring decisions, and alignment with organizational production goals.

Lead Kinetico UK's marketing strategy, brand communications, demand generation, digital presence, dealer marketing, events, and campaign performance. Manage the marketing budget, oversee integrated campaigns, measure ROI, support sales and partner networks, and localize global marketing initiatives for the UK market. The role also manages external communications, content, CRM-based lead nurturing, SEO/PPC, social media, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement.