Jobs at Mueller Water Products

Manage cross-functional projects from initiation to completion for water infrastructure manufacturing. Handle contract administration, customer requirements, submittals, and vendor/internal coordination. Maintain relationships with Legal, Engineering, Accounting, Sales, Trade Compliance, Field Services and Purchasing. Require technical aptitude to read drawings, manage BOMs/specifications, multitask across 50+ jobs, and frequent weekly visits to Kimball, TN manufacturing site.

Develops standardized operational and financial reporting, consolidates facility data, tracks capital projects and cost savings, coordinates revenue projections, and prepares leadership reporting packages. Supports plant teams with reporting tools, training, data analysis, and ad hoc requests. Partners with quality and operations leaders on cost-of-quality reporting, incentive plan tracking, variance explanations, and leadership meetings.

Drive enterprise transformation by implementing the Mueller Operating System, managing the strategic initiative portfolio, tracking value delivery, removing cross-functional barriers, and maintaining execution cadence. Lead executive strategy reviews, acquisition integrations, scorecards, and strategic projects while influencing stakeholders across the organization. The role begins as an individual contributor and may grow into leadership of a small transformation team.

Supervise product engineering activities for a valve manufacturing group, including team leadership, product development, testing, regulatory certifications, CAD drawings, project tracking, VAVE initiatives, and manufacturing support. The role coordinates with plant personnel, corporate product development, sales, customers, and certification agencies while coaching engineers and ensuring product quality, compliance, and timely project completion.

Develops and improves manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, workflows, and procedures for high-speed machining operations. Responsibilities include CNC programming, cost reduction, quality testing, data analysis, SOP development, FMEA/DOE-based continuous improvement, equipment maintenance coordination, and staff mentoring. The role requires collaboration with vendors, operators, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams while ensuring regulatory compliance and manufacturing efficiency.

Lead manufacturing production line activities by training team members, enforcing SOPs, supporting supervisors, performing assembly and equipment operations, conducting quality checks, resolving process issues, and meeting production goals. The role involves working with tools, machinery, work orders, technical drawings, forklifts, and overhead cranes in a safety-sensitive industrial environment.

Serve as a strategic HR partner for a large manufacturing plant, handling labor relations with unions, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, policy compliance, coaching, HR metrics, EHS alignment, employee engagement, and corporate HR initiatives to improve organizational effectiveness and employee experience.

Provides comprehensive administrative support to three executives, including calendar and travel management, expense reporting, meeting coordination, correspondence, filing, presentations, organizational charts, HR reports, and special projects. The role requires strong Microsoft Office and business systems expertise, discretion with confidential information, excellent communication, organization, multitasking, and proactive executive support skills.

Supports manufacturing operations through engineering projects involving 3D modeling in SolidWorks, material and information flow, facility and racking layouts, space planning, PVD boards, and raw material utilization. Collaborates cross-functionally on strategic plant initiatives while working in a manufacturing environment.

The Senior Financial Analyst supports annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range financial modeling, executive reporting, variance analysis, KPI tracking, and manufacturing cost analysis. The role partners with cross-functional leaders on scenario modeling, capital expenditures, pricing, ROI, and performance improvement. It also optimizes FP&A, ERP, and BI systems and automates reporting processes.

Leads the strategy, administration, optimization, governance, and support of Oracle EPM and BlackLine financial systems. Owns system roadmaps, configurations, integrations, controls, access management, upgrades, implementations, and user support. Partners with Finance, Accounting, IT, Audit, Tax, FP&A, and vendors to improve consolidation, close, reconciliation, planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, automation, and SOX compliance. Supports audits and drives cross-functional transformation initiatives.

Provides inside sales and customer support by checking inventory, tracking orders and shipments, preparing quotations and technical proposals, resolving complaints, and answering product application questions. Coordinates with outside sales representatives, planners, and manufacturing teams regarding customer requirements and lead times. The role requires technical document interpretation, strong communication, organization, analytical skills, and proficiency with inventory-control systems.

Drive growth of Knife Gate Valve products through manufacturer representatives, distributors, consulting engineers, and end users. Develop technical specifications, secure approvals, provide application assistance, training, quotations, competitive feedback, and project pricing strategies. Build market relationships, identify bid opportunities, support forecasting, participate in trade organizations, and promote product demand across the United States and Canada. The role requires extensive travel, public speaking, technical presentations, and collaboration with sales teams.

Develop and improve foundry and high-speed machining processes, manufacturing methods, equipment, layouts, quality controls, and cost-reduction initiatives. Analyze production, labor, material, and process data; perform CNC programming; support capital projects; apply FMEA, DFMEA, DOE, Lean, and Six Sigma tools; coordinate equipment maintenance; and provide engineering support to manufacturing and quality teams. The role also mentors staff and technicians and ensures regulatory compliance.

Manages outside sales across Atlantic Canada by developing customer relationships, establishing product specifications with municipalities and consulting engineers, preparing quotations, addressing customer needs, achieving sales goals, organizing promotional events, delivering product training, and promoting Mueller products through trade organizations. Requires weekly travel throughout the territory and collaboration with management and inside sales.

Lead implementation of lean/process improvements in a new foundry to maximize productivity, reduce lead time/WIP, support new product introductions, develop engineering talent, and drive profitability. Apply lean tools (VSM, SMED, pull systems), quality methods (FMEA, DOE, FEA), and project leadership for continuous improvement and special projects like facility expansion.

Designs and configures industrial valve products using 2D and 3D CAD. Develops drawings, bills of materials, process sheets, manuals, and product documentation while supporting manufacturing, quality, customer needs, regulatory approvals, and product improvements. Provides shop-floor engineering support, contributes to Lean and Six Sigma initiatives, identifies cost-saving opportunities, and collaborates with engineering, sales, customer service, manufacturing, and external agencies.

Designs and configures valve and flow-control products to meet customer requirements. Creates CAD drawings, bills of materials, and process sheets; supports manufacturing operations, product improvements, testing, and cost-reduction initiatives. Coordinates with customers, sales, manufacturing, product management, and approval agencies. Maintains ISO-related documentation and supports Lean, Kaizen, safety, capital, and efficiency projects. The role requires mechanical engineering expertise, manufacturing knowledge, CAD proficiency, and occasional training travel.

Set up, operate, and monitor CNC mills, lathes, and other machines to produce valve components to print. Interpret blueprints, perform precision measurements, troubleshoot and maintain equipment, record production/inspection data, follow safety/lockout procedures, load/unload materials, and train coworkers. Must follow production procedures, use required PPE, and be flexible on shifts and overtime.

Lead corporate physical security across multiple manufacturing sites: develop and implement security strategy, manage third-party security providers, conduct risk assessments and investigations, oversee access control and surveillance, deliver training, liaise with law enforcement, and present security reporting to executive leadership and the board. Requires frequent on-site presence and extensive stakeholder collaboration.