Technical Project ManagerThe 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.
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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!
Technical Project Manager. Elkay Plumbing Products Company. Downers Grove, Illinois.
Serve as technical lead for project teams in the design, development, and launch of new water delivery products, delivering on cost, schedule, and quality requirements. Translate customer requirements into product technical specifications. Establish technical milestones for project team to fit within overall program timing. Lead team in making design decisions and be responsible for managing product level trade-offs to meet stakeholder requirements. Oversee product verification and validation planning. Lead team through failure resolution. Lead product builds through the development cycle. Manage cost, schedule, and performance tradeoffs through the development cycle to meet program objectives. Manage technical risks throughout the product development cycle. Lead subsystem integration into the finished product by interfacing with technical experts in electronics, refrigeration, & filtration. Serve as the voice of engineering to cross-functional project teams. Collaborate with the Product & Project Management, Sourcing, and Operations teams.
Requires: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related degree. 5 years of experience in any position leading product development. Requires Six Sigma Green Belt or related certification. Demonstrated experience leading new product development project teams through a stage gate process. Demonstrated experience working with and managing offshore Engineering teams in India and China. Demonstrated proficiency with verification and validation tools, including DFMEA and DVPR. Demonstrated proficiency with Root Cause Analysis methodologies, including 8D and A3. Demonstrated proficiency with project management software tools and methodologies. Remote work available up to 2 days per week from any location within normal commuting distance to the Downers Grove, Illinois office. Domestic travel is required up to 10% of the time to customer sites and supplier visits. To apply, send résumés to Connie Dell, HR Director, 511 W. Freshwater Way, Milwaukee, WI 53204 or by email at [email protected]
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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
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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
