Manager, CAPA Engineering

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

Job Description

The Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) Manager is responsible for leading a team of CAPA Engineers to execute Corrective and Preventive Actions that will remedy product and process quality issues. This role is also key to driving continuous improvement of the CAPA process as Process Owner and will work closely with global FBIN sites to ensure alignment and execution of the CAPA process and system.

This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based in Deerfield, IL.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the Fortune Brands CAPA Process Owner, which includes establishing and maintaining the CAPA process and system, managing CAPA process metrics, leading CAPA Review Board (CRB) Operations, and serving as subject matter expert on the CAPA Process
• Drive ideation, prioritization, and implementation of improvement opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the CAPA process and system
• Interact with Call Centers, Product Managers, Engineering, Sales, Field Service, Claims, Manufacturing, and Sourcing to investigate customer product performance issues
• Manage projects and lead teams comprised of cross-functional partners (such as GPD Project Management, Engineering, Platforms, Supplier Quality, Plant Quality, Manufacturing, Sales) to drive corrective actions and improve quality outcomes and business value
• Communicate Service Events, emerging Quality issues, and metrics to the Business Units
• Lead and manage Team associates to maintain the CAPA portfolio, ensuring quality issues are being processed in a timely and compliant manner
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an engineering environment with significant manufacturing exposure. Product development design experience, preferably for consumer durable products is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality. ISO 9001 experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for dealing with all levels of staff, customers, suppliers, and operations.
• Superior communication skills, both in written and verbal presentation.
• Solid project management skills with a results orientation.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
• Availability to travel as needed (roughly 20%) to manufacturing plants and distribution facilities.
• Prior experience managing a team is preferred.

Additional Information

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $90,000 USD - $143,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. To support our efforts, we invite you to voluntarily share your gender, ethnicity, and veteran status. This information is confidential and helps us ensure an inclusive hiring process and improve our diversity initiatives.

Reasonable Accommodations:

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to.