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The Senior Product Manager is responsible for product planning, product marketing, sales strategy development, and overall brand growth strategy. For their segments, they will define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap. Through a deep understanding of market and customer requirements, they will identify and scope global market segments and define new products that expand the leadership position of brands manufactured at PSG-Grand Rapids. This role will define and execute a coordinated/integrated product and service offering from product definition to product launch.

What You’ll Do

Manages the Product Portfolio:

• Develop and maintain a diverse, multi-product portfolio that supports the market and customer growth business objectives
• Determine new product needs for global markets and vertical segments – what products to develop and where/how to sell them
• Owns plans from Voice-of-the-Customer, cost targets, sales forecast through to expected financial performance over time
• Develops product specifications and design targets through collaboration with customers and engineering
• Leader of the product/project plan through the Stage Gate Process
• Works closely with sales leadership in all global regions to develop strategy, track progress, and provide support for sales initiatives

Evolves Strategies for Profitable New Market Growth:

• Research market opportunities and gaps using multiple sources of market intelligence
• Uncover business drivers, new areas of opportunity, and ensure the voice of the end user customer is leading product strategies and plans
• Develop product ideas that achieve excellent product-market fit and solid positioning for growth.
• Influence executive leadership to support the growth strategy through business case development
• Mentor junior PM with project execution and management
• Contribute to and execute annual growth strategies (with a 3-year outlook). Deliverables include a summary of market & competitive position, strategic initiatives, roadmaps (product, technology, and service), and a growth plan summary

Commands Market Knowledge:

• Effectively manage key market segments and applications. Identify what products are required to be successful in these areas
• Determine market size (revenue, units), growth and opportunity for each. Identify share and position in the market and develop plans to secure or grow position
• Perform competitor analysis including SWOT, pricing, features, and product breadth comparison
• Identify market drivers and customer buying behaviors

Develops Customer Value and Pricing:

• Understands the value of the products to customers and their willingness to pay
• Provide existing product pricing guidance/maintenance and develop pricing for new products using appropriate pricing strategies including positioning, monetization, and competitor analysis
• Manage discount requests, including margin review, approvals, and follow-up

Oversees Customer and Market Centricity:

• Maintain market focus through regular contact with customers, sales and marketing
• Responsible for conducting distributor and end user training
• Understands the sales process and actively enables the sales organization with tools, training, and customer support
• Works closely with the regional sales organization, creating plans for revenue and market share development

Owns the relationship between sales, customers, and site working closely with the site teams, identifying growth opportunities and defining new/enhanced value propositions, uses tools and processes to measure and manage all activities.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, or related field
• Seven (7) years of experience in business development, product management or equivalent role; preference to those with experience in the chemicals manufacturing industry
• Leadership experience in Sales, Marketing, and Business Development: experience developing a new product business case into a marketable product
• Ability to influence in a matrix environment and lead teams without solid line reporting
• Preference is for candidates to have experience with bulk liquid storage, fluid transport, or fluid distribution/retail, within chemical, process, power, industrial, oil & gas, or industrial gas industries
• Travel: 20% to 40% as needed to scope and develop business plans and market assessments

Desired Characteristics:

• Self-starter with excellent time management and organizational skills
• Actively listens to others and is open to ideas across all functions
• Instills a climate of teamwork and positive relationships across all functions
• Brings energy to address business and market challenges, obstacles, or setbacks
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships within the team and across functions to create effective solutions

Composition Brands is an independent residential kitchen and outdoor living company with a portfolio of premium and ultra-luxury brands including Viking, AGA, Rangemaster, La Cornue, Lynx, and U-Line. With operations across North America and Europe, the company is focused on long-term brand stewardship, thoughtful design, and scalable growth. To learn more, visit Summary:

The Group Quality Manager leads the end-to-end global quality strategy across all appliance platforms, manufacturing sites, suppliers, and contract manufacturing partners. This role ensures product safety, regulatory compliance, reliability, and a consistent premium customer experience while reducing warranty costs and protecting brand reputation in high-volume, long-life products.

Serving as the global leader for appliance quality strategy, this position oversees mechanical, electrical, electronic, thermal, and software-related quality throughout the full product lifecycle - from concept development through field performance - across refrigeration, cooking, ventilation, and dishwashing product categories.

This role reports directly to the President and is based in the Atlanta, GA area, with approximately 30–50% travel to domestic and international manufacturing sites, suppliers, and contract manufacturing partners.

Responsibilities:

Quality Strategy & Governance

• Define and deploy a global quality strategy for major appliances aligned with brand, safety, cost, and reliability objectives.
• Establish standardized quality policies, procedures, and KPIs across all regions and platforms.
• Act as executive escalation owner for product safety incidents, regulatory actions, recalls, and field campaigns.
• Lead management reviews and risk assessments at executive level.

Quality Management Systems & Regulatory Compliance

• Own and govern the group QMS aligned appliance-specific requirements.
• Ensure compliance with UL, CSA, IEC, CE, NOM, DOE energy efficiency, EPA refrigerant regulations, and regional safety standards.
• Lead internal, external, customer, and certification audits, as needed.
• Ensure effective CAPA systems and sustained corrective actions.

Product Development & Design Quality

• Partner with R&D to embed design-for-quality, design-for-reliability, and design-for-compliance.
• Govern DFMEA, DVP&R, reliability testing, HALT/HASS, and validation plans.
• Ensure robust design transfer and quality gates from concept through SOP.
• Approve product and engineering changes impacting safety, performance, or compliance.

Manufacturing & Process Quality

• Standardize quality processes across major appliance assembly lines, including:
• Critical-to-safety and critical-to-quality characteristics
• SPC and process capability for key operations
• Functional, safety, and end-of-line testing
• Drive defect prevention through error-proofing, in-line controls, and layered process audits.
• Support new factory launches, line transfers, and capacity expansions.

Supplier & Component Quality

• Define supplier quality standards for critical major appliance components including compressors, sealed systems, gas components, heaters, motors, PCBs, wiring harnesses, insulation, coatings, and structural parts.
• Oversee supplier qualification, audits, and ongoing performance.
• Partner with Sourcing to mitigate supply risk and manage supplier change control.
• Lead resolution of high-risk supplier quality issues.

Customer Quality, Field Performance & Warranty

• Own customer quality metrics including warranty claims, field failures, service call rates, and repeat repairs.
• Partner with Service, Field Operations, and Retail partners to analyze failure trends.
• Lead structured root cause analysis and corrective actions for systemic issues.
• Drive continuous reduction of warranty cost and field campaigns.

Cost of Poor Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and manage Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) across plants and suppliers.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to reduce scrap, rework, returns, and warranty expense.
• Deploy Lean Six Sigma and reliability engineering methodologies.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related)
• 12+ years of quality leadership in major appliance or durable consumer goods manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of regulations and certification processes
• Proven success reducing warranty and field failure costs.
• Ability to lead global, cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to influence, manage teams, and deliver change.
• New product development and release readiness experience.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent preferred.
• Experience leading recalls, field campaigns, or regulatory investigations preferred.
• Experience in global manufacturing and sourcing environments preferred.
• Experience in lean transformation and development of engaged workforce culture preferred.
• Reliability testing experience preferred.
• Experience in sheet metal fabrication, paint, welding, final assembly preferred.

Composition Brands is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EOE/M/F/Vets/Disabled) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants.

Manufacturing Engineering Technician - 2nd Shift & 3rd Shift

Our client is seeking a dedicated and skilled Manufacturing Engineering Technician - 2nd & 3rd Shift to join their growing team. In this pivotal role, you will play an integral part in supporting manufacturing processes, troubleshooting equipment, and ensuring optimal performance across a range of systems. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for hands-on problem-solving, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the calibration, testing, setup, and repair of various controls, instruments, and gauges used in the manufacturing process.
• Monitor equipment performance, making necessary adjustments to setups, calibrations, and alignments.
• Evaluate and diagnose root causes of equipment issues, taking immediate action to resolve problems.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and commonization across processes.
• Collaborate with facilities, operations, maintenance teams, and vendors to facilitate equipment installation and readiness.
• Perform troubleshooting tasks for PLC systems, welding processes, and robotics.
• Track production equipment data, identifying and reporting inconsistencies.
• Read and interpret electrical prints for effective problem resolution.

Qualifications

• Technical degree preferred.
• 2-4 years of practical experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High level of self-motivation and the ability to work independently.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
• Proficiency in one or more of the following areas: machine controls, robotics, electrical circuitry, or automated welding systems.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative team-oriented mindset.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with advanced machine programming and diagnostics.
• Experience in a fast-paced production environment.
• Knowledge of safety protocols and best practices in manufacturing.

Titles Encouraged to Apply

• Manufacturing Technician
• Automation Technician
• Process Engineering Technician
• Maintenance Technician
• Controls Technician
• Robotics Technician
• Electrical Technician

Take the next step in your career and join a team that values technical expertise, innovation, and collaboration. Apply today to make a difference in a dynamic manufacturing environment!

Our client in Grand Rapids is seeking a skilled Controls Technician to join their growing team in a hands-on, high-impact role. This is a great opportunity for a technically inclined professional with strong electrical and automation experience to take ownership of critical systems within a fast-paced, manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will focus on installing, programming, troubleshooting, and maintaining control systems for all test and assembly equipment on-site.

This is a Night shift position with a 6PM-6AM schedule on a '2-2-3 schedule' (2 days on 2 days off, 3 days on etc.- rotating with every other weekend off. 60hrs one week, 24 the next. 1.5x pay for overtime! )

If you're passionate about automation, eager to roll up your sleeves on a variety of challenging projects, and thrive in environments where continuous improvement is the norm, this role could be the perfect fit.

Responsibilities:

• Install, program, test, and calibrate control systems and related hardware/software for assembly and test equipment
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on all test and assembly equipment
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical and electronic equipment including programmable controls, drives, power supplies, and PLC systems
• Improve automation processes, optimize equipment utilization (OEE), and reduce downtime through continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with external vendors on equipment upgrades, repairs, and sourcing
• Start up and shut down machinery in alignment with company safety and OSHA protocols
• Advise operators and fellow technicians on safe and efficient equipment operation
• Interpret electrical schematics, engineering drawings, and specifications for troubleshooting and maintenance
• Manage small-scale automation projects independently from concept through implementation
• Ensure compliance with local and national electrical codes
• Maintain documentation and communicate potential issues to leadership
• Support cross-functional teams and contribute to a positive team environment

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• 2+yrs of experience in troubleshooting and repairing control systems and automated equipment
• 2+yrs of PLC and HMI programming
• Familiarity with industrial electrical codes and safety practices
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, blueprints, and engineering documentation

Compensation: $90,000 – $100,000 per year

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health insurance
• Dental and vision coverage
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)
• 401(k) retirement plan

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Estimator to lead cost estimating efforts for complex mechanical construction projects. This role is responsible for developing accurate, competitive estimates for HVAC, plumbing, piping, and fire protection systems while supporting preconstruction strategy and project success.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical knowledge, sound judgment, and leadership capability, with the ability to mentor junior estimators and collaborate effectively across engineering and project management teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate cost estimates and budgets for mechanical systems
• Review drawings, specifications, and design documents
• Identify risks and provide value-engineering recommendations
• Mentor junior estimators and review their work
• Collaborate with engineering and project management teams during bid development

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field (preferred)
• 3–5+ years of experience as a mechanical estimator in the construction industry
• In-depth knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, piping, and fire protection systems
• Proficiency with estimating software and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving abilities

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a respected mechanical construction organization with a strong regional presence
• Competitive salary
• Supportive, team-oriented culture with opportunities for professional growth and advancement