Quality Engineering Manager - Tampa, United States - Cirkul Inc

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    What is Cirkul?

    Cirkul is a rapidly growing beverage technology company on a mission to make a healthier world by helping people enjoy drinking more water.

    The team at Cirkul developed an innovative beverage delivery system that makes drinking more water delicious, fun, and personalized. The technology reduces the shipping weight of bottled beverages by 96% and uses 84% less plastic. Cirkul offers its customers 100+ unique flavors, all with no sugar, zero calories, no artificial colors, and a range of functional enhancements online, at Walmart, and other retailers across the United States. Hundreds of thousands of consumers are using Cirkul to transition from single-use plastics and sugar-filled beverages to healthier, better-for-you alternatives.

    What is this role?

    As a Manager, Quality Engineering for Cirkul, you will be hands-on providing leadership and direction to the Quality Engineering Team. The ideal candidate will enjoy interfacing with Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Key Suppliers to solve complex technical challenges.

    What does an average day look like?
    • Driving Results: Set clear performance expectations and provide regular feedback to team members to drive professional growth.
    • Taking Ownership: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and departmental metrics to monitor and improve quality across all functions.
    • Making Decisions: Lead, analysis and corrective action processes for quality issues, driving a culture of continuous improvement.
    • Cultivating Relationships: Work collaboratively with other departments driving development, improvements, addressing quality-related issues, and implementing solutions.
    • Instilling Trust: Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture that values diversity and promotes innovation.
    • Customer Focus: Implement principles and quality methodologies to drive efficiency and reduce defects.
    What background should you have?
    • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or related field.
    • Minimum 10 years experience in quality engineering or related roles.
    • Minimum 5 years in a leadership or management role.
    • Strong knowledge of Quality Management or Quality Engineering Principles and methodologies.
    • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
    • Exceptional leadership and communication skills.
    • Quality certifications a plus: ASQ, CQE, CQM.
    • Ability to exercise professional judgment in identifying organization improvement.
    • Ability to effectively work with cross-functional teams as a change agent, facilitator, coach and mentor.
    What do we offer?
    • Competitive salary based on experience and market
    • Generous benefits, 401k match, and PTO (even insurance for your fur babies)
    • Employee discounts on Cirkul products
    • New corporate office space with great amenities
    • Opportunity to work with a best in class team, in a hyper growth company, taking over the hydration industry
    • A culture that rewards results
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    Cirkul, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and are committed to sustaining an equitable and inclusive, people-first environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents.