Operations Analyst

Mueller Water Products; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Vacation

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Student debt retirement matching

Well-being program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Life insurance

Supplemental insurance

Job summary

Mueller Water Products is seeking an Operations Analyst to develop and distribute standard daily operational reports and to consolidate capital project data for leadership review. You will analyze cost-savings initiatives, coordinate month-end revenue projections, and prepare comprehensive reporting packages covering pricing, freight, inventory, and performance trends.

Collaboration with plant teams and quality/operations is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or related field.
• 4–6 years in operations accounting or finance, business analytics, or a related role.
• Advanced Excel skills with pivot tables, lookups, data validation.
• Experience building recurring reports, dashboards, or analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and distribute standardized daily reporting for operational leadership.
• Consolidate, validate, and maintain capital project tracking files.
• Analyze cost-savings initiatives and support quarterly reporting for leadership.
• Coordinate month-end revenue projections and ensure timely delivery.
• Prepare monthly bookings, shipments, and backlog reporting for leadership.
• Create reporting packages on pricing, freight, inventory, and performance trends.
• Support plant teams with reporting tool setup and ad hoc data requests.
• Partner with quality and operations to expand cost-of-quality reporting.
• Track incentive plan performance and provide concise summaries.
• Coordinate plant-level meetings and leadership report-outs.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Reporting dashboards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Analytics

Job description

Who We Are: Thank you for your interest in Mueller Water Products, Inc. For more than 165 years, Mueller Water Products, Inc. has been building the future of water infrastructure. From lifesaving fire protection to data intelligence, we are committed to developing products and solutions that help cities and utilities deliver clean, safe drinking water to hundreds of millions of people across North America. Our purpose is to connect communities to water, life’s most essential resource, with exceptional, people solutions and products. Behind that purpose is a dedicated team, united by our shared values of respect, integrity, trust, inclusion and safety. With a vision to be the leader in water infrastructure solutions—solving challenges, enriching lives and safeguarding the future—we are making a positive impact that will last for generations. By joining Mueller, you become part of a dynamic team dedicated to excellence and innovation, working collaboratively to achieve meaningful results. We champion our people because when they succeed, our communities thrive.

Operations Analyst Key Responsibilities

• Develop and distribute standardized daily reporting for operational leadership, including bookings, shipments, backlog, production levels, and other key performance indicators.
• Consolidate, validate, and maintain capital project tracking files, including historical project data used for post-audits and executive-level reporting.
• Collect, organize, and analyze cost-savings initiatives across facilities; support clear quarterly reporting for leadership review.
• Coordinate the collection and distribution of month-end revenue projections, ensuring inputs are complete, accurate, and delivered on schedule.
• Prepare monthly bookings, shipments and backlog reporting by consolidating facility inputs, validating key metrics, and ensuring leadership has the information needed for effective discussion and decision-making.
• Prepare monthly reporting packages for functional leaders, providing visibility into pricing, freight, warehousing, inventory, back charges, expense/absorption, and overall performance trends.
• Support plant teams with reporting file maintenance, reporting tool setup, training, ad hoc data requests, and analysis to improve reporting consistency and efficiency.
• Partner with quality and operations leaders to expand cost-of-quality reporting and improve visibility into rework, waste, and other performance opportunities.
• Track operational incentive plan performance and accruals, providing concise summaries, variance explanations, and follow-up support as needed.
• Coordinate plant-level meetings and leadership report-outs, ensuring materials are accurate, professional, and completed on time.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• 4 - 6 years of experience in operations accounting or finance, business analytics, manufacturing analytics, or a related role.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data validation, and the ability to work confidently with large datasets.
• Demonstrated experience building recurring reports, dashboards, or analytics tools with strong attention to detail and data integrity.

Other Compensation & Benefits

• Mueller offers an excellent salary and benefits package. Current benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plan with 5% Company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), short-term and long-term disability benefits, vacation, 100% paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement program, student debt retirement matching, well-being program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-provided life insurance, supplemental insurance at group rates, and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Mueller Water Products, Inc., as well as its subsidiaries, are equal employment employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression), age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In keeping with its obligations under applicable federal, state, and local law, Mueller will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or interview process, please contact a member of the Human Resources Department.

Notice of E-Verify Participation

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Accommodation

If you require accommodations during any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are happy to work with you to meet your needs.

Mueller Water Products is Where Intelligence Meets Infrastructure

Mueller Water Products, Inc. (www.muellerwaterproducts.com) is a leading manufacturer and marketer of products and services used in the transmission, distribution and measurement of water in North America. Our broad product and service portfolio includes engineered valves, fire hydrants, pipe connection and repair products, metering products, leak detection, and pipe condition assessment. We help municipalities increase operational efficiencies, improve customer service and prioritize capital spending, demonstrating why Mueller Water Products is Where Intelligence Meets Infrastructure.

Mueller Water Products brands include Mueller, Echologics, Hydro Gate, Hydro-Guard, HYMAX, Jones, Krausz, Mi.Net, Milliken, Pratt, Pratt Industrial, Singer, and U.S. Pipe Valve & Hydrant.