Pentair

Regional Quality Leader

Pentair$128K — $238K *
Apex, NC 27502In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in quality leadership or governance roles.
  • Proven experience in defining quality governance and compliance frameworks.
  • Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems and corrective action methodologies.
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
  • Willingness to travel 50% of the time.
  • Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, and APQP methodologies is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise quality governance to drive consistent outcomes.
  • Establish clear quality expectations across various teams.
  • Deploy the Quality Culture strategy to promote proactive decision-making.
  • Oversee quality and field risk escalation management.
  • Provide leadership for quality systems and audits.
  • Facilitate reviews of significant quality events for continuous improvement.
  • Partner with senior leaders to ensure effective communication and governance.

Benefits

  • Health benefits for employees and families.
  • Generous 401(k) plan.
  • Employee stock purchase program.
  • Various insurance options including life and disability.
  • Paid parental and caregiver leave.
  • Tuition reimbursement for professional development.
  • Paid time off and wellness programs to support work/life balance.
Full Job Description
Job Description:


We have an opportunity for a Regional Quality Leader to join our Golden Valley MN team. You will lead assigned Region and/or locations governance, quality culture, escalation, and compliance frameworks to ensure consistent execution and sustained quality outcomes across the businesses. In this role, you will work closely with cross‑functional leaders to proactively manage quality risk, reinforce disciplined decision‑making, and protect customer trust across the enterprise. This position will support our Global Quality Function, which will include other Pentair sites and client locations.

You will:

  • Enterprise Quality Governance
    • Lead quality governance, including standards, operating cadence, escalation paths, and decision forums to drive consistent quality outcomes across the businesses.
    • Establish and reinforce clear quality expectations across Product, Engineering, Operations, Supply, and Customer Service.
  • Quality Culture, Risk & Escalation
    • Own and deploy the Quality Culture strategy, reinforcing quality‑first behaviors, early escalation, and prevention‑focused decision‑making.
    • Govern quality, reliability, and field risk escalation, including oversight of warranty exposure trends and systemic risk mitigation in partnership with Customer Service and Finance.
  • Quality Systems & Continuous Improvement
    • Provide leadership and oversight for enterprise and segment quality systems, including Quality Management Systems (QMS), audits, and APQP governance.
    • Facilitate cross‑functional reviews of significant quality events to ensure permanent corrective action and sustained improvement.
  • Cross‑Functional Partnership
    • Partner with senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Operations, Supply, and Customer Service to enable closed‑loop communication between execution teams and quality governance forums.
    • Influence outcomes through data‑driven insights, clear standards, and structured escalation, without direct authority.

Key Qualifications: 

  • Willingness to travel 50% of the time to other company sites and client specific locations.
  • Bachelor’s degree (B.S. or equivalent) in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in quality leadership, quality governance, or enterprise quality systems roles.
  • Demonstrated experience defining and leading quality governance, compliance frameworks, or enterprise‑level quality programs within complex, matrixed organizations.
  • Strong working knowledge of Quality Management Systems, corrective action methodologies, and risk escalation processes across product, operational, and field environments.
  • Manufacturing environment experience is required.
  • Experience with quality and continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, APQP, PPAP, FMEA, or similar is preferred.

Compensation:

For this full-time position working at this location, the anticipated annualized base pay range will be from $128500 - $238600 / year. At Pentair, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the pay range. Pentair considers various factors in determining actual compensation for this position at the expected location. Actual compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, work location, and other relevant business or organizational needs. This position may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as, annual incentive bonus.

Benefits:

As a Pentair employee, you would enjoy a wide array of benefit options to help keep you and your family healthy and protected, health benefits, a generous 401(k), employee stock purchase program, disability benefits, life insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, parental leave, caregiver leave, tuition reimbursement, plus paid time off and wellness programs to encourage a healthy work/life balance.

About Pentair

Pentair plc is a water treatment company incorporated in Ireland with tax residency in UK, with its main U.S. office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pentair was founded in the US, with 65% of company's revenue coming from the US and Canada as of 2020. Pentair operates in two segments: Consumer Solutions and Industrial & Flow Technologies. The Consumer Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and sells residential and commercial pool equipment and accessories, including pumps, filters, heaters, lights, automatic controls, automatic cleaners, maintenance equipment, and pool accessories. The Industrial & Flow Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and sells a range of fluid treatment products and solutions, including water filtration products, pumps, valves, heat management solutions, and fluid control equipment. Pentair has a global presence with operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions.
Learn more about Pentair
Size
11,250 employees
Market Cap
$7.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$358.6 million
Founded
1966
5 Year Trend
+6.2%
Revenue
$3 billion
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