Product Manager (Hybrid) - HVAC Manufacturing Life-Cycle

Join a legacy of innovation.
For over 80 years, RectorSeal has delivered high-quality mechanical and chemical products to the HVAC, electrical, and plumbing industries. As we continue to grow rapidly, we’re expanding our technical team to meet increasing customer demand.

🎁 Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with pension
• Life insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Wellness programs

Ready to build the future of HVAC and plumbing products?
Apply now and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Job Summary:

As Product Manager, you will serve as the steward of your assigned product portfolio, guiding each offering through its complete lifecycle—from ideation and development through commercialization, optimization, and eventual retirement. This role is vital to RectorSeal’s success and requires both strategic vision and hands-on execution. 

This is a product manager role deeply embedded in product development and manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will steer products from concept through commercialization, integrating strategic planning with tactical execution in close collaboration with engineering, supply chain, marketing, sales, quality, finance, and production teams. This hybrid, salaried position requires an office presence 3 times per work week. The work schedule is as follows: Monday through Friday, 8 AM-5 PM

What will you do?

• “Full ownership of product from concept to end-of-life”
• “Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, sales, marketing, supply chain and manufacturing”
• “Translate customer and market needs into scalable and manufacturable product solutions”
• “Ensure product design aligns with production feasibility and supply chain resilience.”
• “Lead stage-gate processes and ensure documentation readiness for scale-up”
• “Manage product modifications, continuous improvements, and cost optimization initiatives”
• “Actively promote products and cross sell opportunities with internal and external customers”

Preferred Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Marketing, Business Administration or related degree
• Experience with JD Edwards, PowerBI, and Akeneo

Required Experience:

• Associate degree or higher-level degree
• 3+ years working in a Product Development or Product Management role, with a passion for customer experience and an ability to demonstrate a proven track record of identifying new opportunities or solving pain points based on customer insight and data.
• Knowledge and working experience in electrical, plumbing, or HVAC markets
• Proficient in Microsoft 365, specifically Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and TEAMs
• Must be available for at least 15% - 20% domestic travel, possibly international

Skills/Competencies:

• Thrive on changes in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to understand, assess, and problem-solve by leveraging technical and analytical skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills to stakeholders at all levels
• Passion for customer experience, with the ability to demonstrate a proven track record of identifying new opportunities based on customer insight and data
• Strong critical thinking and business curiosity; ability to drive insights and decisions utilizing multiple inputs and data sources

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an office environment. The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee will be required to read, communicate verbally and/or in written form, remember and analyze certain information, and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to type, touch, handle, feel, and to reach with hands and arms.

The employee must be able to occasionally lift and or move up to 25lbs. This position requires computer use. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Compensation: RectorSeal has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market position.  Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance or at the discretion of the CSWI Board of Directors.  

About RectorSeal

Based in Houston, Texas, RectorSeal, LLC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of CSW Industrials, Inc. [NYSE: CSW] and is a leading provider of quality solutions for the professional trades serving heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC/R), plumbing, electrical, and construction markets. For more information about RectorSeal’s innovative products and brands that increase efficiency and improve reliability, please visit www.RectorSeal.com.

About CSW Industrials
CSW Industrials is a diversified industrial growth company with industry-leading operations in three segments: Contractor Solutions, Specialized Reliability Solutions, and Engineered Building Solutions. CSW provides niche, value-added products with two essential commonalities: performance and reliability. The primary end markets we serve with our well-known brands include HVAC/R, plumbing, electrical, general industrial, architecturally-specified building products, energy, mining, and rail transportation.