Ceramic - Tile Production Specialist

Sonoma Tilemakers, Inc.; Windsor, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonoma Tilemakers, Inc. seeks a skilled professional to bridge technical engineering and creative design in ceramic tiles.

You will produce high-quality handmade or decorative tiles, scale glaze recipes, and ensure manufacturing efficiency and customer satisfaction in a competitive market. You'll collaborate across design, engineering, production, logistics, sales, and marketing to maintain quality, safety, and environmental compliance while expanding our artisan tile line.

Qualifications

• Experience bridging technical engineering and creative design in ceramics or tile production.
• Knowledge of glaze recipes, glaze calculations, and ceramic materials.
• CAD design and technical drafting experience; proficiency with Excel/Word/PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Trend adaptation: stay updated with evolving glaze materials and ceramic techniques.
• Cross-functional coordination across design, engineering, production, logistics, sales, and marketing.
• Balance high-quality control standards with efficient output in a warehouse setting.

Skills

Problem-Solving

Attention to Detail

Communication

Education

Ceramics studio experience

Glaze formulations knowledge

Tools

CAD

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Description

Sonoma Tilemakers is a leading wholesale manufacturer and distributor of high-end residential and commercial ceramic tile, stone and glass. Consider joining a team that believes that our work begins and ends with a love for what we do, tile! Loyalty and respect go hand in hand which is why today 45% of our employees have been here for 10 years or more. This is a great opportunity to learn and discover about manufacturing wonderfully beautiful artisan tile!

We are seeking a skilled and creative professional to join our team in the ceramic tiles industry. In this role, you will bridge the gap between technical engineering and creative design to produce high-quality products, maintain manufacturing efficiency, and ensure customer satisfaction in a competitive market.

Requirements

Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Educational Background: Previous job experience working in ceramics studio, making glazes, and scaling glaze recipes. Familiarity with ceramic materials and glaze formulations. Understanding materials and organizational skills, educational course work related to ceramics, or glaze calculations, a plus.
• Manufacturing Knowledge: Deep understanding of ceramic manufacturing processes, material science, safe and efficient operations, quality and accuracy in work produced and kiln operation.
• Software Proficiency: Hands-on familiarity with CAD software for design and technical drafting. Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
• Quality & Compliance: Experience with quality management systems and strict compliance with environmental and safety regulations.
• Artisanal Craftsmanship: Technical knowledge in ceramics paired with creative design skills to sculpt and craft handmade or decorative tiles.

Essential Soft Skills

• Problem-Solving: Ability to resolve production issues and adapt to new manufacturing technologies.
• Attention to Detail: Precision in maintaining strict quality control standards and artistic design accuracy.
• Communication: Strong collaboration skills to coordinate smoothly between design, engineering, production, logistics, sales, and marketing teams.

Key Challenges & Responsibilities

• Trend Adaptation: Staying continuously updated with evolving industry glaze and ceramic materials.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Managing alignment across multiple departments to keep projects on schedule.
• Process Efficiency: Balancing high-quality control standards with efficient output.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement:
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each
essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OTHER POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task; particularly while multi-tasking.
• Product Knowledge - Ability and desire to develop a comprehensive knowledge base of STM product lines, specifications and applications
• Multi-Tasker - Ability to effectively perform multiple tasks concurrently.
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build quality relationships with customers and co-workers based upon trust and respect.
• Self Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of ones ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Self Confident - The trait of being comfortable in making decisions for oneself.
• Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.
• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.
• Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Resilient - Ability to recover from, or adjust to, misfortune or setbacks.
• Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical Demands Lift/Carry-

• 10 lbs or less F
• 11-20 lbs O
• 21-50 lbs O

Other Physical Requirements

• Vision (Near, Distance, Peripheral, Depth)
• Sense of Touch
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Steel toed booth & eye protection.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The working environment is in a warehouse manufacturing setting. Temperatures can exceed 100F during summer months when the kiln is running.