Enterprise Quality Manager - Production

Marvin; Minnesota; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing account

Better Living Day!

Profit sharing

Volunteer opportunities

Brighter Days Fund

Job summary

Marvin is seeking an Enterprise Quality – Production Manager to lead a multi-site strategy focused on preventing defects at the source. You will partner with quality, operations, and engineering leaders to stabilize processes, strengthen capability, and reduce escapes across sites.

You will also mentor Quality Engineers and translate enterprise expectations into practical shop-floor controls, standard work, and accountability while traveling to sites as needed. This role is based in Warroad, MN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality Management, or related field.
• Five+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing quality, operations, engineering, or continuous improvement.
• Experience deploying consistent practices in a multi-site manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of quality management systems, process control, root-cause analysis, corrective action, process capability, and data-based decision-making.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, influencing plant leaders without direct authority, and traveling regularly to manufacturing sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy a consistent enterprise production quality strategy with governance, metrics, and review routines focusing on quality at the source and defect prevention.
• Lead, coach, and develop Quality Engineers while building plant capability in process control, layered audits, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and structured problem-solving.
• Partner with Quality, Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, and Supply Chain leaders to translate enterprise expectations into shop-floor controls, standard work, and accountability.
• Establish and sustain dimensional control plans, in-process checks, reaction plans, measurement-system discipline, layered audits, and other controls for critical product and process characteristics.
• Reduce product escapes and process variation by coordinating containment, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and enterprise countermeasures across sites.
• Strengthen cross-site alignment by sharing proven practices, replicating countermeasures, and communicating production quality concerns to Pre-Production Quality, Post-Production Quality, and Engineering partners.
• Use quality and process-performance data to identify trends, prioritize resources, launch improvement efforts, and verify sustained gains.

Skills

Multi-site manufacturing

Quality systems

Process control

Root-cause analysis

Structured problem-solving

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional leadership

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations/Quality Management

Tools

Statistical Process Control

Measurement Systems Analysis

Control plans

Layered audits

Root Cause Analysis

Job description

Job Overview

Ready to shape how quality is built into manufacturing processes? Marvin is hiring an Enterprise Quality – Production Manager to lead an enterprise strategy focused on preventing defects at the source. In this role, you will partner with quality, operations, and engineering leaders to stabilize manufacturing processes, strengthen process capability, and reduce product escapes. You will also establish consistent methods, priorities, and performance expectations across manufacturing sites while helping local teams sustain measurable improvements.

You’ll excel if you bring multi-site manufacturing experience with strong knowledge of quality systems, process control, and structured problem-solving. Success requires the ability to translate performance data into practical priorities, influence plant leaders, and build accountability across functions without relying on direct authority.

This role is located in Warroad, MN. Marvin offers an extensive relocation benefit package that includes the movement of your household goods, temporary housing, and much more – in addition to a relocation counselor to assist you throughout the entire journey.

Highlights of your role

• Develop and deploy a consistent enterprise production quality strategy, including common standards, governance, metrics, and review routines focused on quality at the source, defect prevention, and process control.
• Lead, coach, and develop Quality Engineers while building plant capability in process control, layered audits, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and structured problem-solving.
• Partner with Quality, Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, and Supply Chain leaders to prioritize quality risks and translate enterprise expectations into practical shop-floor controls, standard work, and accountability.
• Establish and sustain dimensional control plans, in-process checks, reaction plans, measurement-system discipline, layered audits, and other controls for critical product and process characteristics.
• Reduce product escapes and process variation by coordinating containment, root-cause analysis, corrective action, effectiveness verification, and enterprise countermeasures across manufacturing sites.
• Strengthen cross-site alignment by sharing proven practices, replicating effective countermeasures, and communicating production quality concerns to Pre-Production Quality, Post-Production Quality, and Engineering partners.
• Use quality and process-performance data to identify trends, prioritize resources, launch improvement efforts, and verify that corrective actions and quality gains are sustained.

You're a good fit if you have (or if you can)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality Management, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressive experience in manufacturing quality, operations, engineering, or continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated experience improving quality performance and deploying consistent practices in a multi-site manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of quality management systems, process control, root-cause analysis, corrective action, process capability, and data-based decision-making.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, influencing plant leaders without direct authority, and traveling regularly to manufacturing sites based on business needs.

Also want to make sure you have

• Advanced knowledge of statistical process control, measurement systems, control plans, layered process audits, and process capability methods.
• Lean, Six Sigma, ASQ, or a related quality certification.
• Experience implementing common quality standards and metrics across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, strategic-thinking, and executive-communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise change while enabling site ownership and accountability.

We invite you to See Yourself at Marvin

From people to products, Marvin is committed to creating better ways of living. When you join this family-owned and -led window and door company, you belong to a community full of opportunities.

For more than a century, we’ve been at the forefront of designing, building, and engineering premium, award-winning products. Today, Marvin is also proud to have been named a Top Large Employer by Forbes Magazine two years in a row, in 2024 and 2025. With operations in 19 cities across North America, we manufacture Marvin’s quality products, including Infinity Replacement Windows and Doors, and TruStile Doors.

Together, we uphold our values and foster a culture where safety and the wellbeing of our people comes first. We take a better living approach with benefits to support you at work and beyond. From day one, you will enjoy health insurance, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a 401(k) retirement savings match and more!

Some of our unique and most popular benefits include:

• $300 annual wellbeing account to spend on what helps you feel happy + healthy
• Better Living Day! (a paid day off to go have some fun)
• Annual profit sharing – recognizing everyone’s contribution to Marvin’s success
• Giving at Marvin – participate in organized volunteer opportunities
• Brighter Days Fund – financial support from your colleagues and the Marvin family during personal hardships

Join the more than 8,000 Marvin team members to experience these benefits and more.

Marvin is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Marvin is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process may contact us at [e-mail].