Manufacturing Director: Drive Safety, Quality & Delivery

Champion Windows & Home Exteriors; Perth Amboy (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Englert is seeking a Director of Manufacturing to lead daily operations and drive performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost and people. The role partners with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering/Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain, Production Planning and other support functions to achieve plant objectives.

The leader is accountable for production performance, labor productivity, schedule attainment, manufacturing cost, capacity utilization, talent development, and continuous

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations to meet or exceed targets for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Productivity, and People.
• Convert forecasts, demand, and business priorities into manufacturing plans, staffing models, capacity requirements, and execution priorities.
• Lead, coach, and develop manufacturing managers, supervisors, and frontline leaders with clear expectations, accountability, and performance standards.
• Maintain a disciplined daily management system with shift meetings, production reviews, KPI boards, escalation routines, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Monitor manufacturing KPIs including safety performance, schedule attainment, output, labor efficiency, overtime, scrap, rework, downtime, productivity, and manufacturing cost.
• Ensure production issues and performance gaps are quickly identified, root causes addressed, corrective actions assigned, and results sustained.
• Partner with Quality to improve first-pass yield, reduce defects and rework, resolve customer concerns, and strengthen process controls.
• Partner with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, strengthen preventive maintenance, and increase asset utilization.
• Collaborate with Production Planning and Supply Chain to align schedules, material availability, inventory needs, and customer commitments.
• Partner with Engineering and Continuous Improvement to improve productivity, capacity, material flow, ergonomics, quality, and manufacturing cost.

Job description

Englert is seeking a Director of Manufacturing to lead daily operations and drive performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost and people. The role partners with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering/Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain, Production Planning and other support functions to achieve plant objectives.

The leader is accountable for production performance, labor productivity, schedule attainment, manufacturing cost, capacity utilization, talent development, and continuous