Head of North America Manufacturing

Overview

Win  Wilsonart, we don’t just make surfaces—we build careers. When you join our team, you become part of something bigger: a company driven by innovation, grounded in values, and powered by people who care. You’ll be surrounded by teammates who take pride in their work and look out for one another. You’ll have the chance to learn, grow and make a real impact.

And you’ll be part of a company that believes winning means helping you succeed at work and in life.

We’re looking for people who are ready to learn, ready to lead and ready to make a difference. If that sounds like you, you can win at Wilsonart.

Head of North America Manufacturing

The Head of North America Manufacturing is a results-driven leader responsible for advancing manufacturing excellence across Wilsonart’s North America operations. Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, this role has accountability for manufacturing performance across all North America facilities, including Temple, Fletcher, Specialty, Adhesives, Solid Surface, Klamath Falls, Oxford, Wetwall, and Durcon.

This role is accountable for plant-level execution and results across safety, quality, delivery, and cost. The primary focus of the role is driving manufacturing efficiency, lean execution, and disciplined cost-out and maintenance across a complex, multi-site footprint to ensure reliable, safe, and productive operations.

As a central leader in Wilsonart’s transformation journey, the Head of North America Manufacturing will embed Lean manufacturing principles, standard work, reliable equipment practices, and operational rigor across all plants, ensuring consistent execution, improved productivity, increases asset uptime, and scalable manufacturing capability in support of the company’s growth strategy.

• Lead all North America manufacturing operations with accountability for safety, quality, service, cost, and productivity outcomes.
• Drive a step-change in operational performance across all facilities, with measurable improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC) metrics.
• Champion Lean Manufacturing principles, including standard work, value stream optimization, waste elimination, and visual management.
• Lead aggressive cost-out initiatives through labor productivity, material yield improvement, asset utilization, and process simplification.
• Drive maintenance excellence by strengthening preventive and predictive maintenance practices, improving equipment reliability and uptime, and embedding maintenance discipline as a core element of Lean operations.
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement, daily management, and operational discipline across all plants.

• Execution-Focused:
  Drives results through clear priorities, disciplined execution, and performance management.
• Lean Change Leader:
  Deep practitioner of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Cost & Margin Minded:
  Strong commercial and financial acumen with a relentless focus on cost, productivity, and ROI.
• People-Centered Leader:
  Builds high-performing teams and develops leaders who drive sustainable results.
• Hands-On Operator:
  Comfortable on the plant floor; leads by example and through direct engagement.
• Resilient & Transformational:
  Thrives in complex, fast-changing environments and leads with urgency and confidence.

• 15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including multi-site responsibility in a discrete manufacturing environment.
• Proven success leading manufacturing transformations and operational turnarounds.
• Deep expertise in Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and cost-out execution.
• Strong understanding of industrial manufacturing environments; building materials or related industries preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, diverse teams across multiple locations.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, cost control, and operational performance metrics.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

The successful Head of North America Manufacturing will be a disciplined operator and transformational leader who elevates performance through people, process, and systems. This leader will establish manufacturing as a competitive advantage for Wilsonart, delivering safer operations, superior quality, reliable service, and sustainable cost leadership.