Director of Manufacturing

Shaw Industries • Dalton, GA

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About The Position

Shaw is hiring a Director of Manufacturing to provide strategic and operational leadership for multiple manufacturing facilities with extrusion, twisting, and heat set operations. The role is responsible for driving performance in safety, quality, service, cost, people development, and operational excellence across manufacturing.

The Director partners with plant leadership, technical organizations, supply chain, engineering, maintenance, quality, human resources, business leadership, and other Directors of Manufacturing to execute objectives and develop a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and associate engagement. The position is accountable for business results and for building organizational capability and leadership bench strength across all locations.

The role includes leading Plant Managers and manufacturing leadership teams, overseeing operations across assigned facilities, driving strategic and operational improvements, and ensuring compliance with environmental, regulatory, and company requirements. Regular travel between facilities is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• At least 5 years leading multi-department or multi-site manufacturing operations.
• Experience in extrusion, yarn manufacturing, twisting, heat set, polymer, textile, fiber, chemical, or related process manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success leading large teams and developing leaders.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence methodologies.
• Ability to travel regularly between facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-site manufacturing strategy aligned with business objectives and long-term growth plans.
• Establish operational priorities and performance expectations for all facilities.
• Lead large-scale improvements, capital investments, automation initiatives, start-ups, expansions, consolidations, and transformational change efforts.
• Drive operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Partner with commercial, product, technical, and supply chain teams to ensure manufacturing capabilities support customer and market needs.
• Provide leadership and oversight for extrusion, twisting, heat set, and supporting operations across assigned facilities.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators across facilities and drive accountability for results.
• Optimize asset utilization, labor productivity, throughput, and manufacturing efficiencies.
• Ensure consistent execution of manufacturing standards, operating disciplines, and best practices across locations.
• Lead efforts to improve reliability, process capability, and operational stability.
• Champion safety as the highest priority and a core value.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives while maintaining product quality and service performance.
• Monitor financial performance and implement actions to improve profitability and return on investment.
• Lead, coach, and develop Plant Managers and manufacturing leadership teams.
• Build organizational capability through succession planning, leadership development, and talent reviews.
• Foster inclusion, engagement, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Establish strategic direction.
• Drive results.
• Demonstrate strategic influence.
• Lead change.
• Build successful teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director