VP OF MANUFACTURING (MULTI-SITE)

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VP OF MANUFACTURING (MULTI-SITE)

Date: Oct 6, 2026

Join the largest manufacturer of tile and natural stone in the United States and watch your career stand out with Dal-Tile, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries.

Our close-knit team of dedicated professionals has made us the success we are today. In exchange for their hard work, we support our people with a family-friendly work environment, a commitment to promoting from within, unique benefits that go beyond just medical and dental, and a belief that every employee deserves a productive life outside of work. If this sounds outstanding to you, take the first step forward and explore a career with Dal-Tile.

The Vice President of Manufacturing directs, manages, and coordinates all activities related to manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, maintenance, and materials management. This role is accountable for achieving efficient, economical production of company products in alignment with established goals and objectives, ensuring performance at a level consistent with world-class organizations. Utilizing lean production principles and continuous improvement methodologies, the VP will lead efforts to enhance productivity, reduce costs, improve quality, and deliver on customer expectations. This position is located in Dallas, Texas.

This position reports directly to the SVP and collaborates closely with leaders across the organization. Responsibilities include annual budget development and adherence, hiring and developing top talent, and driving strategic initiatives to advance manufacturing capabilities.

• Directs manufacturing engineering efforts to ensure company facilities and equipment are adequately designed, built and maintained. The emphasis will be on robust equipment/processes utilizing quick changeover. Likewise, create strategies to reduce labor costs, reduce scrap, and ensure a product free of defects.
• Manage employees and hands-on operation of the company’s manufacturing function.
• Ensure that manufacturing capabilities meet or exceed all industry and customer requirements for cost, quality and responsiveness.
• Work closely with the President on manufacturing plans, goals, and future product innovations.
• Play an active role in negotiations with client companies and manufacturing partners.
• Develop and manage budgeting and budget execution with a focus on product costs and margins.
• Direct all production control, production process development, quality systems, and purchasing.
• Participate in formulating and administering company policies and developing long range goals and objectives. This includes the direction, focus, and visualization of activities in responsible departments to further the overall progressive goals and objectives and monitor their progress.
• Direct the company's manufacturing activities to ensure maximum effectiveness is obtained for the production of quality products within specified time and budgetary guidelines.
• Accountable to ensure products meet or exceed customer quality standards and required delivery schedules are met. Formulate processes to enable ISO 9001 certification.
• Interface with Research and Development and Sales/Marketing to coordinate the production process for the introduction of new products.
• Collaborate and coordinate with Planning group to ensure outstanding service level and production allocation.
• Oversee companywide procurement activities and direct the negotiations of major procurement contracts to provide proper cost, delivery and quality commitments. The emphasis will be on furthering the worldwide supply base to remain competitive.
• Provide leadership in continuous improvement activities and successfully enable scalability to achieve our goals of meeting quality, cost, and delivery objectives.
• Lead the development and implementation of policies, plans and practices regarding product supply/demand and delivery and authorizes the implementation of strategy and policies.
• Proactively work with product management, marketing, and research and development teams to provide hardware development solutions and manufacturing engineering support.

Required Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree in engineering discipline or MBA preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in product engineering, manufacturing engineering, management and/or operations of high-volume IC manufacturing in a certified manufacturing organization (ISO 9000).
• Experience in materials management, from planning through purchasing, and negotiation and administration of multi-million-dollar procurement agreements.
• Candidate will exhibit characteristics of a leader who is determined, results-oriented, persuasive, and a strong communicator.
• Ability to lead and mentor staff to achieve significant results
• Ability to influence, negotiate and gain commitment at all organization levels
• Possess high professional ethics, good judgment, and ability to take decisive action
• Superb communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills

We offer competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, career opportunities, and an environment of creativity and growth. Examples include: Company Match on 401k,Employee Purchase Discount, and Tuition Reimbursement.

Dal-Tile is a proud supporter of our U.S. military, veterans and their families - Thank You for Your Service!
Active military, transitioning service members and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.