Production Lead

Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?

Position Overview

Responsible for the manufacturing of Windows Fashions products to be produced in accordance with applicable quality and operational standards. Interacts on a continuous basis with all employees and works with management to establish achievable team objectives. Maintains employee relations on a daily basis with creative problem solving and conflict resolution techniques.

What you'll do

• Facilitate tier meetings utilizing Lean Management/Production principles to provide continuous interaction on a daily basis with all team members, and to assist them in achieving defined objectives and goals for production and product quality. Communicate departmental and organizational news as needed, along with individual and/or team recognition.


• Participates in discussions with multiple levels of leadership to identify team objectives and goals, and consistently reviews the progress toward those goals. Identifies areas of concern that contribute to deficiencies and takes necessary steps for corrective action.


• Ensures positive shift to shift communication within department, as well as other functional groups including Warehouse, Quality Assurance, Fabrication, Materials/Purchasing, Engineering/Maintenance, etc…


• Prepares team member work schedules and operator assignments on a daily and/or weekly basis. Makes adjustments to schedules and assignments to ensure proper staffing levels are in place to accomplish shift production goals. Monitors production schedules and backorders daily and effectively communicates priorities to the team.


• Monitors the inventory of materials available to meet manufacturing goals set for the shift. Orders and restocks materials for Machine Operators.


• Compiles on a shift basis, all information related to employee work hours, productivity, and quality as needed for general reporting purposes. Maintains written logs and/or computer databases accordingly.


• Utilizes Kaizen, SAP, Excel, and Google Docs to assists management in collecting data and/or samples to analyze trends in productivity, quality, safety, etc…in order to capture root cause issues. Maintains consistent participation on DMAIC, Rapid Response and Kaizen event teams as needed and assists in facilitating implementation of action items.


• Works with MPC’s for scheduling of employee training requirements and determines operator certification readiness. Ensures employees maintain good understanding of achieved level expectations and career development path.


• Performs/monitors Standard Work, Safety, and PEP audits daily and per work instructions, and assigns corrective actions needed to address discrepancies. Communicates to MPC required updates to operational/ISO documentation as needed.


• Assists team members to troubleshoot basic equipment malfunctions, and ensure adequate tools/supplies are provided and available for use as needed throughout the day.

Who you are

• High school diploma or equivalent.


• At least two years experience in all phases of the manufacturing processes.


• Certification on all equipment and work processes within manufacturing. 


• Additional course work in the use of a computer and software packages


• Will occasionally lift above and below waist level, rolls of fabric and hardware weighing from 50 to 100 pounds

What's in it for you?

• Annual base salary range: $23.50-$34


• Bonus target range: 2.5%


• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability


• A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth


• Time off with pay


• 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching


• Paid parental leave


• Wellness programs and product discounts

Please note, all offers presented to candidates are carefully crafted to ensure market competitiveness, equity, and reflect the individual candidate’s education, experience, skills and potential.Hunter Douglas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.

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