Technical Engineering Director Europe (f/m/d)

Who We Are

JELD-WEN is a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance interior and exterior doors, windows, and related building products serving the new construction and repair and remodelling sectors. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., the company operates facilities in 16 countries in North America and Europe and employs approximately 18,000 people. Since 1960, the JELD-WEN team has been committed to making quality products that create safe and sustainable environments for customers, associates and local communities. The JELD-WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide; LaCantina™ and VPI™ in North America; and Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe. For more information, visit jeld-wen.com.

Region Overview 

Within Europe we have over 24 facilities across 15 countries, with 6000+ employees. Our vision is to inspire our customers through leading brands, great service, innovative new products and solutions (leveraging the full JELD-WEN portfolio), while significantly enhancing our EoDB built on operational excellence.

We are currently seeking for a Technical Engineering Director for Europe. The work location can be anywhere in Europe where JELD-WEN operates.

YOUR ROLE

This role is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing the overall Continuous Improvement strategy, Manufacturing Strategy, as well as Industrial Engineering and Technology of our European production sites.

As Technical Director Europe you will identify, lead, and deploy Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives across the European plants and business groups to deliver quantified bottom line performance improvement. You will define a structured manufacturing strategy and implementation schedule from current state to desired state for Europe Operations. The Technical Director will lead Operations to deliver the desired state by prioritizing and coordinating required activities across the regions. A crucial pilar in this position will be the development of footprint and investment requirements to establish Centres of Excellence that will enable business growth in-line with Product Management and Sales direction. You will lead a team of 3 and a total team size of 30 (dotted line) and you will be directly reporting into the VP Operations, Europe.

What impact you will make:

• Effective deployment of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, business process assessment, planning, facilitation and execution of kaizen events, and the systemic improvement of standard work practices and procedures.
• Ensure the business drives leading indicator metrics for business improvement and cascades appropriately.
• Drive positive transformation throughout the European region, build and mentor effective matrix teams and drive employee engagement involvement and development.
• Establish a Continuous Improvement culture that embeds standardization, discipline to process, compliance, and improvement into daily business.
• Definition of the European Manufacturing strategy in line with business strategy and growth opportunities
• Deliver prioritized implementation of Manufacturing strategy in-line with Product Management and Sales direction.
• Definition of technology standards and qualified suppliers, in cooperation with Procurement.
• Optimization of local engineering resources while delivering the industrial transformation agenda.
• Coaching, mentoring, and educating employees to develop, support and sustain a CI culture.
• Facilitate and lead CI events as the subject matter expert.

What you'll need to succeed:

• University degree in Engineering or Technology
• Several years of experience in a leading role in industrial organizations (preferably in a matrix environment)
• Proficient in developing industrial set ups in a large size company (strategic planning and execution)
• Organizational and cultural change management
• Lean manufacturing techniques and CI activities
• Statistical analysis skills
• Workshop facilitation skills
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt/Champion preferred
• Fluent in English (written and spoken), any additional language is a plus
• Willingness to travel (~50%)

What We Offer

Investing in People is one of our Core Values, we strive to attract & retain great people! As such, JELD-WEN offers competitive compensation & benefits packages. As a global organization, specific benefits may vary, however typically including medical & dental, generous leave policies, retirement program, etc.

JELD-WEN is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee based on race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

JELD-WEN does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment.

If you are ready to take a new professional challenge, this role offers a great opportunity to make a significant impact in a market leading company within a dynamic work environment. This leadership role is crucial in driving the future direction of our business.

Your application

If you are interested in this challenging position, please send us your application via our job board. If you have any questions, please reach out to:

SILVIA ROTTER | Talent Acquisition Business Partner CE Region

E-Mail: srotter@jeldwen.com |