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Director Manufacturing Technology

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 Director Manufacturing Technology is a senior leadership position responsible for developing and executing strategic technology roadmaps that stabilize, modernize, and optimize manufacturing operations across all plants. This role will build and lead a high-performing team focused on plant technology innovation, reliability, and alignment with business goals.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time

Please note that we will NOT provide relocation assistance (Candidates are expected to relocate on own 3 weeks from time of offer acceptance)

Employees are required to report in office 4 days a week / 7834 CF Hawn Freeway | Dallas, Texas 75217 (NO NEGOTIATION)

This is a direct hire role; We are NOT open to employing through contractor or agency

Duties and Responsibilities of the Position :

• Assess current manufacturing technology infrastructure across all plants and identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for stabilization and improvement.
• Develop plant-specific strategic roadmaps to modernize technology based on product requirements, operational needs, and future scalability.
• Build and lead a strong manufacturing technology team capable of executing stabilization and modernization initiatives.
• Serve as a key partner to plant leadership, operations, engineering, and IT to ensure alignment on modernization goals and implementation plans.
• Implement standards and best practices for automation, controls, MES, and other manufacturing technologies to drive efficiency and reliability.
• Oversee critical systems upgrades and integrations, ensuring minimal disruption to plant operations.
• Lead root cause investigations into system failures or reliability issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Create governance processes and KPIs to monitor performance, uptime, and ROI of manufacturing technology investments.
• Act as a change leader, bringing energy and strategic focus to sites undergoing transformation or technology recovery.
• Establish vendor relationships and evaluate external solutions aligned with modernization needs.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to inform long-term digital manufacturing strategy.
• Builds and supports high functioning, motivating teams.
• Proactive in identifying and clearing roadblocks for the team.
• Connects team's efforts with savvy grasp of organizational ecosystem and prioritizes based on business need.
• Works collaboratively with other function leaders on common goals and solutions that impact both teams.
• Involved in developing, modifying, and executing company policies that affect immediate operations and may have company-wide impact.
• Works to develop holistic perspective on the organization, its vision, and its activities.
• Works on issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives.
• Implements strategic policies when selecting methods, technique, and evaluation criteria for success.
• Establishes and assures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.
• Regularly interacts with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning functional area.
• Performs other duties as needed.

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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.