Production Manager

Location: Ontario, CA

Job Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $70,000–$90,000 per year plus commission, based on experience

Production Manager – Window & Door Manufacturing

Design Windows and Doors is seeking an experienced Production Manager with an established background in window and door manufacturing and production management. This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for overseeing the production of windows and doors from raw materials through fabrication, assembly, quality control, and final readiness for installation.

The ideal candidate has direct experience managing a window and door manufacturing operation and understands the complete production process, including material selection, frame fabrication, cutting and glazing glass, hardware installation, assembly, quality testing, production scheduling, inventory, and production efficiency.

While residential window and door installation experience is valuable, proven window and door production management experience is the primary qualification for this position.

The successful candidate will lead production personnel, establish and monitor production schedules, maintain quality standards, manage materials and inventory, identify production issues, and ensure finished products meet specifications and customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Window & Door Production Management

- Oversee day-to-day production of residential windows and doors from raw materials through completed products.
- Manage production schedules, workflow, staffing, and production priorities to meet customer and installation deadlines.
- Coordinate the selection, ordering, availability, and use of raw materials and production components.
- Oversee fabrication and assembly processes for window and door products.
- Monitor processes including frame fabrication, cutting, glazing, hardware installation, assembly, finishing, and final preparation.
- Ensure production employees follow established procedures, specifications, and quality standards.
- Identify production bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and material issues and implement corrective action.
- Monitor production capacity and adjust schedules and resources as needed.
- Ensure completed windows and doors are properly prepared and ready for installation.

Quality Control

- Establish and maintain quality-control standards throughout the production process.
- Inspect finished windows and doors to verify dimensions, specifications, workmanship, operation, appearance, and overall quality.
- Ensure glass, frames, hardware, and other components are properly fabricated and assembled.
- Coordinate testing and inspection of completed products before they leave production.
- Identify defects and determine appropriate corrective action.
- Track recurring production and quality issues and implement process improvements to reduce rework, waste, and callbacks.
- Ensure products meet company standards and applicable manufacturer specifications.

Materials & Inventory Management

- Manage raw materials, glass, frames, hardware, components, and other production supplies.
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels to support production schedules.
- Coordinate receiving, storage,



organization, and distribution of production materials.
- Monitor material usage and identify opportunities to reduce waste and production costs.
- Conduct inventory audits and maintain accurate inventory records.
- Coordinate with vendors regarding material availability, quality issues, shortages, and delivery schedules.

Production Team Leadership

- Lead, supervise, and hold production employees accountable for productivity, quality, safety, and performance.
- Establish clear production expectations and monitor individual and team performance.
- Train and develop employees on production processes, equipment, quality standards, and safety procedures.
- Provide coaching and performance feedback.
- Address production errors, performance concerns, and procedural issues promptly.
- Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Installation & Field Coordination

- Work closely with installation and field teams to ensure finished products meet installation requirements.
- Coordinate with production and installation personnel regarding measurements, specifications, product requirements, and scheduling.
- Review field issues that may indicate production, fabrication, measurement, or quality problems.
- Help troubleshoot installation issues and identify opportunities to improve production processes.
- Conduct or participate in job-site visits when necessary.
- Installation experience is preferred, but the primary focus of this position is window and door production management.

Operational Management

- Monitor production schedules, labor efficiency, material usage, quality metrics, and operational KPIs.
- Maintain accurate production records, reports, inventory information, and job documentation.
- Monitor labor and material costs and work to maintain production within established budgets.
- Maintain accurate job costing and production information.
- Develop and implement processes that improve production efficiency, accountability, quality, and profitability.
- Work closely with Sales, Customer Service, Installation, Warehouse, and company leadership to improve the overall customer experience.
- Identify opportunities to increase production capacity and improve operational efficiency.

Fleet & Equipment

- Coordinate maintenance and upkeep of production equipment, company vehicles, tools, and related equipment.
- Monitor equipment condition and coordinate repairs and preventive maintenance.
- Help minimize production downtime caused by equipment or maintenance issues.
- Ensure employees properly use and maintain company equipment.

Qualifications

- Established experience managing window and door manufacturing or production operations is required.
- Previous experience as a Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Production Supervisor,



or similar leadership role within the window and door industry.
- Strong knowledge of window and door manufacturing processes.
- Direct experience with fabrication, assembly, glazing, glass cutting, frame production, hardware installation, or related window and door production processes.
- Experience managing production schedules, workflow, materials, inventory, and production personnel.
- Strong understanding of quality-control processes and finished-product inspection.
- Experience identifying production problems and implementing corrective action.
- Experience monitoring labor efficiency, production costs, waste, quality, and productivity.
- Strong leadership and team-management skills.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in relevant production management, inventory, scheduling, and computer software applications.
- Residential window and door installation experience strongly preferred.
- Valid driver's license required.

Preferred Experience

Candidates with experience in the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply:

- Window manufacturing
- Door manufacturing
- Window and door fabrication
- Residential window production
- Residential door production
- Glass cutting and glazing
- Frame fabrication
- Window and door assembly
- Hardware installation
- Manufacturing quality control
- Production scheduling
- Manufacturing operations
- Building products manufacturing
- Fenestration manufacturing

What We're Looking For The ideal Production Manager is an experienced window and door manufacturing professional who can step into the role and immediately understand the production environment.

We are looking for someone who understands how windows and doors are made—not simply someone who has managed a general manufacturing team. You should be comfortable discussing raw materials, fabrication, glass, glazing, frames, hardware, assembly, quality control, production schedules, inventory, labor efficiency, and finished-product testing.

This is a hands-on leadership position for someone who can lead a production team while also identifying opportunities to improve processes, reduce waste, increase efficiency, maintain quality, and meet production deadlines.

Key Performance Expectations

- Success in this position will be measured through:
- Production efficiency and throughput
- On-time production completion
- Product quality and defect rates
- Labor efficiency
- Material utilization and waste reduction
- Inventory accuracy
- Production costs and job costing
- Rework and callback reduction
- Production schedule adherence
- Employee productivity
- Customer satisfaction
- Quality-control performance

Compensation

$70,000–$90,000 annual base salary plus commission, based on experience.

This is a full-time Production Manager opportunity in Ontario, California for an experienced window and door manufacturing qualified who is ready to lead production operations and make a direct impact on quality, efficiency, and profitability.

This position is being advertised and screened by The HR Dept LLC on behalf of our client, Design Windows and Doors.

📌 Experienced Production Manager (Construction) (Ontario)
🏢 The HR Dept
📍 Ontario