Jobs at Quanex Building Products

Manages office operations and provides confidential executive support to senior leadership. Coordinates HR and safety activities, meetings, events, vendors, contracts, budgets, records, facility services, communications, and administrative workflows. Prepares reports, presentations, agendas, and documents while identifying process improvements to enhance workplace productivity and experience.

Supports manufacturing operations by creating and maintaining SOPs, work instructions, equipment manuals, safety documentation, training materials, process diagrams, and visual aids. Collaborates with engineering, production, quality, maintenance, and safety teams to document workflows, update revisions, support document control, and improve process clarity through Lean manufacturing initiatives.

Leads quality assurance programs under ISO 9001 in a manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include managing the quality management system, conducting audits, tracking quality metrics, resolving internal and supplier quality issues, maintaining documentation, training internal auditors, and leading root-cause and corrective-action teams. The role collaborates with operations, engineering, suppliers, and customers, performs inspections as needed, and provides leadership across quality initiatives.

Leads enterprise data governance across ERP, engineering, manufacturing, finance, and operations. Establishes governance policies, ownership models, standards, and data quality metrics; oversees master and reference data in SAP and Oracle; governs product, BOM, routing, specification, ECR, and ECO data; supports SOX compliance, audits, access controls, system integrations, and engineering software licensing data. Partners cross-functionally to resolve data issues and improve processes without direct authority.

Processes vendor invoices, employee expense reports, ACH payments, journal entries, account reconciliations, and accounts payable month-end closing activities. Maintains electronic AP records, validates payment accuracy, supports multiple ERP systems, and completes special projects while meeting accuracy and deadline requirements in a high-volume environment.

The Recruiter will manage high-volume hiring for hourly manufacturing, production, and operational roles. Responsibilities include partnering with hiring managers and HR, developing recruitment strategies, sourcing candidates, building talent pipelines, coordinating candidate communication, managing multiple requisitions, tracking recruitment progress, and improving hiring processes through data and innovative approaches.

Owns the enterprise strategy, roadmap, lifecycle, standardization, and commercialization of colors, coatings, plating, and decorative and protective finishes. Partners cross-functionally with engineering, operations, sourcing, quality, sales, marketing, suppliers, and customers to improve portfolio profitability, quality, consistency, adoption, and operational efficiency. Leads market research, portfolio governance, pricing recommendations, product launches, training, and finish harmonization across product lines and facilities.

The Quality Engineer will develop and maintain quality standards, perform inspections, and lead problem-solving sessions to ensure product acceptability in a manufacturing environment.

Provides HR support across multiple locations, managing recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, coaching, training, and HR initiatives. Maintains knowledge of employment regulations, supports process improvements, handles confidential information, and serves as backup for the HR Coordinator. The role requires collaboration with employees and managers, strong customer service, and travel of up to 20%.

Supports office operations by coordinating meetings, services, records, correspondence, visitors, events, reports, presentations, invoices, and workspaces. Assists department leadership and accounting while maintaining confidentiality, responding to routine inquiries, and supporting other departments. Requires strong communication, administrative organization, Microsoft Office proficiency, and independent work capability.

Maintains accurate financial records and supports month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany transactions, tax filings, budgeting, reporting, SOX compliance, audits, and process improvement. The role requires strong accounting knowledge, analytical ability, attention to detail, organization, communication skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Office applications.

Analyzes pricing, sales, profitability, and business data to support profitable growth and strategic decisions. Builds reports and recommendations using Excel, Power BI, SQL, and ERP systems; evaluates margins, quotes, pricing strategies, and sales performance. Partners with Sales, Customer Support, Operations, and leadership, maintains data integrity, improves reporting and pricing processes, and communicates actionable insights. The role is onsite in St. Cloud, Minnesota, with minimal travel.

Leads global marketing for the Access Solutions portfolio, including demand generation, product launches, specification marketing, digital channels, advertising, and sales enablement. Develops integrated campaigns, translates technical features into value propositions, and partners with sales, product management, engineering, distributors, retailers, and representatives. Success is measured through increased product adoption, qualified leads, customer engagement, marketing ROI, and effective go-to-market execution.

Leads IT audit and SOX compliance activities, including ITGC and ITAC testing, walkthroughs, risk assessments, deficiency evaluation, remediation validation, and audit readiness. Partners with auditors, accounting, IT, and business stakeholders; manages evidence requests, timelines, and corrective actions. Evaluates ERP configurations, access controls, segregation of duties, and system-generated reports supporting financial reporting. Develops policies, procedures, reporting, and training materials to strengthen governance, risk management, and internal controls.

Lead product regulatory and standards compliance for window, door, and fenestration products across North America and select global markets. Interpret regulations, building codes, and industry standards; manage materials compliance documentation and corrective actions; support product development, testing, certifications, and nonconformance resolution; and represent Quanex in industry associations and technical committees. Collaborate with engineering, product management, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and legal teams while advising leadership on emerging compliance risks and opportunities.

Owns the enterprise strategy, roadmap, lifecycle, governance, and commercialization of colors, coatings, plating, and decorative and protective finishes. The role harmonizes standards, specifications, naming, and customer tools across product lines while driving portfolio simplification, profitability, quality, innovation, and adoption. It partners cross-functionally with engineering, operations, sourcing, quality, sales, marketing, suppliers, and customers, and requires domestic and international travel up to 25%.

Leads product regulatory and compliance initiatives for window, door, and fenestration products across North America and global markets. Interprets standards and building codes, translates requirements into engineering specifications, manages materials compliance documentation, monitors regulatory changes, and supports certifications, corrective actions, new product development, and compliance investigations. Represents the company in industry associations and technical committees while collaborating with engineering, product management, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, and legal teams.

Manufacturing Engineer responsible for product and process design, manufacturability studies, plant layouts, capital projects, engineering documentation, and project implementation. The role develops equipment and tooling proposals, evaluates financial justification, creates bills of materials and technical drawings, coordinates electrical requirements, and provides manufacturing support across departments. Requires an engineering degree or equivalent experience, at least two years of relevant experience, SolidWorks proficiency, strong analytical skills, and project management capabilities.

Temporary recruiter supporting talent acquisition across multiple US manufacturing sites. Responsibilities include partnering with hiring managers, developing recruitment strategies, sourcing and scheduling hourly candidates, maintaining candidate pipelines, communicating application updates, tracking recruitment progress, and recommending process improvements. The role requires recruiting experience, strong communication and organization, familiarity with ATS and social media recruiting tools, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Leads operational support, stability, development, integrations, upgrades, deployments, and continuous improvement for ERP and business applications. Serves as senior escalation point for complex issues, manages ITSM processes and SLAs, coordinates disaster recovery testing, and leads analysts, developers, support professionals, and contractors. Partners with business and IT leaders to align application roadmaps with organizational priorities while improving system reliability and reducing recurring incidents.