10 JELD-WEN plant leaders
These JELD-WEN plant leaders hold titles such as Plant Manager, Plant Manager II and Plant Manager - Coatings Division today. A reader can learn how plant leaders run their sites at JELD-WEN from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alexander Slaven
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · JELD-WEN, Inc.
Alexander Slaven has been Plant Manager at JELD-WEN, Inc. since August 2026 and lists a second Plant Manager row at JELD-WEN, Inc. from 2021 to 2026, based in the Urbana-Champaign Area. At JELD-WEN, Inc., Alexander Slaven was also Materials Manager from 2018 to 2021 and Operations Data Specialist from 2017 to 2018.
Bill Krupp
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · JELD-WEN, Inc.
Bill Krupp has been Plant Manager at JELD-WEN, Inc. since March 2018, based in Phillips, Wisconsin. Bill Krupp was Plant Manager at Weather Shield Windows and Doors from 2017 to 2018, Operations Manager at Phillips Medisize from 2015 to 2017 and General Manager at JELD-WEN, Inc. from 1997 to 2015.
Chad White
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · JELD-WEN Windows and Doors
Chad White has been Plant Manager at JELD-WEN Windows and Doors since April 2026, with the role listed in Ligonier, Indiana. Chad White was Operations Manager at JELD-WEN Windows and Doors from 2024 to 2026, Director Of Operations at PTR Premier Truck Rental from 2021 to 2023 and Plant Manager at Novae from 2015 to 2021.
Dale Williams
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager - Coatings Division · JELD-WEN, Inc.
Dale Williams has been Plant Manager - Coatings Division at JELD-WEN, Inc. since September 2011, based in Seattle, Washington. At JELD-WEN, Inc., Dale Williams was also Assistant General Manager in 2011, Production Manager from 2003 to 2010 and Coordinating Group Manager from 1999 to 2003.
Jacob Simmons
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · JELD-WEN, Inc.
Jacob Simmons has been Plant Manager at JELD-WEN, Inc. since April 2023, based in the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area. At JELD-WEN, Inc., Jacob Simmons was also Operations Manager from 2019 to 2023, Value Stream Manager from 2018 to 2019 and Value Stream Manager- Doors from 2016 to 2018.
Jeffrey Ellsworth
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · JELD-WEN, Inc.
Jeffrey Ellsworth has been Plant Manager at JELD-WEN, Inc. since April 2019, with the role listed in Caledonia, Michigan. At JELD-WEN, Inc., Jeffrey Ellsworth also lists Continuous Improvement Manager rows from 2013 to 2015 and from 2016 to 2019, and was Production Manager from 2009 to 2013.
Meshach Charan
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager II · JELD-WEN, Inc.
Meshach Charan has been Plant Manager II at JELD-WEN, Inc. since June 2026, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. At JELD-WEN, Inc., Meshach Charan was also Plant Manager from 2025 to 2026, Plant manager- Interim in 2025 and Production Manager from 2024 to 2025.
Ryan Lahoda
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · JELD-WEN, Inc.
Ryan Lahoda has been Plant Manager at JELD-WEN, Inc. since July 2017, based in Stayton, Oregon. At JELD-WEN, Inc., Ryan Lahoda was also Assistant General Manager from 2014 to 2017, Production Manager from 2007 to 2014 and Division Reliability Manager from 2005 to 2007.
Ryan S. Coleman
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · JELD-WEN, Inc.
Ryan S. Coleman has been Plant Manager at JELD-WEN, Inc. since January 2024, with the role listed in Pennsylvania and a base in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Ryan S. Coleman was Director Of Fulfillment, Indiana Fulfillment Center at URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly) from 2019 to 2024.
Travis Smith
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · JELD-WEN, Inc.
Travis Smith has been Plant Manager at JELD-WEN, Inc. since November 2024, with the role listed in Kissimmee. At JELD-WEN, Inc., Travis Smith was also Senior Production Manager from 2022 to 2024, Production Manager from 2021 to 2022 and Plant Operations Manager from 2020 to 2021.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's own plant and the work they describe there to your question, since running one kind of plant can look very different from running another. Weigh how recently each person took the role, because someone new to a plant and someone who has led it for years will describe different challenges.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took over your plant?
- 02How do you split your own time between the floor and the people you report to?
- 03What from the roles you held inside a plant before leading one still shapes how you run it?
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