Lippert has promoted Scott Harcek to vice president of the company’s building products operations.
The Michigan native joined Lippert in November of 2020 after serving the majority of his 25-year career in the building products industry, most recently as the general manager of Milgard Windows and Doors and prior to that, vice president of operations of windows products for Associated Materials. Harcek has served as Lippert’s regional operations manager for the last two years, overseeing the manufactured housing vinyl window division.
Over the last couple years, Lippert said its vinyl window manufacturing has increased by more than 60%, with more runway to go, as many new housing projects are developed every day. These increases were accomplished utilizing current building space and by applying Lean principles and increased cooperation and synergies between existing locations. In Harcek’s new role, he will oversee Lippert’s building products operations which includes window, entry door, and thermoformed bath and kitchen manufacturing, as well as assisting with other divisions in the Building and Transportation Products group.
“I have worked for many companies that talk about caring and culture, however they never really lived up to that talk,” said Harcek. “I’m so proud of the progress made by the Building Products Division and buy-in from our team members to new ideas and philosophies. It’s exciting to see them buy into these ideas, creating ownership, which in turn creates an environment of continuous improvement. In the end, our organizational safety, quality, sales, profit and culture all improve, and our team members’ hard work is paying off.”
