Employer Spotlight: American Woodmark Corporation

June 5, 2024
Frederick County, Virginia

Photo: Team members discuss one of the many cabinetry styles produced by American Woodmark Corporation.

American Woodmark: A Leading Manufacturer in Cabinetry

Headquartered in Frederick County, Virginia, American Woodmark is one of the country’s largest manufacturers of home cabinetry. The company was formed in 1980 with just over 1,100 employees and three manufacturing facilities. In 1986, American Woodmark went public and moved its headquarters to Winchester, VA. They've been growing steadily ever since.

Today, the headquarters oversees more than 8,800 employees and 19 manufacturing and distribution facilities across North America. The company produces more than 10 million cabinets each year. Its product line spans 14 brands, with price points ranging from entry-level to semi-custom selections for designing high-end kitchens, baths, and home offices. 

American Woodmark brands are sold through big-box retailers such as Lowe’s and The Home Depot, dealers and distributors, direct to builders of single-family homes and multi-unit properties, a network of independent showrooms, and most recently, direct to consumers.

Corporate Culture

American Woodmark has a strong culture structured around the CITE principles of Customer Satisfaction, Integrity, Teamwork and Excellence. Connecting to the community is also essential to working at American Woodmark. The company has donated over $7 million through a unique foundation program that allows each campus to identify the community programs that most impact their neighbors and staff.

"When I see the CITE principles, CITE, for Customer Satisfaction, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence, I feel that every day. American Woodmark has a really exciting future. Innovation is all around us and is one of our main proponents and accelerators of excellence." -- Anne Trobaugh, VP of Quality and Customer Experience

Working for American Woodmark

The Career Orientation Development program gives entry-level team members exposure to skills and opportunities at various locations. Once hired, the company also provides opportunities for all staff to advance their careers along multiple paths.

Employment opportunities in the Frederick County headquarters cover Customer Care, Sales, Service Technicians, Field Installation, Accounting and Finance, Human Resources, Planning, Scheduling, Engineering, IT, Marketing, and Operations.

"We encourage people, and we try to develop people into careers, not jobs. When we bring you in, we want you for the next role that you're looking for, not for the current one that you're coming into." -- Tony Holifield, Director of Manufacturing

"We know what makes us tick here at American Woodmark, and that is how we work every day. It's really those roots that have kept me here for 25 years." -- Helen Ramey, Vice President of the Home Depot Field Sales Team

American Woodmark has been recognized as one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America for 2024 by Newsweek, showing that their commitment to their core principles runs deep. They are committed to investing in each team member's growth and success. They encourage you to build a career that's uniquely you. 

For a current list of job openings, see the company career site here.

About American Woodmark

^{American Woodmark celebrates the creativity in all of us. With over 8,800 team members and more than a dozen brands, they’re one of the nation’s largest cabinet manufacturers. From inspiration to installation, they help people find their unique style and turn their home into a space for self-expression and partnering with major home centers, builders, and independent dealers and distributors, they spark the imagination of homeowners and designers and bring their vision to life. Across their service and distribution centers, corporate office, and manufacturing facilities, you’ll always find the same commitment to customer satisfaction, integrity, teamwork, and excellence.}