Responsibilities
- Direct and develop shift personnel through strategic labor deployment and ongoing performance accountability
- Build and maintain proactive production schedules, including inventory and hardware planning tied to custom order fulfillment
- Drive plant performance across core KPIs: safety, quality, responsiveness, cost, and people development
- Foster cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment and continuity across all departments
- Maintain a culture of safety through proper equipment use, consistent training, and adherence to all incident reporting procedures
- Apply TPS/lean methodologies, including 5S, root cause analysis, and resource planning, to address operational challenges at their source
- Support long-term growth initiatives, including thermal composite door expansion and the integration of new fabrication processes
Requirements
- 5+ years of management experience in a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage proactive production schedules (minimum two weeks out)
- Experience with hardware and inventory management in a custom or made-to-order production setting
- Working knowledge of TPS/lean concepts: 5S, root cause analysis, resource allocation, and production planning
- Proactive planner. Builds schedules designed to absorb disruption rather than respond to it.
- Cross-functional awareness. Understands the downstream impact of upstream decisions and communicates accordingly.
- Collaborative approach. Measures success by what the team achieves, not individual output alone.
- Growth orientation. Looks beyond current processes to contribute to the long-term development of the department.
Nice to Have
- Background in metals, aluminum, doors, or related industries
Work Arrangement
On-site — Fremont
