Truss Plant Production Manager

Lumber Contacts
  • Mendon, Mendon
    10 days ago

    Job Description

    The Truss Plant Production Manager oversees daily manufacturing, fabrication, and yard operations. They are responsible for driving safety standards, coordinating production schedules, managing direct labor, and executing continuous improvement initiatives to ensure products are delivered on time and within quality specifications.

    The role requires a hands-on, strategic leader who bridges operational needs across multiple departments. Key responsibilities for the position include:

    Core Responsibilities

    • Operational Execution: Planning and adjusting daily/weekly production schedules to meet customer demand, capacity, and labor availability.
    • Safety & Environment: Leading daily safety activities, enforcing work place organization and cultivating a safety-first culture across all shifts.
    • Quality Control: Enforcing strict quality control programs, monitoring workmanship, and preventing defects on incoming raw materials and finished trusses.
    • Team Leadership: Determining staffing requirements, managing shift leads, and facilitating structured training and leadership development.
    • Continuous Improvement: Utilizing lean manufacturing strategies to eliminate non-value-added activities, streamline process flows, and reduce material scrap.
    • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnering with Maintenance and Engineering to minimize equipment downtime and coordinating with Supply Chain, Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety departments.
    • Ideal Qualifications

    ·        Experience: Previous supervisory or management experience in wood truss manufacturing or high-volume building products.

     

    ·        Skills: Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles, root cause analysis, and production key performance indicators (KPIs).

     

    ·        Leadership: Ability to build high-performing teams, resolve performance issues, and manage structured change in a fast-paced



    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMendon, Mendon

    Skills

    • Change Managementunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Environmental Healthunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Managementunmatched
    • Operations Planningunmatched
    • People Managementunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Developmentunmatched
    • Process Flowunmatched
    • Product Developmentunmatched
    • Product Programsunmatched
    • Production Controlunmatched
    • Production Managementunmatched
    • Production Scheduleunmatched
    • Quality Controlunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • Safety Standardsunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Schedule Developmentunmatched
    • Staff Requirementsunmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched

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