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ABOUT THE ROLE

Production employees build the industry leading homes and components for each of our unique Cavco brands. Production employees follow specified engineering and safety processes that maximize the efficient manufacturing and construction of high-quality products for our customers.

The Production Manager is the most senior leader responsible only for plant production. He/she retains complete accountability for execution and continuous improvement of production across a plant and the various production departments in order to meet specific client quality and production goals. He/she is accountable for production process mapping, documenting, reengineering, quality assurance, staffing, metrics, controls, risk identification, service level expectations and overseeing the training of all production supervisors, team leads, and team members. He/she also retains complete accountability for the development and coaching of the production supervisors and team leads across the production areas including conflict resolution.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee the working environment of production employees to ensure work is conducted in a safe manner following all safety policies while performing job duties.
• Maintains open communication with plant operations manager regarding safety concerns and general manager regarding achievement of production quality and production productivity goals.
• Together with the Production Supervisors, strategically manages workforce including hiring, firing, advancement, promotion, and other changes of status of team members.
• Oversees production supervisors to ensure that work orders and instructions are consistently followed in order to ensure the accurate and efficient assembling of building components across all production areas.
• Proactively organizes the production supervisors to meet weekly production goals and forecasts and plans production goals, staffing, and other needs for the upcoming several weeks and months.
• Proactively communicates and coordinates with supervisors regarding attendance and staffing needs across the production areas.
• Ensures that appropriate maintenance and stewardship of tools and machinery.
• Performs various other job duties as assigned and needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be 18 years of age
• This is a physically demanding job that can require the ability to lift 40+ pounds, to grip, work over head, pull at chest height, bend, stand, walk, kneel, crawl, push, pull, reach, climb and carry various materials and equipment.
• College degree and manufacturing experience required. Substantial experience in one or more of the relevant production areas is expected (construction, welder, electrician, drywaller, painter, forklift operator, stocker…) with 5+ years of manufacturing environment experience. Mastery of one or more relevant production areas preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to support multiple teams in order to consistently meet production goals is required.
• Demonstrated ability to support and encourage staff, demonstrate empathy for others, to be trained, and take direction is required. This ability should include an appreciation for coaching of other people leaders (development of production supervisors and team leads who in turn must have or learn how to coach and develop individual team members).
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Flexible to work in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Not afraid to get dirty and handle tools/equipment daily.