Compensation: $70,000-$85,000 annually plus bonus

Position Summary

The Production Manager oversees all manufacturing operations within a production facility, ensuring efficient, safe, and high-quality construction of manufactured and modular homes. This role is responsible for driving production output, managing plant supervisors, and coordinating cross-functional activities to meet delivery schedules, quality standards, and cost objectives. The Production Manager plays a key leadership role in optimizing workflows, improving build processes, and maintaining consistent production performance from framing through final assembly.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Other duties may be assigned based on business needs.

Production Leadership & Planning

• Lead daily production operations for manufactured homes, ensuring alignment with delivery schedules, build specifications, and customer requirements.
• Establish production priorities across all construction phases, including framing, electrical, plumbing, drywall, finishing, and final line completion.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to set production targets, cost controls, and performance metrics for the facility.

Operational Coordination

• Coordinate closely with procurement, quality, maintenance, and engineering teams to ensure uninterrupted production flow and efficient use of labor, materials, and equipment.
• Oversee workforce planning to ensure proper staffing levels and skill alignment across all production lines.
• Manage workflow across multiple build stages to optimize throughput and minimize bottlenecks.

Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement

• Review production, quality, safety, and maintenance reports to identify trends, inefficiencies, and nonconformance issues.
• Implement Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives to drive productivity, reduce cycle times, and minimize waste and rework.
• Develop and standardize operating procedures to improve consistency, quality, and efficiency in home construction processes.

Equipment & Process Optimization

• Partner with engineering and maintenance teams to improve equipment performance and modify production processes to enhance build quality and efficiency.
• Respond to equipment failures or production challenges by adjusting schedules and deploying resources to minimize downtime.

Quality & Safety Integration

• Ensure production processes consistently meet company quality standards, HUD code requirements, and safety regulations.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and quality throughout the plant.
• Work in partnership with the Quality Manager to reduce defects and improve customer satisfaction.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly manages production supervisors overseeing plant employees across all stages of home construction.
• Responsible for hiring, training, coaching, and performance management of production leadership staff.
• Ensures accountability, clear communication, and alignment across all production teams.
• Handles employee relations, conflict resolution, and disciplinary actions in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a manufacturing or home building environment (manufactured housing strongly preferred).
• Strong understanding of residential construction processes, including modular or assembly-line home production.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams in a fast-paced, production-driven environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and operational decision-making skills.
• Strong communication, influencing, and leadership capabilities across all organizational levels.
• Experience with production planning, workforce management, and cost control.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and delivering to customer requirements.
• Project management skills with ability to execute multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Results-driven mindset with strong business judgment.

Education and Experience

• Associate or technical degree in Manufacturing, Construction Management, or related field preferred.
• 2-5 years of leadership experience in manufacturing, construction, or related production environments.
• Equivalent combination of education and hands-on experience in residential or industrial production settings will be considered.