Engineering Manager

Position Summary

Reporting to the General Manager, the dynamic Engineering Manager exemplifies leadership, innovation, and a drive for continuous improvement, all of which are crucial to our company’s values and success. This role is ideal for a forward-looking leader who excels at leveraging new technologies, methodologies, and solutions to enhance our engineering operations. The successful candidate will bring strong technical expertise in the casework and millwork industry, superior leadership skills, and a commitment to fostering a culture of growth, innovation, and operational excellence.

The Manager is a growth-minded, steadfast, and diligent doer, who embraces our core values, vision and mission. A servant-leadership mindset is key, understanding that their overall responsibility is to positively impact our team. Creating order out of chaos will be critical for success.

Key Responsibilities

• Uphold quality standards in engineering designs, ensuring they meet industry regulations and company benchmarks.
• Partner with leadership to create and maintain engineering standards documentation and a robust document control system.
• Manage the organization, storage, and retrieval of engineering documents to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and version control.
• Lead, mentor, and overall accountability for the engineering team to foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Assign tasks effectively, set clear goals, and guide the team to ensure successful project execution and development.
• Keep abreast of industry advancements, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive continuous improvement.
• Promote and support professional development opportunities for the engineering team, encouraging a culture of learning and innovation.
• Implement quality control processes to ensure the precision and accuracy of engineering documentation and project deliverables.
• Establish and maintain document control protocols to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microvellum and AutoCAD software, critical for engineering design and document management.
• Demonstrated experience in engineering management and leadership within the millwork industry.
• Strong knowledge of document control, quality assurance, and engineering change management processes.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and staying current with industry trends and technological advancements.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on precision and accuracy in engineering designs and documentation.
• Excellent communication and team-building abilities.

We Offer

• Competitive Wages
• Company Paid Health, Dental and Vision
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Life Insurance
• 401K

Shift

• Full Time (On-site)
• Weekdays from 6am-2:30pm
• Potential overtime, based on business needs

Project Coordinator

Position Summary

As a Project Coordinator, you will be a key organizational force in managing and overseeing the administrative aspects of our projects. Your role involves coordinating project schedules, resources, and information, liaising between project teams and departments, and ensuring that project tasks are completed on time and within budget. This position is ideal for someone with strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication abilities. Your contribution will be crucial in maintaining project efficiency, facilitating smooth communication, and supporting the project management process.

Department: Office/Project Management
Reports to: Sr. Project Manager
Job Type: Full Time with some overtime when required.
Salary Range: $40,000-$55,000 Annual Salary Range

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Scheduling and Planning: Assist in developing and maintaining detailed project schedules, ensuring all deadlines are met.
2. Resource Coordination: Coordinate resources, equipment, and information necessary for project execution.
3. Communication Facilitation: Act as a liaison between project teams, departments, and external partners to ensure clear communication and collaboration.
4. Documentation and Reporting: Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including meeting minutes, reports, and project tracking updates.
5. Budget and Expense Tracking: Assist with budget tracking and expense reporting, ensuring projects remain within financial constraints.
6. Meeting Organization: Organize and facilitate project meetings, including preparing agendas and following up on action items.
7. Issue Resolution: Address and resolve any administrative problems that arise during the project lifecycle.
8. Support Project Managers: Provide direct administrative support to project managers and team leaders.

Qualifications

• Education: Minimum of High School Diploma or GED Required
• Experience: N/A
• Technical Skills:
  • Project Management Tools: Proficiency in project management software and tools.
  • Administrative Skills: Strong administrative skills, including scheduling, planning, and resource coordination.
  • Budget Management: Basic understanding of budget management and financial tracking.
• Soft Skills:
  • Strong Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective coordination.
  • Organizational Abilities: Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills.
  • Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively within a team and support collaborative efforts.
  • Problem-Solving: Aptitude for solving logistical and administrative challenges.
• Certifications: N/A

Competencies

1. Detail-Oriented: Focus on details to ensure accuracy in all aspects of project coordination.
2. Proactivity: Taking initiative in identifying and addressing project needs.
3. Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing project scopes and demands.
4. Supportive Attitude: A supportive mindset, aiming to facilitate the work of project teams and managers.

Physical Demands

For this office-based role, the physical demand is generally low to moderate. This includes the ability to:

• Sit for Extended Periods: Frequently required to sit for long durations while working at a computer.
• Manual Dexterity: Regular use of hands for typing, filing, and handling paperwork or office equipment.
• Light Lifting: Occasionally required to lift and carry items such as files, documents, or small office supplies, typically not exceeding 20 pounds.
• Navigating the Office: Mobility around the office to access files, office equipment, and interact with other staff.
• Visual Demands: Sufficient to work on a computer, read documents, and manage files, with accommodation provided if necessary.

Work Environment

The work environment for this position is a typical office setting, characterized by:

• Indoor Setting: Work is primarily conducted indoors with climate control and adequate lighting.
• Office Equipment: Regular use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, and copiers.
• Collaborative Atmosphere: Interaction with other team members in an office environment, requiring a blend of independent work and teamwork.
• Noise Level: Generally quiet to moderate, typical of an office setting, with occasional distractions and interruptions.
• Professional Setting: An environment that maintains a professional decorum and adheres to standard office hours.

A Project Coordinator focuses more on the administrative, organizational, and communicative aspects of project management, as opposed to the more technical and engineering-focused role of a Project Engineer. It’s tailored to someone who excels in coordination, planning, and facilitating project processes.

General / Operations Manager

Position Summary

Reporting to the Owner/ President, the Manager is responsible for the safe and reliable manufacturing
and on-time delivery of products and services to customers and ensures that business objectives are
met for all operations. The Manager oversees all operations, including safety, estimating & sales,
drafting & engineering, production, project management and field services, ensuring unity,
accountability, and responsibility of each role. Other critical responsibilities include fostering an
engaged, people focused culture, controlling costs and overheads, inventory, tracking metric’s and
developing future leaders.

The Manager is a growth-minded, steadfast, and diligent doer, who embraces our core values, vision
and mission. A servant-leadership mindset is key, understanding that their overall responsibility is to
positively impact our employees, vendors and customers.
 

Key Focus

Clarity, Communication, Resolution, Focus, Accountability, Team Unity & Alignment, Management,
Follow Through, Tie Breaker, Removes Obstacles & Barriers, Servant Leadership, Prioritization
 

Qualifications

• 2+ years of direct management/ leadership experience in manufacturing environment with
  proven record or positive accomplishments in safety, quality, productivity, cost and people
  development
• 5+ years at a senior level position with manufacturing/ construction responsibilities including
  profit and loss responsibility
• Experience with cabinetry, millwork and/ or commercial interiors a major plus, however not
  required
• Outstanding teaming and interpersonal skills that effectively engage teams to meet business
  goals and ensure successful networking within the region, the wood products industry, and the
  company as needed
• Strong business and financial acumen with proven track record of managing company P&L
• Experience working in ERP/ MRP programs
• Demonstrated ability to raise performance by building and maintaining positive relationships
  with all associates and leaders through coaching, development and instilling a continuous
  improvement mindset
• Proven record to effectively engage associates in behavior-based safety techniques
• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and electronic communication skills
• Strong planning, organizational and implementation skills
• Able to work flexible hours as needed in a production environment

Principal Duties / Responsibilities

• Faithfully executes the business plan, achieving or exceeding planned P&L objectives.
• Leads and manages team leads keeping roles and responsibilities clear.
• Integrates the operating system into the business, ensuring everyone is rowing together in the
  same direction.
• Resolve issues effectively, seeing real problems, being comfortable with conflict calling out
  problems and solving problems in a practical and healthy manner.
• Ensures the leadership team is healthy, functional, and cohesive.
• Ensures everyone is truly following and adhering to the company’s process driven operating
  system with consistency.
• Dependably demonstrates a relentless obsession with values alignment, focus, simplicity, and
  clarity.
• Effectively collaborates with the President and stays on the same page. Maintains a high level
  of mutual respect with the President. Realizes unique contributions that the President has and
  possess an ability to filter and translate those ideas into functional plans for the company.
• Confirms all key messages are properly and consistently cascaded across the organization,
  ensuring everyone is in the know. Verifies that a high level of effective communication exists
  throughout the organization.
• Develop a people-focused work environment, recognizing that our people are the unique
  advantage in successfully achieving production, site, and business goals
• Ultimately own reliability, financial, procurement, productivity, environmental and other site
  stewardship responsibilities
• Ensure adequate staffing levels for operations and business needs
• Develop and improve lean practices and SOP’s
• Engage and foster client relationships, and cultivate new clients and relationships
• Manage growth and spearhead expansion into new markets and segments
• Ensure that business and individual goal setting processes such as capital plans, expense
  budgets, performance reviews, safety strategic plans and performance management plans are
  developed and executed with excellence

We Offer

• Competitive Salary: $90,000-$125,000 (DOE)
• Company Paid Health, Vision & Dental
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• 401K
• A relaxed yet professional environment

Shift

• Full Time (Exempt)
• Report to one office