Manufacturing Operations Director - Cabinet Manufacturing

Manufacturing Operations Manager – Cabinet Production

Company:
Surkado LLC

Location:

Las Vegas, Nevada

Job Type: Full-time

Compensation: $90,000–$110,000 base salary, plus performance bonus

Target Total Compensation:
Up to approximately $120,000–$130,000 annually, depending on experience and results

Surkado is a growing cabinet and closet manufacturing company serving builders, contractors, resellers and other industry professionals.

• Beam saw
• Automatic CNC loading and unloading system
• CNC machining equipment
• Edgebander
• Automated drilling machine

We have significant equipment capacity but are not currently achieving the production output that the facility should be capable of producing.

We are hiring an experienced Manufacturing Operations Manager with direct cabinet-manufacturing experience to take control of production, improve organization, increase throughput, reduce downtime and build a disciplined, measurable manufacturing operation.

Applicants without direct cabinet-manufacturing experience using industrial production equipment will not be considered.

The Manufacturing Operations Manager will be responsible for the performance of the entire cabinet-production operation across both shifts.

This individual will own production scheduling, labor allocation, workflow, machine utilization, quality control, preventive maintenance, shop organization and daily accountability.

The primary objective is to materially increase completed cabinet production while reducing delays, overtime, scrap, remakes and incomplete cabinet packages.

This is not a desk-only management position. The successful candidate must understand how cabinet parts move through cutting, CNC machining, edge banding, drilling, sorting and downstream production. The manager will spend substantial time on the production floor identifying and correcting the issues that are limiting output.

• Direct and manage cabinet production across two shifts.
• Develop and maintain daily, weekly and forward-looking production schedules.
• Sequence jobs through the beam saw, CNC, edgebander, drilling machine and downstream production processes.
• Confirm that materials, programs, tooling and labor are available before jobs are released to production.
• Establish clear daily output expectations for each shift, machine and department.
• Monitor work in progress and address bottlenecks before they affect delivery schedules.
• Ensure complete cabinet packages move through production together and are not delayed by missing or remade parts.
• Coordinate effective handoffs between first and second shifts.
• Balance workflow between machines so one production area does not overwhelm or starve another.
• Prioritize work based on production deadlines, installation schedules and customer commitments.
• Improve the flow of parts from raw sheet goods through finished cabinet components.

• Oversee the operation and performance of the beam saw, automatic CNC loading and unloading system, CNC equipment, edgebander, drilling machine and related production equipment.
• Understand machine capacity, cycle times, setup requirements and common causes of downtime.
• Track machine uptime, downtime, changeovers, maintenance issues and operator performance.
• Establish and enforce preventive-maintenance schedules.
• Coordinate basic repairs, troubleshooting and outside service when needed.
• Ensure operators are properly trained to use equipment safely and efficiently.
• Maintain appropriate spare parts, tooling and maintenance supplies.
• Identify machine settings, tooling issues, programming problems or operating practices that reduce output or create defects.
• Reduce avoidable machine stoppages and improve overall equipment utilization.

• Evaluate the complete cabinet-manufacturing process and identify the constraints limiting production.
• Improve nesting, cutting, machining, edge banding, drilling, sorting, staging and material movement.
• Reduce unnecessary handling, waiting time, changeovers and production…