Production Supervisor

Heartland Wood Products has been producing unique products for over 30 years. Our customers include cabinet shops, flooring retailers/distributors, homebuilders, lumber yards, and more. We are seeking an experienced professional woodworker to lead our team, and provide high quality custom wood products to our customers, while striving to achieve the highest degree of efficiency and the least amount of waste.

• Build treads, risers, butcher block items, table tops, panels, moldings and other custom wood items from lumber
• Operate rip saws, chop saws, glue presses, CNC, shaper, planer/sander and other power equipment
• Effectively lead a team of highly skilled wood workers to achieve established KPI’s, while fostering a positive teamwork-based work environment
• Participate in various continuous improvement related projects
• Maintain on-time delivery of customer orders
• Effectively manage inventory based on lean manufacturing principles
• Ensure all work is completed accurately, on time, and to high quality standards

• Proficient in woodworking techniques, including measuring, cutting, and shaping wood
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Production planning and scheduling experience
• Familiarity with throughput and bottleneck analyzation
• Capacity planning/scheduling and labor allocation experience
• Inventory management experience (lumber, WIP, finished goods)
• Lean manufacturing principles (5S, flow, waste reduction)
• Knowledge of different types of wood and their characteristics
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings
• Familiarity with using hand tools and power tools for woodworking
• Attention to detail and ability to work with precision
• Strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot issues during the woodworking process
• Experience operating a molder is preferred but not required

• Mon-Thur. 6:30 a.m.
  
  -3:30 p.m. and Fri 6:30 a.m.
  
  -12:30 p.m.
• Paid major holidays

• 01(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Profit sharing

$60,000 - $70,000 a year