Mill​/Mezz Area Manager Fading West Development

Fading West exists to build thriving and connected communities by reimagining the construction industry. Our vision is to eliminate the housing crisis for the workforce and the communities they serve. Our mission is to create attainable, high-quality, architecturally interesting, diverse communities for the workforce. To accomplish this, we fully integrate design, development, manufacturing, and construction in a single LEAN value stream.

CORE

VALUES

• We Care for People
• We Hate Waste
• We Excel & Outperform

OUR CULTURE Strong Work Ethic, Fun, Learning, and Humility

• Fading West employees:
  • do not need to be managed
  • consistently impress the team with their insights and output
  • are wicked smart but don’t take themselves too seriously
  • have a passion for the company’s success without ego or pride in ownership
  • are teachable, collaborative, and committed to continual learning, growth, and personal development

Problem-Solving in a Challenging, Changing, and Flexible Organization

• Fading West employees:
  • Challenge the norms and think outside the box
  • enjoy the excitement of figuring out the “how” that accomplishes the “what” we are trying to achieve

Manage Complexity and Simplify Systems

• Fading West employees:
  • enjoy managing complexity to create efficient systems and processes that reduce waste and increase simplicity

Strategic Visionary Thinking

• Fading West employees:
  • Help develop strategies to achieve the objectives of the business plan to maximize return and minimize risk

Relationships and Mission

• Fading West employees:
  • Place a high value on relationships
  • Are discerning, highly relational, people connectors
  • Promote and maintain Fading West’s core values and mission statement
  • Are inclusive and build a culture where difference and creativity are valued
  • Believe diversity drives innovation

POSITION SUMMARY

Area Managers are responsible for efficiently building quality modular homes and leading teams of contractors and productions specialists. Tasks will vary, but all Area Manager Production Specialists contribute to improving Fading West processes and the quality of the products we deliver. Employees in this role will have the opportunity for leading teams, factory cross training, skills and process training, factory process development, task diversification and process verification.

The Mill /Mezz Area Manager specifically over sees the section of the factory that completes sub-assemblies pre-work that is then delivered to the point of use on our production line.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for teams of contractors and production specialists.
• Oversee each section of the mill/mezz area of the factory to ensure quality products are being delivered to the point of use. Sections include:
• Dry wall cutting to produce packets for correct floor plans.
• Lumber cutting to model specifications using optimizing saw and delivering to framing tables for assembly.
• Produce window hoops.
• OSB cutting and delivery.
• Wall building and delivery
• Stair building and delivery
• Ceiling/Roof building and delivery
• Focus improvement efforts on Safety, Quality, Velocity, and LEAN Concepts.
• Work with other support staff to implement solutions and process improvements.
• Assist with training and cross training individuals.
• Reduce waste and address production issues to keep the installation line and supporting production areas running smoothly.
• Ensure timecard and attendance accuracy (including editing and approving daily time entries and time off requests) while ensuring correct staffing level to support production.
• Ensure policy and procedure compliance among reports and elevate issues to supervisor as needed.
• Help resolve employee issues through appropriate conflict resolution and leadership.
• Ensure employees are equipped with the tools, resources, and skills they need to safely and efficiently compete assigned tasks.
• Ensure that safety requirements and procedures are followed by all reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must have proven leadership experience
• Home building, trades, construction, or related experience required
• Ability to lead teams through conflict resolution.
• Ability to make decisions and prioritize tasks for the team.
• Bilingual speaker for…