Company Overview
Westwind Wood Specialties, Inc. has established a reputation for delivering exceptional craftsmanship and CNC precision in custom wood components. With over 25 years of experience, we serve the Colorado Front Range, providing high-quality cabinet fronts, drawer boxes, moldings, and more. Our commitment to quality, safety, and customer satisfaction drives everything we do.
We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Production Manager to lead our manufacturing operations. In this vital role, you will oversee daily production activities, ensure adherence to safety standards, and maintain the highest quality of craftsmanship. Your leadership will inspire our team to operate efficiently while upholding our commitment to precision and safety.
POSITION PURPOSE
Strategic leadership and management of all production and logistics activities for the company. The Production Manager is required to have experience in production best practices, manufacturing techniques and processes, precision tools, equipment and machinery expertise, lean manufacturing, operational excellence, quality control, packing, shipping and receiving, distribution and people leadership. Responsible for the management of all production and logistics staff, including oversight for the effective completion of assigned tasks, and execution of performance management in accordance with company policies and procedures.
SUCCESS MEASURES
- Success in this role is demonstrated by the ability to:
- Maintain staffing levels that support production and logistics operations.
- Achieve operational goals through effective leadership of the people, systems, and processes of the production department.
- Meet departmental budget objectives.
- Achieve established productivity and quality goals.
- Develop employees through coaching and performance management.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Execute collection, recording, analysis and reporting of production output per workstation daily.
- Responsible for the planning, development, implementation and management of production staff resource planning to include workstation assignment.
- Responsible for collaborating in the review and analysis of product launches and designing the process for production.
- Time creation and ongoing maintenance of spreadsheets / data for calculating production efficiencies and SKU forecasting.
- Effectively identify and communicate maintenance matters to the maintenance department.
- Develop, implement, and manage quality assurance and quality control programs for production activities.
- Provide leadership and guidance for all continuous improvement activities for the production department.
- Develop, implement, and manage the creation and updates of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for production department.
- Analyze current production processing and practices and periodically develop and recommend process improvements to improve efficiency, quality, safety, productivity, etc.
- Ensure uniformity in products by consistently reviewing production outcomes and results and determining effective adherence of production processes and procedures.
- Lead all logistics, shipping and receiving activities for the company.
- Produce qualitative and quantitative data and analysis for reporting to leadership and measuring against established production Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Inventory Management of Raw Materials, In Process and Finished goods for all SKUs.
- Lead, facilitate, attend, actively participate in, and contribute to weekly, monthly and ad-hoc meetings with management and staff. Perform regular staff meetings with production team leads.
- Perform personnel functions such as selection, training, evaluation, goal setting, performance management, corrective action, coaching and mentoring.
- Timely review and approval of all employee timesheets, time off requests, and absences.
ADDITIONAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- Collaborate and coordinate all predictive and preventative maintenance needs of production with the maintenance department.
- Project management activities including the scheduling and coordination of contractors for improvements and changes in Production activities.
- Responsible for the coordination and management of all new equipment and machinery implementations to include as appropriate installation qualification, operational qualification, and performance qualification.
- Maintain positive working relationships with internal and external clients, customers, partners, supplies, and vendors.
- Carries out duties in compliance with all federal and state regulations and guidelines.
- Complies with all company and site policies and procedures.
- Remains current in profession and industry trends.
- Makes a positive contribution as demonstrated by: making suggestions for improvement and learning new skills, procedures, and processes.
- Is available for other duties as required.
- Is available for overtime as needed.
PEOPLE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
- Strategic leadership and management of all production and logistics staff.
QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree; or High School Diploma / GED plus seven (7) years of production management experience.
- Five (5) years of production management experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Three (3) years of logistics management experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Three (3) years of direct people leadership experience in a manufacturing and production environment.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
- Strategic Thinking - Driven to envision a better future; has relentless dissatisfaction with status quo; motivated to leave things better than they were; proactive versus reactive; a change agent.
- Innovation and Process Improvement - Identifies new processes, procedures, services or ways of doing things that will drive future growth and champions change initiatives by leading and energizing others around such strategies.
- Optimism - Believes in the long-term value of the company and its ability to overcome challenges facing the Practice. Behaviors and actions that reflect unity and alignment with the mission and goals of the Practice.
- Engagement and Collaboration - Creates an environment of engagement in which multiple perspectives, diverse backgrounds, varied skill sets and creative insights drive superior results. Utilizes collaboration to solve problems and achieve goals.
- Relationships - Invests in internal and external relationships that are sustainable over time and not focused on a specific outcome.
- Execution - Translates strategy into high-performance goals, combining urgency and a bias for action with appropriate levels of planning.
- Results and Performance Driven - Assumes personal ownership and accountability for business results and solutions; consistently delivers results that meet or exceed expectations; makes the customer central to all thinking; keeps the focus on driving client value.
- Sense of Urgency - Appropriately senses and responds to problems and opportunities; performs risk assessment to identify priority; takes action when needed.
- Talent Management - An effective leader attracts, develops, and aids the retention of a high-performance workforce to attain the highest levels of Practice results and to build leadership succession and organizational strength.
- Organizational Development - Puts interests of enterprise above; works well across functions and groups; builds teams effectively; inspires followership; instills a global mindset; champions best practices.
- Self-Awareness and Adaptability - Resilient; has personal modesty and humility; willing to learn from others; patient; flexible; reflective; appropriately changes to overcome obstacles.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and standard operating procedure manuals.
- Write, articulate, and disseminate documents and information effectively using succinct and concise language easy to understand and apply.
- Communicate clearly in writing and in oral interactions directly and using technology mediums including but not limited to phone, email, text, and video.
- Demonstrates professionalism through active listening, respectful communication, problem solving, and timely follow-up with internal and external stakeholders.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Demonstrated experience with Lean Manufacturing methodologies such as 5S (Sustain, Standardize, Shine, Set in Order, Sort) and Kaizen.
- Quality Control System methodologies such as Six Sigma to improve processes and reduce defects and waste.
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
Demonstrated proficiency with:
- Microsoft Suite including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Google Workspace including Sheets, Docs, and Gmail.
- Experience with production, logistics, labeling, and other manufacturing systems and technologies.
REASONING SKILLS
- Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits / pros and cons of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Management of Financial Resources — Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
OTHER SKILLS, ABILITIES OR QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated experience building and developing production teams in a manufacturing environment.
- Familiar with cabinetry and woodworking equipment, machinery, and technologies.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Standing – Frequently required to stand throughout the workday.
- Walking – Frequently required to walk around the office / facility throughout the workday.
- Lifting – Frequently lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.
- Climbing – This position does not require climbing.
- Balancing – This position requires the incumbent to be able to balance constantly when performing the duties of this role.
- Reaching – Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
- Stooping – Occasionally required to stoop when executing the duties of this role.
- Dexterity – Frequently required to use dexterity when executing the duties of this role.
- Vision – Specific vision abilities required include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Hearing – This position requires the constant ability to hear.
- Driving – Occasionally required to operate company or personal vehicle.
Never = 0% | Occasionally = up to 33% | Frequently = 34% - 66% | Constantly = 67% to 100%
WORK ENVIRONMENT / TRAVEL
- The duties and responsibilities of this position are performed in an inside warehouse and manufacturing environment with exposure to varying temperatures, wood dust, noise and moving machinery.
- Travel – this position requires less than 10% local / regional travel.
Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
Application Question(s):
- Do you affirm that you have reviewed the complete job description and requirements of the position and either meet or exceed the minimum qualifications?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Production management: 5 years (Required)
- logistics management: 3 years (Required)
- people leadership: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
