Alpha Building Center
Production Manager
Full Time • Alpha Building Center - Shipshewana
Benefits:
- Bonus based on performance
- Dental insurance
- Employee discounts
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Vision insurance
🚧 You Might Be a Great Fit If…
✅ You enjoy serving others as we would like to be served.
 ✅ You’re committed to making the best even better.
 ✅ You find fulfillment in making a difference in your community.
 ✅ You love solving problems and finding better ways to work.
 ✅ You thrive working in collaborative teams.
 ✅ You’re motivated to lead with purpose and grow in a dynamic industry.
 ✅ You’re committed to making the best even better.
 ✅ You find fulfillment in making a difference in your community.
 ✅ You love solving problems and finding better ways to work.
 ✅ You thrive working in collaborative teams.
 ✅ You’re motivated to lead with purpose and grow in a dynamic industry.
🔧 Job Summary:
The Production Manager is a vital member of our team, overseeing daily operations and working hands-on with department leads to ensure materials move accurately and efficiently through our facility.
You’ll guide our production teams to improve quality, reduce lead times, and maintain a safe, clean, and productive environment. This role plays a big part in our commitment to serve customers with excellence—and to support a team culture built on trust, accountability, and shared success.
📋 Responsibilities:
- Provide outstanding internal service by keeping production running smoothly and reliably.
- Supervise and support team leads across departments (e.g., doors, metal, trusses).
- Coordinate scheduling, staffing, and material flow to meet delivery deadlines.
- Monitor job progress and quality assurance metrics; adjust as needed.
- Identify and remove roadblocks to productivity—tools, processes, materials.
- Communicate clearly with sales, yard, and delivery teams to stay aligned.
- Train, coach, and mentor team members with a focus on growth and safety.
- Lead by example in maintaining clean workspaces and safe practices.
- Participate in production planning, inventory management, and team meetings.
✅ Qualifications:
- 3–5 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing, shop, or construction environment.
- Strong people skills—able to motivate, coach, and hold others accountable.
- Natural problem-solver who thrives on improving systems and workflows.
- Comfortable juggling priorities while staying focused on safety and quality.
- Familiarity with production tracking, scheduling, and job costing tools a plus.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Self-starter with a humble attitude and servant leadership mindset.
🎯 Goals:
- Improve lead times and on-time job completion across all production areas.
- Build a strong team culture focused on communication, accountability, and growth.
- Work closely with sales and operations to reduce errors and increase throughput.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance quality and efficiency.
- Help Alpha stay ahead of customer expectations with dependable service and craftsmanship.
- Support the growth of newer team members through mentoring and consistent feedback.
Compensation: $27.00 - $32.00 per hour
No matter who you are or where you call home, you add something powerful to any team you're on. Maybe it's a drive to achieve, a need to discover or create, or a desire to help others. As a part of our team, you'll use your unique talents, vision, and passion to help support our communities—through the best of times and the greatest challenges.
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