Multifamily Truss Design Manager
Summary:
We are a growing floors and roofs truss company in the manufacturing industry, providing high-quality trusses, lumber, and box springs, along with responsive and exceptional customer service. Skilled and educated, the Truss Design Manager works full-time hours in the office, collaborating with sales, dispatch, estimating, and production teams to ensure designs are successful and properly delivered to customers. This position reports to the President/CEO.
Leadership Skills:
- Promote and maintain the family-owned business culture and environment.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with the Sales Manager to ensure that design and estimating meet the sales needs of the company.
- Field sales and customer calls regarding the quality and compatibility of trusses in the field and handle engineering issues.
- Communicate with the Truss Production Manager to ensure designs are production-friendly and produced in a timely manner to support efficient manufacturing.
- Coordinate with the Shipping/Dispatch Department to maximize truck loads and minimize the need for override permits, while maintaining excellent quality to reduce returns and handling damage.
- Collaborate with design and production software providers to ensure efficiency across departments.
- Train and coach designers to optimize material and labor savings through efficient truss designs.
- Maintain internal and external design production to meet sales and production requirements.
- Oversee and communicate with the Design Department, managing five internal Designers, an external design company, a Design Quality Analyst/IT Administrator, and two Administrators supporting design-to-production processes.
- Manage workflow and communication within the department; monitor performance, oversee daily work commitments, and ensure compliance with quality and quantity standards.
- Perform other job duties as assigned.
Job Type:
Full-time
Leadership Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience managing truss design projects preferred.
- Ability to manage and resolve conflicts.
- Leadership skills consistent with company culture, including delivering clear and consistent feedback.
- Strong deadline management abilities.
- Ability to write reports and correspondence clearly and articulately.
- Mathematical skills involving whole numbers, fractions, percentages, and ratios.
- MiTek software experience is required.
- Superior communication skills to deliver messages effectively and efficiently.
- Ability to ensure accurate and efficient designs with a strong focus on customer satisfaction.
- Ability to evaluate individual and team design performance.
- Collaboration skills to ensure customer project success.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Four-year degree from an accredited university preferred.
- At least 5 years of truss design experience and 2 years of design management experience; or 7 years of combined education and experience.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities. While performing job duties, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle objects or tools, reach with hands and arms, and communicate verbally. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision requirements include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Apply today! Resumes can also be emailed to cheryl.williams@gogpac.com for direct application. Contact Cheryl Williams at 605.646.1707 with questions.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.
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