Director of Manufacturing Operations

JOB DESCRIPTION

Director of Manufacturing Operations

Reports to: COO

Salary: TBD

Department: Manufacturing

About the Company

TEKTRA is a technology-driven manufacturing company focused on producing high-quality, precision-built building components for high-end residential construction.

At TEKTRA, we combine advanced BIM coordination, manufacturing discipline, and repeatable production processes to deliver floor, wall, roof, and specialty framing components with speed, accuracy, and consistency. Our work supports luxury residential projects where quality, schedule certainty, and field coordination are critical.

TEKTRA is built around the idea that homes can be assembled smarter, faster, and with greater predictability when design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and installation are tightly coordinated. We are creating a modern manufacturing environment that raises the standard for how custom homes are built.

About the Role

TEKTRA is seeking a hands-on Director of Manufacturing Operations to lead day-to-day factory operations, manage the production team, and ensure that TEKTRA’s manufacturing floor runs safely, efficiently, and with a high standard of quality.

This role is ideal for a strong field or shop leader who understands construction, framing, production flow, material handling, crew leadership, and schedule execution. The Director of Manufacturing Operations will be responsible for translating project needs into daily production priorities, coordinating labor and materials, maintaining quality standards, and driving accountability across the factory floor.

This is not a desk-only role. This position requires a leader who is comfortable being on the floor, directing crews, solving problems in real time, coordinating with project managers and BIM teams, and ensuring that each component package is built correctly, staged properly, and delivered on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

Factory Leadership & Daily Operations

• Lead daily manufacturing operations across the TEKTRA factory floor.
• Direct production crews, leads, and shop team members to ensure work is completed safely, accurately, and efficiently.
• Establish daily and weekly production priorities based on project schedules, material availability, and delivery commitments.
• Run daily production huddles to communicate priorities, safety items, schedule needs, and quality expectations.
• Maintain strong visibility across all active projects moving through the factory.

Production Scheduling & Execution

• Coordinate production schedules for floor, wall, roof, truss, POD, and specialty component packages.
• Work with BIM, project management, procurement, and logistics teams to confirm readiness before manufacturing begins.
• Ensure each project has the drawings, cut lists, materials, labor, and staging plans needed for successful execution.
• Monitor production progress against schedule and proactively identify delays, constraints, or resource gaps.
• Adjust labor and workflow as needed to meet changing priorities.

Crew Supervision & Accountability

• Manage factory personnel, including production leads, carpenters, assemblers, material handlers, and support staff.
• Set clear expectations for productivity, quality, safety, cleanliness, and teamwork.
• Train, coach, and hold team members accountable to TEKTRA standards.
• Support hiring, onboarding, performance feedback, and team development.
• Build a positive shop culture rooted in safety, pride, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.

Quality Control & Manufacturing Standards

• Ensure all components are built in accordance with approved drawings, project specifications, and TEKTRA quality standards.
• Lead quality-control checkpoints throughout the manufacturing process.
• Identify recurring errors, drawing issues, or assembly challenges and coordinate corrective action with BIM and management teams.
• Confirm that finished components are inspected, labeled, organized, and staged correctly before shipment.
• Protect TEKTRA’s reputation for precision, repeatability, and high-quality workmanship.

Materials, Inventory & Shop Readiness

• Coordinate with procurement and inventory teams to ensure materials are available when needed.
• Monitor lumber, hardware, fasteners, sheathing, specialty materials, and consumables.
• Help maintain accurate inventory control and reduce waste, rework, and downtime.
• Ensure materials are received, labeled, stored, and staged in a way that supports efficient production flow.
• Keep the shop organized, clean, and production-ready.

Logistics & Delivery Coordination

• Coordinate with logistics and project teams to ensure component packages are loaded and delivered in the correct sequence.
• Oversee staging, bundling, labeling, packaging, and loading of finished components.
• Ensure trailers are loaded in proper install order whenever required.
• Support field installation teams with clear documentation, communication, and delivery readiness.
• Help close the loop between factory production and field performance.

Safety & Facility Management

• Lead and enforce a strong safety culture across the factory.
• Ensure proper use of tools, equipment, PPE, forklifts, saws, lifts, and shop machinery.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and hazard-free production environment.
• Conduct regular safety checks and address unsafe conditions immediately.
• Support equipment maintenance, facility upkeep, and production-floor organization.

Systems, Documentation & Reporting

• Use TEKTRA’s production systems, MRP tools, project management platforms, and documentation processes to track work.
• Maintain accurate updates on project status, production progress, material constraints, and labor needs.
• Provide management with regular reporting on production schedules, risks, bottlenecks, and completed work.
• Help develop and improve shop procedures, work instructions, checklists, and production standards.
• Support implementation of new tools, systems, and manufacturing processes.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Serve as the key operational bridge between the factory floor, BIM/design, procurement, logistics, finance, and construction project teams.
• Communicate clearly with project managers regarding schedule, scope, drawing readiness, changes, and delivery needs.
• Coordinate with BIM/Revit teams to resolve constructability questions before and during production.
• Work with leadership to improve throughput, reduce errors, and increase factory capacity.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Proven leadership experience in manufacturing, construction, framing, factory operations, or shop-floor production.
• Strong understanding of wood framing, component assembly, construction sequencing, and residential building systems.
• Experience leading crews, managing production teams, or serving as a superintendent, foreman, shop lead, or manufacturing manager.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, shop drawings, cut lists, and production documents.
• Strong knowledge of jobsite or shop safety practices.

Leadership Skills

• Hands-on leader who can direct work, solve problems, and keep teams moving.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to coordinate across office, shop, and field teams.
• Comfortable making real-time decisions while maintaining quality and schedule discipline.
• High accountability, strong follow-through, and ability to lead by example.
• Ability to coach, train, and develop team members.

Operational Skills

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
• Experience with production scheduling, material planning, inventory coordination, and logistics.
• Ability to identify bottlenecks and create practical solutions.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality control.
• Comfortable using technology platforms, project management software, MRP systems, or production tracking tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in off-site construction, panelized framing, modular construction, prefabrication, or component manufacturing.
• Experience with luxury residential construction or high-end custom homes.
• Familiarity with BIM/Revit-driven production workflows.
• Forklift, equipment, or shop-safety certifications are a plus.
• Experience helping scale a growing manufacturing operation is strongly preferred.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a builder, leader, and operator. This person knows how to run a floor, lead a crew, solve problems, and keep production moving without sacrificing quality.

They are comfortable with both the physical side of manufacturing and the coordination side of operations. They can work with carpenters in the shop, project managers in the office, BIM teams in design coordination, and leadership on production planning.

This role requires someone who takes ownership, communicates clearly, and understands that TEKTRA’s success depends on disciplined execution from drawing release through final delivery.

Core Competencies

• Factory floor leadership
• Crew management
• Production scheduling
• Framing and component assembly knowledge
• Quality control
• Safety leadership
• Material and inventory coordination
• Logistics and shipping coordination
• Problem solving
• Team accountability
• Continuous improvement
• Technology and systems adoption

Why Join TEKTRA

TEKTRA is building the future of luxury residential construction through manufacturing, technology, and repeatable execution. This is an opportunity to help lead a growing factory operation, shape production standards, build a strong team, and play a key role in scaling a new model for how custom homes are delivered.

We are looking for a leader who takes pride in craftsmanship, values operational discipline, and wants to help build something meaningful from the factory floor up.

Pay: $83,146.23 - $100,133.10 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person

Salary : $83,146 - $100,133