Finishing Excellence Lead — Craft, Quality & Growth

APPARATUS; Town of Red Hook (NY); Vor Ort; USD 72.000 - 88.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

APPARATUS is seeking a Finishing Manager to oversee day-to-day finishing operations at our Red Hook production facility. You will ensure production quality, manage the finishing team, and drive continuous improvement across people, process, and product.

You will lead by example, train staff, ensure safety compliance, and partner with Product, Sales, and Client Services to support launches and inventory accuracy.

Qualifikationen

• 5 years in a comparable manufacturing role; 2+ years in management or supervision.
• Knowledge of metal, glass, porcelain, and leather manufacturing; experience with high-quality lighting or furniture preferred.
• Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain talent.
• Bachelor’s degree with Industrial Design or Engineering concentration; ERP and 3D modeling software experience preferred.

Aufgaben

• Oversee finishing team operations to meet production and launch commitments; schedule and manage work orders with real-time system updates.
• Own department production and quality performance; analyze, act on, and report key metrics.
• Communicate risk, priorities, and solutions in time to mitigate impact.
• Maintain expert-level aesthetic and functional understanding of all active collections, components, and quality parameters.
• Perform quality control inspections; drive root cause analysis from discovery through corrective action.
• Train, coach, and develop team members to current and future work standards; ensure goals are met.
• Lead by example; promote safety, skill-building, continuous improvement, and excellence in productivity and quality.

Kenntnisse

Production operations

Quality control

Team leadership

Communication

Process improvement

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree (Industrial Design or Engineering)

Tools

ERP systems

3D modeling

Project workflow software

Jobbeschreibung

APPARATUS is seeking a Finishing Manager to oversee day-to-day finishing operations at our Red Hook production facility. You will ensure production quality, manage the finishing team, and drive continuous improvement across people, process, and product.

You will lead by example, train staff, ensure safety compliance, and partner with Product, Sales, and Client Services to support launches and inventory accuracy.