Operations Leader - Wood Parts & Powder Coating

Millwork Recruiting Source LLC; Brainerd (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Millwork Recruiting Source LLC is seeking an experienced Operations Manager for a premier manufacturer of MDF wood components and powder-coated products serving the office furniture and retail fixture industries.

This role leads a two-shift facility with wood-parts production and powder coating, focusing on developing employees, strengthening processes, and creating a culture built on engagement, safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of manufacturing leadership experience in wood-products.
• Proven coaching and development of production staff and supervisors.
• Track record of improving engagement, performance, and accountability.
• Experience creating or strengthening training programs.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing operations, planning, and labor management.
• ERP system experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read CAD drawings for production.
• Strong safety, quality, and continuous-improvement knowledge.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• On-site availability.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership for two-shift wood-parts manufacturing and powder-coating operations.
• Develop production employees through coaching, mentoring and consistent performance expectations.
• Build and implement a structured shop-employee onboarding and training program.
• Establish clear expectations for productivity, quality, safety, attendance and accountability.
• Create a positive workplace culture that promotes employee engagement, teamwork and pride in workmanship.
• Evaluate production workflows and identify opportunities to improve throughput, efficiency and overall operating performance.
• Monitor production schedules, labor requirements, capacity and workflow to ensure customer commitments are met.
• Partner with company leadership to establish operational objectives and measure progress against key performance indicators.
• Use the company’s ERP system to manage production information, scheduling, inventory and operational reporting.
• Improve the accuracy, consistency and adoption of ERP-related processes throughout the operation.
• Review and interpret CAD part drawings, specifications and other production documentation.
• Ensure products are manufactured according to customer requirements, quality standards and established specifications.
• Promote a proactive safety culture and ensure compliance with company policies and applicable regulations.
• Investigate production, quality and safety concerns and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, production, quality, maintenance, scheduling and other internal departments.
• Support continuous-improvement initiatives throughout the manufacturing operation.
• Communicate operational priorities, company expectations and performance results clearly across both shifts.
• Ensure the facility, equipment and production areas are maintained in an organized, professional and production-ready condition.

Skills

Leadership

Employee development

ERP systems

CAD drawings

Safety and quality

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Epicor ERP

CAD software

Job description

Millwork Recruiting Source LLC is seeking an experienced Operations Manager for a premier manufacturer of MDF wood components and powder-coated products serving the office furniture and retail fixture industries.

This role leads a two-shift facility with wood-parts production and powder coating, focusing on developing employees, strengthening processes, and creating a culture built on engagement, safety and continuous improvement.