Plant General Manager

Palm Harbor Homes; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Palm Harbor Homes in Waco, Texas is seeking a Production Manager to oversee plant operations and enhance profitability. Responsibilities include developing strategic plans, budgeting, and coaching staff. The ideal candidate will have a college degree, housing manufacturing experience, and proven supervisory skills.

This role offers opportunities for personal growth within a company committed to creating inclusive teams. You'll play a vital part in supporting production goals and ensuring operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in housing manufacturing is required.
• Demonstrated ability to support and encourage staff.
• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic plans, forecasts, and budgets.
• Oversee all aspects of assigned plant operations.
• Coach and develop managers and production supervisors.

Skills

Production management experience

Supervisory skills

Team development

Budgeting and forecasting

Production quality management

Education

College degree

Job description

At Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ CVCO), our 7,000 team members are at the heart of everything we do. We design and produce quality, affordable factory‑built homes. We are also a leading producer of park model RVs, vacation cabins and factory‑built commercial structures. In addition to providing competitive pay and benefits, we provide opportunities for development and upward mobility, while investing in the communities we serve. Our values are our foundation. We’re constantly striving to diversify our teams to ensure we have the best and brightest talent. We’re deeply committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where each person can contribute.

About The Role

Production management supports the strategic planning process for manufacturing as well as oversees implementation of segment plans across manufacturing operations – ensuring that all the different functional areas work together to maximize profitability. General managers are accountable for their assigned production facility, ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness, a safe work environment, team culture and morale, customer satisfaction, and achievement of financial goals. He/she coaches and develops managers and employees. He/she is accountable for results, development of KPIs, and continuous improvement.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops strategic plans, forecasts and budgets.
• Oversees all aspects of assigned plant operations.
• Coaches and develops managers and production supervisors and develops succession planning for managers.
• Maintains open communication with plant managers, production supervisors, and employees regarding safety concerns, achievement of production quality, and production productivity goals.
• Performs various other job duties as assigned and needed.
• Develops plans for efficient use of materials, machines, and employees.
• Reviews production costs and product quality, and modifies production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation.
• Directs personnel program.
• Recommends budgets to top management.

Minimum Qualifications

• College degree and housing manufacturing experience required.
• Supervisory experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to support multiple teams in order to consistently meet production goals is required.
• Demonstrated ability to support and encourage staff, demonstrate empathy for others, to be trained, and take direction is required. This ability should include an appreciation for coaching of other people leaders (development of general managers and plants functional managers who in turn must have or learn how to coach and develop other managers and individual team members).
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Flexible to work in a fast paced, changing environment.