Weekend Assembly Department Manager

Duratrench; Dallas (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Duratrench in Dallas, Georgia, seeks an Assembly Department Manager to oversee manufacturing operations focused on safety, quality, and employee engagement. The role combines hands-on leadership with problem-solving in a dynamic environment.

Qualified candidates should have at least 2 years of leadership experience in manufacturing, understand production processes, and possess strong analytical skills. A high school diploma or GED is required. This opportunity offers a chance to implement efficiency strategies while working in a supportive team atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Ability to understand technical aspects of production processes.
• Must pass a drug screen and background check.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with departments to meet production schedules.
• Control inventory and monitor usage.
• Implement efficiency strategies and improve operations.

Skills

Leadership experience

Spray and plastics processes knowledge

Understanding of manufacturing metals and composites

Analytical thinking

Knowledge of Microsoft applications

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

The Assembly Department Manager is responsible for leading day‑to‑day manufacturing operations while ensuring safety, quality, on‑time delivery, cost control, and employee engagement. This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring someone who can solve problems on the fly, understand how things are built, and keep teams focused and productive. The right candidate will be a strong self‑leader, capable of independent decision‑making, and comfortable spending about 50% of their time coaching, guiding, and closely managing the workforce to maintain performance and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other departments to meet production schedule and shipping deadlines
• Review work orders and schedule work according to customer timeline and shipping lead times
• Provide expertise in Quality Control, training and department efficiency
• Follow current training procedures to ensure all employees are trained properly on processes and equipment
• Implement ways to help the department thrive through efficiency and automatization and devise strategies to increase productivity and improve operations
• Control inventory and monitor consumable usage
• Coordinate each team member on a project/task
• Monitor the progress of daily production
• Inspect finished product to ensure it is built according to specification and safety regulations
• Attendance and engagement in weekly production meetings

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of leadership experience, preferably in a manufacturing plant
• Working knowledge of spray and plastics processes and equipment used in production
• Must have understanding of technical aspects of manufacturing metals, composites, mold making and woodworking
• Must be able to read and understand construction plans
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must pass a drug screen and background check
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

Education

• High school diploma or GED

Requirements

• Provide expertise and guidance to the team
• Managing employees, work together to overcome challenges and create policies or practices to ensure the success of the team
• Communicating with the team regularly
• Resolve conflict within the team
• Coordination with training new staff
• Completing and conducting employee performance reviews
• Must have a production‑driven mindset
• Ability to lead others objectively and fairly
• Detail oriented
• Analytical thinker with ability to take concepts and apply them to new problems with creativity to achieve a solution
• Ability to effectively motivate, train and coach others
• Ability to show consistent use of the following competencies: delegating, clear and concise communication, composure, planning, multitasking, time
• Management, decisive decision making, fairness, dependability, positivity, and integrity
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft applications (Outlook, Excel, Teams)
• Results oriented with a drive for continuous improvement
• Must be able to withstand extreme temperatures (heat, cold) for the duration of an 8 or 10 shift
• Must be able to work overtime as needed

Schedule

• Friday–Sunday: 6am–6:30pm, paid for 40 hours.
• Training: Monday – Thursday: 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Training: Friday: 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM