Workshop Operations Manager

US Door & More is hiring an Operations Manager to lead our door fabrication and fulfillment workshop.

Our existing team of approximately 11 employees handles custom door production, finishing, receiving, packaging, and shipping. We have experienced workers and established products. We need a leader who can turn that capability into dependable schedules, consistent quality, organized inventory, and clear accountability.

This is an opportunity to improve how a small manufacturing operation works. You should be comfortable identifying gaps, developing practical solutions, and following through while keeping daily production moving.

• Build monthly capacity forecasts, weekly production schedules, and daily assignments based on actual labor, equipment, and material availability.
• Maintain realistic completion forecasts and coordinate custom fabrication with incoming supplier orders requiring quick turnaround.
• Establish inventory controls, replenishment routines, and material-readiness checks.
• Work with technical leaders to place quality checks before defects become expensive downstream problems.
• Schedule, coach, and develop employees; address performance issues and participate in hiring and personnel decisions.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance, repairs, housekeeping, and premises upkeep.
• Keep production records current, communicate risks early, and organize recovery actions.

You will report to the owner and coordinate the CNC, fabrication and finishing, receiving, and shipping functions.

• Ideally, five or more years in manufacturing operations, including three or more years directly managing employees and production.
• Experience scheduling work in a small or midsize manufacturing environment with changing orders and priorities.
• Practical understanding of production routing, capacity constraints, inventory, quality control, and maintenance.
• Examples of improving an imperfect operation and sustaining the results.
• Confident use of Excel or Google Sheets and experience with production or inventory software.
• Clear communication, sound judgment, and consistent follow-through.

Door, millwork, cabinetry, furniture, or similar manufacturing experience is preferred. A relevant degree is helpful; substantial operating experience can substitute. Advanced CNC programming is handled by our existing CNC Manager.

This role requires active shop-floor leadership and dedicated planning time. Some weeks may reach approximately 50 hours, particularly during the initial transition and process improvements. That is a realistic possibility, not a weekly minimum. Significant production disruptions may require early, late, or occasional weekend involvement.

We value leaders who raise problems promptly, recommend workable solutions, and take responsibility for execution. Long-term success means building reliable processes and capable backups that reduce recurring emergencies.

Apply through LinkedIn with your résumé and a brief example of an operational improvement you personally led. Include the team size, your responsibility, and the result.

Finalists will participate in a shop visit and paid planning exercise. Current employers will not be contacted without permission.