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Job Description Job Description Director of Manufacturing Build Amazing Things. Leave the Business Ownership to Us. Have you run your own cabinet shop, carpentry/fabrication business, millwork company, sign shop, or construction company?Do you miss leading a great team, building incredible projects, and seeing customers blown away by the final product but you don't miss chasing payments, preparing estimates until midnight, dealing with QuickBooks, insurance renewals, HR issues, payroll, or wondering where your next project is coming from?If that's you, keep reading.About Us We are a a custom fabrication company specializing in experiential marketing environments, trade show exhibits, commercial millwork, custom cabinetry, branded environments, scenic fabrication, and one-of-a-kind projects.No two weeks are the same.One week we're building a custom corporate lobby. The next we're fabricating an activation for a national brand. Then we're loading scenic elements onto a cruise ship or building displays seen by millions of people.We're looking for someone who genuinely enjoys building things, leading people, solving problems, and making a shop run like a well-oiled machine.About the Role As our PDirector of Manufacturing, you'll oversee every project once it's sold.Your job is to make sure every project leaves our shop on time, on budget, and at a quality level that makes our customers want to work with us again.You'll lead department heads across:CNC & MachiningFabricationFinishingFinal AssemblyShipping & LogisticsYou'll coordinate with Sales, Project Management, Design, and Purchasing while owning the production schedule and helping eliminate bottlenecks before they become emergencies.You won't be expected to chase customers for money.You won't be writing estimates.You won't be managing QuickBooks.You won't be worrying about payroll or where the next project comes from.Your job is to build an incredible production organization.What You'll Be Responsible For Leading the production team and department headsScheduling labor and balancing shop capacityCreating efficient production workflowsImproving productivity without sacrificing qualityCoaching and developing employeesConducting daily production meetingsMonitoring project progress and identifying risks earlyWorking with project managers to ensure successful handoffsImproving SOPs and documenting best practicesDriving continuous improvement throughout the shopMaintaining a safe, clean, organized production environmentEnsuring every project ships complete, accurate, and on timeThe Person We're Looking For You probably have experience such as:Owner of a cabinet or millwork shopFormer business owner in fabrication or constructionProduction Manager or Operations ManagerGeneral Manager of a manufacturing businessShop Foreman who naturally became the leader everyone relied onYou've likely managed anywhere from 10-50 employees.You understand scheduling, purchasing, quality control, production flow, and accountability.You don't panic when something goes sideways-you organize people, solve the problem, and move forward.You know how to earn respect without yelling.You enjoy mentoring people.You hate wasted motion.You believe systems beat heroics.Most importantly, you care about building something you're proud to put your name on.What Success Looks Like Within your first year, you'll have:Built a highly accountable production cultureImproved efficiency throughout the shopReduced costly mistakes and reworkIncreased on-time deliveriesDeveloped stronger department leadersCreated systems that allow the business to scaleHelped make Breakthrough Productions one of the premier fabrication shops in the industryWhat You'll Need Leadership experience in manufacturing, fabrication, millwork, cabinetry, exhibits, construction, or similar industriesStrong understanding of production schedulingExperience managing multiple concurrent projectsAbility to read shop drawings and understand fabrication methodsE