Job Description

Job Type: Hourly

Wage: $28.50-$34/hr.

Location: Buena Vista, CO.

Job Description:

Fading West exists to build thriving and connected communities by reimagining the construction industry. Our vision is to eliminate the housing crisis for the workforce and the communities they serve. Our mission is to create attainable, high-quality, architecturally interesting, diverse communities for the workforce. To accomplish this, we fully integrate design, development, manufacturing, and construction in a single LEAN value stream.

CORE VALUES

• We Care for People
• We Keep Our Promises
• We Hate Waste
• We Love Challenges
• We Simplify & Standardize
• We Excel & Outperform

OUR CULTURE

Strong Work Ethic, Fun, Learning, and Humility 

• Fading West employees:
  • do not need to be managed
  • consistently impress the team with their insights and output
  • are wicked smart but don’t take themselves too seriously
  • have a passion for the company’s success without ego or pride in ownership
  • are teachable, collaborative, and committed to continual learning, growth, and personal development

Problem-Solving in a Challenging, Changing, and Flexible Organization

• Fading West employees:
  • Challenge the norms and think outside the box
  • enjoy the excitement of figuring out the “how” that accomplishes the “what” we are trying to achieve

Manage Complexity and Simplify Systems

• Fading West employees:
  • enjoy managing complexity to create efficient systems and processes that reduce waste and increase simplicity

Strategic Visionary Thinking

• Fading West employees:
  • Help develop strategies to achieve the objectives of the business plan to maximize return and minimize risk

Relationships and Mission

• Fading West employees:
  • Place a high value on relationships
  • Are discerning, highly relational, people connectors
  • Promote and maintain Fading West’s core values and mission statement
  • Are inclusive and build a culture where difference and creativity are valued
  • Believe diversity drives innovation

POSITION SUMMARY

Area Managers are responsible for efficiently building quality modular homes and leading teams of Station Leads and secondarily Production Specialists. Tasks will vary, but all Area Manager Production Specialists contribute to improving Fading West processes and the quality of the products we deliver.  Employees in this role will have the opportunity for leading teams, factory cross training, skills and process training, factory process development, task diversification and process verification. The Exterior Finish Area Supervisor specifically oversees a grouping of stations that consists of installing insulation, R-Max hanging and taping, window and door installation, cutting and placing all siding, and cutting and installing all exterior trim. All tasks completed, no matter how big or small, contribute to our mission of providing high quality homes to the individuals and families that will be living in them.

Responsibilities:

?      Support the needs of production, and lead teams of station leads and production specialists.

?      Focus improvement efforts on Safety, Quality and Velocity.

?      Assist with production needs and work with other supporting staff to implement.

?      Assist with training and cross training individuals.

?      Reduce waste and address production issues to keep the installation line and supporting production areas running smoothly.

?      Ensure timecard and attendance accuracy (including editing, and approving daily time entries and time off requests) while ensuring correct staffing level to support production.

?      Ensure policy and procedure compliance among reports and elevate issues to supervisor as needed.

?      Ensure employees are equipped with the tools, resources, and skills they need to safely and efficiently compete assigned tasks.

?      Identify, solicit, and create process improvements to production in assigned areas in collaboration with both production specialists, station leads, supervisors and fellow area managers.

?      Ensure that safety requirements and procedures are followed by all reports.

?      Support daily operations of the modular home factory. 

?       Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

?      Must have proven leadership experience.

?      Home building, trades, construction, or related experience required

?      Ability to lead teams through conflict resolution.

?      Ability to make decisions and prioritize tasks for the team.

?      Experience utilizing Lean processes preferred.

?      Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

?      Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

?      Attention to detail.

?      Organizational, planning, and documentation skills.

?      Must have proven leadership experience.

?      Home building, trades, construction, or related experience required

?      Ability to lead teams through conflict resolution.

?      Ability to make decisions and prioritize tasks for the team.

?      Experience utilizing Lean processes preferred.

?      Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

?      Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

?      Attention to detail.

?      Organizational, planning, and documentation skills.

• Ability to work on multiple projects in various stages simultaneously

 Requirements

    In-Person (this position cannot be performed remotely)

?      This role requires signing a confidentiality agreement, intellectual property rights agreement, and non-compete and non-disclosure agreement

?      Reference check that speaks to the positive character of the applicant

?      May be required to regularly stand, sit, or walk for long periods of time, lift or carry more than 50 pounds, climb/balance on stairs or ladders, stoop, kneel, and crouch

?      Must be competent and comfortable in basic computer skills and navigating modern technology

 Fading West rigorously adheres to Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, C.R.S. § 8-5-201(1)

BENEFITS SUMMARY
(Offered to all full-time employees (30+ hours/week))

• Health Benefits (Portion of monthly premiums paid by employer)
  • Medical (Cigna)
    • Choice Between two plans
      • High deductible plan with $3200 for individuals and $6200 for families w/ HSA
      • PPO Plan with $1500 deductible for individuals and $3500 for families
  • Direct Primary Care Medical Option
  • Dental (Delta Dental)
  • Vision (VSP)
• 401(K) (Fidelity)
  • 4% Employer Match
• Auxiliary Benefits
  • Long Term Disability (fully employee paid)
  • Life Insurance (fully employee paid)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Health and Fitness Re-imbursement ($250 / year)
  • Local Gym Discount

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Vacation (2 weeks per year)
  • Personal days (6 days per year) 
  • Sick days 
  • Paid holidays
  • Supplemental Parental Leave (In addition to CO FAMLI Act) 

Fading West Development LLC and all its wholly owned subsidiaries
are equal opportunity employers

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.