Component Design Manager

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Company Overview: Black Hills Truss, a Mead Lumber Company is a leading provider of products for professional contractors, builders, and remodelers. With 50+ operating locations across nine Midwestern states, we are proud to be 100% employee-owned and ranked as the 12th largest building material supplier to professional builders in the U.S. At Mead Lumber, we strive to create a team that works and succeeds together every day in an authentic, team-oriented setting.

Why Join Us?

• Employee Ownership: As a 100% employee-owned company, you will have a stake in our shared success.
• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible scheduling options that support your lifestyle.
• Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, providing ongoing learning and advancement opportunities.

Job Summary: Component Design Manager is primarily responsible for overseeing daily operations of the design department and maintain consistent quality design work within the department.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design Team Leadership & Engagement
• Assigning Estimating Work
• Assigning Design Work
• Interface with Production Team
• Implementing & Auditing Standardized Business Practices
• Designer Recruiting, Hiring, and Onboarding
• Designer Discipline and Terminations
• Designer Productivity
• Designer Quality Control
• Customer Service and Standards
• Communicate Design Issues and Concerns with General Manager and Corporate Design Manager
• Communicate Design Ideas and Best Practices with General Manager & Corporate Design Manger
• Work alongside salesperson, customer, and subcontractor to ensure all schedules are met.
• Expedite and resolve issues as they arise
• Occasional Travel
• Other duties as assigned

Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Qualifications:

• 4 years of industry and component design experience.
• Proficient in industry and supplier software applications.
• Proficient in Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• High School Diploma, General Education Degree (GED) or Associate’s Degree required
• Rough Carpentry, Project Supervision and or Project Manager experience will be considered.
• Blueprint reading and estimating.
• CAD and BIM experience is .

Once eligible, you will participate in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), a unique benefit that can provide a financial source for your future/retirement that very few companies offer. We also offer our employees competitive pay as well as the benefits listed below:

Additional Benefits Include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• 100% Employer Paid Group Term Life, AD&D, and STD
• Additional Voluntary Life, AD&D, and LTD
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Plan
• Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Programs
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Employment Opportunity: Mead Lumber Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, , , , , , , , , marital status, veteran’s status, , genetic information, , or any other protected basis prohibited by law.