Pre-Production Director

Pre-Production Director

This position is based out of our Fort Worth, Texas office.

About Electribuilt

ElectriBuilt, a subsidiary of ArchKey Holdings Inc., bridges a critical gap in the market: the need for integrated power, data and network infrastructure that is as agile as the companies using it.

Our approach is built on certainty: reducing onsite risk, compressing schedules, and providing predictable cost and performance.

ElectriBuilt products are American-made, engineered to order, and assembled using UL-Listed components. Solutions are integrated and commissioned as skidded, containerized, or modular finished goods to ensure consistent quality and repeatable outcomes across every project.​

About the Position

Responsible for overseeing preproduction activities for the Company’s product lines. Ensures optimum financial product line positioning occurs. This position manages the collaboration of many electrical and structural engineers, designers, constructability experts, research and development, estimators and modelers for new product launches and refinement to existing. This role ensures thorough, exemplary customer communications and product delivery results are achieved, in alignment with all Company policies, procedures, key objectives and regulations.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Located in/near Fort Worth, Texas (plant is near the Texas Motor Speedway
• Organized, driven, reliable critical thinker.
• Manufacturing production experience in a growing facility.

Day in the Life.

· Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Directs and supervises preproduction launch and refinement of each product line for quality and accuracy of work. This includes constructability collaboration, and assisting with engineering, estimating and continuous product improvement. Sets goals and communicate expected standards of performance and quality for others. Manages the overall product approval process.

· Together with the Product Line Managers, determines which products to manufacture, based upon probability and opportunity for future growth.

· Oversees design department on product development to assure the product is designed to optimal achievable cost within the allotted budget. Manages preproduction workloads and provides problem resolution advice for designers and preproduction managers. Performs regular product viability assessment and mitigation.

· Manages, plans, reviews, and coordinates all product designs to maximize time and efficiency while delivering on promises to customers and co-workers.

· Works with preproduction team and others to determine constructability, structural integrity and other elements associated with the products. Provides a detailed and comprehensive value analysis to the project team. Ensures preproduction proposals are written appropriately and fulfilled to the customer’s and/or the Company’s conditions for timing and quality satisfaction.

· Develops and maintains exemplary customer relationships and conducts high-quality business development activities regularly. Provides incremental design/cost analysis and product updates for clients. Maintains confidentiality of all client pricing and intellectual property.

· Creates and manages an annual preproduction budget and maintains some level of responsibility for Companywide financials. Stays informed of new and changing Company procedures, policies, materials, technologies, techniques, and practices. Establishes, trains, and maintains policies and processes.

· Builds strategic and effective relationships with customers, Product line managers, preproduction project team, nested factory partners, vendors, suppliers, user groups and others that reflect and support the Company’s core values and meet or exceed the customer’s expectations.

· Provides regular and high-quality hiring, communications, mentoring, coaching, problem-solving and training to staff and other co-workers at all levels as needed. Advises and coaches employees and provides performance feedback regularly.

· Consistently makes decisions in an attentive and safe manner to ensure the safety and health of self and others.

· Utilizes LEAN concepts or other continuous improvement methodologies to ensure the most efficient preproduction operations, processes, and activities.

· Promotes and models the Company mission, vision and values through exercising sound and ethical business practices, championing all elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and providing high quality services and programs as they relate to clients, partners, co-workers, suppliers, and the public.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in engineering, preproduction management, building construction, architecture, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years of electrical experience in design and engineering, common code requirements, and preproduction with a concentration in large scale project delivery. Previous experience with field installation helpful. Minimum 5 years of experience directly managing people.
• Preferably 4-5 years of experience in hands-on preproduction management. Extensive skills and experience in product management leadership. Thorough understanding of the product life cycle.
• Extensive experience with value analysis in all market segments and in-depth trade knowledge. Experience with computerized design software, preferably REVIT. Strong conceptual design skills, and experience in reviewing designs for accuracy and completeness. Experience and skill in establishing product design, constructability and vendor communication.
• Knowledge of construction, materials, costs, systems, market conditions/trends, trade practices and regional differences. Must have extensive knowledge of the electrical code and skills to read, interpret and understand electrical integrated products, plans, drawings, blueprints and specifications and financial documents. Strong technical understanding of electrical systems.
• Strong visionary strategic leadership and communication skills for employee groups at all levels, customers, nested factory partners, vendors, and other community leaders. Exceptional product development, relationship building and client communication skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, listening, presentation, negotiation, conflict management and persuasion skills, and the ability to influence employees at all levels, including senior management.
• Exceptional ability to coach, mentor, motivate and develop front line and senior level management, providing support to build high performing, highly engaged teams and providing organizational and leadership guidance through periods of significant transition. Strong collaboration, teamwork, and interpersonal skills. Ability to work with and facilitate diverse work teams.
• In-depth training, work experience and skills with LEAN methodologies and/or similar applications.

Benefits

At Electribuilt, our benefits package includes competitive health insurance options (medical, dental, and vision), a robust 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, paid time off and holidays, and access to wellness programs.

Legal & Fraud Disclaimer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. #JOBTARGET Code

Beware of fraudulent job postings. Electribuilt only communicates through official channels. All official communication will come from an @electribuilt.com email address and we will never ask for financial information, payments, or personal details outside of the standard hiring process. To confirm the legitimacy of a job, visit our careers page or reach out to a member of our Talent Acquisition team.

Pay: $120,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance

Work Location: In person