Manager - Department

Sierra Pacific Industries is seeking a 2nd Shift Department Manager for its Windows division in Merrill, WI. The role involves ensuring workplace safety, optimizing productivity, managing crew operations, and maintaining compliance with regulations. Candidates should have supervisory experience in millwork or windows manufacturing. The company offers excellent benefits, including health insurance and retirement plans, and emphasizes opportunities for personal and professional growth.
We train and promote from withinExcellent low-cost health benefitsRetirement plan with employer-paid contributionsPaid vacation and 10 holidaysAt Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a fourth-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.Currently, our Windows division in Merrill, Wisconsin on Ohio Street, a growing, major window and door manufacturer with manufacturing facilities located in Alabama, California, and Wisconsin, is seeking a qualified 2nd Shift Department Manager.About the PositionAssure safe workplace practices are followed and promote safety awareness through leading by example Work with Plant Manager, Superintendent, and other Supervisors to optimize productivity Actively manage and reduce downtime through quick analysis of options and orchestrating solutions Identify opportunities and take measures to reduce waste and inefficiencies Monitor and direct QMS program and related processes to ensure consistency Maintain documentation for department operations, disciplinary actions, Workers' Compensation, attendance, etc.

Understand and comply with applicable regulations such as OSHA, wage and hour, and environmental Supervise, train, direct, and coordinate work of the department's crew Effectively manage crew work time and duties during production, breakdowns, and emergencies Recognize the need and opportunity, and take action, to implement cross-training Manage scheduled time off, unexpected absences, and modified duty of crew Approve timecards for payment, assuring compliance with applicable regulations and Company policy Recognize and recommend crew commendation, corrective, disciplinary and discharge actions Participate in crew member corrective, disciplinary and discharge actions Evaluate crew and make recommendations for awarding of job openingsQualifications 2 years' lead or supervisory experienceMillwork and/or Windows manufacturing experienceDemonstrated ability to lead and motivate a crewUnderstand wood product manufacturing processes with emphasis in people managementUnderstand machinery operations with sufficient knowledge to address both preventative and correctivemaintenanceProven commitment to safety and Company policyAbility to handle multiple priorities under demanding circumstancesWhy Join Our Team? Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance.How to ApplyIf you are qualified and would like to join our team, please send a cover letter referencing this position and a resume to: Sierra Pacific WindowsSarah Evanson, Human Resources 605 N Ohio St Merrill, WI 54452 (715) 722-1875or apply online and view all our career opportunities at: spi.careersSierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.The general wage range for this position at Sierra Pacific Industries is from $65,000 and $110,000 per year, and is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to: relevant work experience, skill, knowledge, and/or education.About Our Company Sierra Pacific Industries is a fourth-generation family-owned company based in Northern California that started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.S., employing around 6,500 crew members.

Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the-art facilities and others strive to become part of the team. We own and sustainably manage more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. Our forests are sustainably managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals.

We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year. In Spring 2024, we planted our 300 millionth seedling on our timberlands. This milestone was decades in the making, reflecting our commitment to sustainable forest management and ensuring we have forests not just for today, but for generations to come.Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities.

In fact, any small amount that isn't turned into hand-crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is actually converted into electricity in our eight biomass-fueled power plants. We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug-free and tobacco-free policies. As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result.

We use E-verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.