Factory Manager – Modular Home Factory

Job Title: Factory Manager – BoulderMOD Modular Home Factory
Reports To: Director of Construction and Land Development
FLSA Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Compensation: $100,000–$110,000, commensurate with experience
Benefits: PTO, paid holidays, health benefits, and 401(k) match
Location: BoulderMOD Factory / Flatirons Habitat for Humanity

About Flatirons Habitat for Humanity

Flatirons Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building strength, stability, and self-reliance through affordable housing solutions. Serving communities across Boulder County and Broomfield County, we partner with families and individuals to create safe, sustainable homes while fostering a sense of empowerment and community.

Guided by our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live, Flatirons Habitat works collaboratively with homeowners, volunteers, donors, students, community members, and public partners to address the housing crisis and create opportunities for generational stability.

Flatirons Habitat for Humanity builds homes with our community. Volunteers, students, donors, and partner families are part of the build team, and all staff share responsibility for creating a safe, welcoming, and meaningful experience while maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency.

Joining Flatirons Habitat means contributing to meaningful change and embracing a culture rooted in compassion, justice, diversity, equity, accountability, and community-centered homebuilding.

Position Summary

The Factory Manager is responsible for leading BoulderMOD as a disciplined modular manufacturing operation. This role owns the factory’s production performance, operational systems, material flow, equipment readiness, labor planning, safety culture, quality coordination, and continuous improvement.

The Factory Manager must be both a strong operational leader and a practical, hands-on builder who understands how modular homes move through a production environment. This person should be able to read drawings, sequence work, identify bottlenecks, troubleshoot production issues, operate or safely support the use of factory tools and machinery, and establish repeatable systems that allow the factory to produce high-quality homes consistently.

A major priority of this role is building the factory’s operating infrastructure, including Standard Operating Procedures, production schedules, inventory tracking, material forecasting, ERP or production management software implementation, equipment maintenance systems, quality gates, and clear accountability across factory staff.

The goal is to move BoulderMOD from person-dependent operations to system-dependent operations so the factory can scale production, maintain quality, support Habitat’s mission, and operate smoothly through staff transitions.

This is not a desk-only management role. The Factory Manager is expected to maintain a regular presence on the production floor, understand the work being performed, observe workflow in real time, support supervisors, troubleshoot production problems, and ensure that systems are being followed.

Key Responsibilities

1. Factory Production Leadership

Provide overall leadership for modular home production within the BoulderMOD factory.

Lead BoulderMOD as a structured modular manufacturing operation, ensuring homes are produced safely, efficiently, consistently, and on schedule.

Translate annual housing production goals into monthly, weekly, and daily production plans.

Ensure factory output supports Habitat’s housing delivery schedule and site construction timelines.

Monitor factory performance and implement improvements that increase efficiency, consistency, quality, and throughput.

Identify and resolve workflow bottlenecks, labor constraints, material shortages, equipment issues, drawing conflicts, and sequencing problems.

Balance production performance with Habitat’s volunteer-centered and student-centered mission.

2. Production Planning, Scheduling, and Performance Control

Develop and maintain factory production schedules aligned with site construction timelines and organizational housing goals.

Coordinate production planning with the Director of Construction and Land Development.

Ensure factory capacity, staffing, materials, tools, equipment, and subcontractor support are aligned with the production schedule.

Work with the Assistant Factory Manager to translate production plans into daily operations.

Run or oversee daily production meetings and weekly lookahead planning.

Track production metrics such as module status, cycle time, labor allocation, schedule variance, quality issues, rework, material delays, and equipment downtime.

Create regular production updates, dashboards, or reports that support leadership decision-making.

Use production data to improve workflow, staffing plans, station layout, build sequencing, and material staging.

3. ERP, Software, and Operational Systems

Lead the implementation and daily use of ERP, production management, scheduling, inventory, or other factory operating software.

Develop systems to track production progress, labor assignments, module status, material availability, inventory levels, purchasing needs, quality checkpoints, and production delays.

Ensure factory staff are trained and consistently using required systems and documentation.

Create practical dashboards or reports that support production planning, purchasing, budgeting, inventory control, and leadership communication.

Establish clear workflows for purchasing requests, material approvals, receiving, inventory storage, material release to the floor, and job-cost tracking.

Reduce reliance on verbal communication, individual memory, and informal workarounds by creating clear, repeatable operating systems.

Ensure factory systems are practical, maintained, and used consistently by staff.

4. Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions

Develop, maintain, train staff on, and enforce Standard Operating Procedures for all major factory operations.

Create clear work instructions for production stations and major scopes of work, including framing, floor systems, wall systems, roof systems, mechanical/electrical/plumbing coordination, insulation, air sealing, sheathing, finish work, setting preparation, and module closeout.

Standardize quality checkpoints, safety procedures, material handling, tool use, equipment operation, daily startup procedures, daily shutdown procedures, and module movement.

Document production workflows, station responsibilities, build sequencing, inspection points, handoff requirements, and escalation procedures.

Ensure SOPs are simple enough to be used by staff, volunteers, students, and supervisors while still meeting production, safety, and quality standards.

Maintain accessible documentation so factory operations can continue smoothly during staff transitions.

Review and update SOPs after production lessons learned, quality issues, schedule delays, safety incidents, design changes, or process improvements.

5. Materials, Inventory, and Procurement Coordination

Ensure materials are forecasted, ordered, received, stored, tracked, and available in alignment with the production schedule.

Work with purchasing, QA, accounting, and the Director of Construction and Land Development to establish effective material planning workflows.

Maintain visibility into long-lead items, critical path materials, stock-outs, over-ordering, damaged materials, vendor delays, and inventory variance.

Develop minimum stock levels, reorder points, inventory procedures, storage standards, material staging procedures, and material release processes.

Ensure inventory tracking supports accurate job costing, draw requests, vendor coordination, and production planning.

Coordinate with staff to reduce material waste, duplicate purchases, missing tools, lost materials, and emergency buying.

Create a practical material flow system so that production crews have what they need before work begins.

Ensure purchasing and inventory systems support continuous production and minimize downtime.

6. Tools, Machinery, Equipment, and Facility Readiness

Operate, supervise, and ensure safe use of factory tools, machinery, and equipment.

Maintain practical working knowledge of saws, lifts, compressors, nailers, framing tools, material handling equipment, and other production equipment used in the factory.

Establish preventive maintenance schedules, equipment inspection logs, repair procedures, and replacement planning.

Ensure staff are trained and authorized to use machinery and tools safely.

Identify equipment constraints that limit production speed, quality, ergonomics, or safety.

Recommend equipment upgrades, repairs, layout improvements, tool replacements, or process changes that improve throughput and reduce downtime.

Maintain a clean, organized, and safe production environment using 5S or similar shop-floor organization principles.

Ensure the factory facility is organized and prepared to support current and future production goals.

7. Design, Constructability, and Manufacturing Coordination

Review construction drawings for manufacturability within the factory environment.

Identify opportunities to improve build sequencing, workflow, material use, quality, and production efficiency.

Provide feedback during design review, prototype review, standard plan development, and value engineering discussions.

Identify equipment, sequencing, material, labor, or process issues that affect production performance.

Translate construction drawings, shop drawings, and design changes into clear production tasks for supervisors, staff, volunteers, and students.

Coordinate with design, engineering, QA, and site construction teams to resolve constructability conflicts before they delay production.

Support factory-to-site handoff planning so modules are produced, completed, documented, and prepared for successful delivery and installation.

8. Workforce and Team Leadership

Supervise the Assistant Factory Manager and QA Manager.

Provide leadership, coaching, accountability, and direction for factory staff through management of supervisory roles.

Support workforce development and training while maintaining a positive, mission-driven work environment.

Ensure staffing capacity and skill sets support the production schedule.

Build a culture of clarity, accountability, safety, respect, and continuous improvement.

Support supervisors in managing daily work, resolving conflicts, improving communication, and maintaining production discipline.

Conduct performance reviews and support professional development for direct reports.

Help develop the next level of factory leadership to support organizational growth and long-term continuity.

9. Safety and Compliance

Maintain OSHA compliance and safe work practices throughout the factory.

Ensure all factory operations meet safety, quality, and compliance standards.

Establish and reinforce safety procedures, equipment use standards, training requirements, and emergency protocols.

Conduct or oversee regular safety walkthroughs, toolbox talks, corrective actions, and documentation.

Ensure staff, volunteers, students, and visitors understand and follow factory safety expectations.

Stop work when unsafe conditions exist and ensure corrective actions are completed before work resumes.

Support continuous improvement in safety procedures, training, and factory culture.

10. Quality Coordination and Continuous Improvement

Work closely with the QA Manager to ensure production processes support quality standards, inspection requirements, state modular compliance, and final home performance.

Ensure quality gates are integrated into production planning and module movement.

Use defects, rework, failed inspections, warranty issues, and field feedback to improve factory processes.

Support root-cause analysis and corrective action when quality issues arise.

Ensure staff understand quality expectations before work begins, not only after inspections occur.

Reinforce a culture of doing work correctly, documenting work clearly, and improving systems when problems repeat.

11. Volunteer, Student, and Community Engagement

Establish and reinforce a factory culture that values volunteer and student participation as part of Habitat’s mission.

Ensure production planning allows for meaningful volunteer and student engagement while maintaining safety, quality, and efficiency.

Collaborate with the Volunteer Manager, Assistant Factory Manager, and Line Supervisors to coordinate volunteer participation.

Ensure volunteers, students, donors, and partner families experience a safe, organized, welcoming, and meaningful build environment.

Support supervisors in integrating volunteers and students into appropriate production tasks without compromising schedule, safety, or quality.

Decision Authority

The Factory Manager has authority to:

Adjust production sequencing to maintain schedule, safety, and quality.

Escalate or stop work due to safety, quality, material, equipment, or compliance concerns.

Recommend staffing, equipment, layout, software, and process improvements.

Establish and enforce SOPs, production standards, documentation requirements, and factory operating procedures.

Coordinate material forecasting and purchasing priorities with appropriate staff.

Hold factory staff accountable to production, safety, quality, documentation, and communication expectations.

Recommend capital purchases, equipment upgrades, software tools, staffing changes, and operational investments to support factory performance.

Key Performance Indicators

The Factory Manager will be evaluated through a combination of production, quality, safety, systems, leadership, and mission-based outcomes, including:

Homes/modules completed against production schedule.

Production schedule variance.

Labor hours per module or home.

Material stock-out incidents.

Inventory accuracy.

ERP/software adoption and consistent usage.

SOP completion, training, and compliance.

Rework rate and recurring quality issues.

Quality gate pass rate.

Safety incidents and corrective actions.

Equipment downtime.

Production bottlenecks identified and resolved.

Cost variance per module or home.

Staff retention, supervisor performance, and team accountability.

Successful integration of volunteers and students into safe, meaningful production work.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of experience leading production in modular construction, residential construction, manufacturing, factory-built housing, or a similar production-based environment.

Hands-on construction or manufacturing experience, with the ability to understand and troubleshoot work on the factory floor.

Demonstrated ability to lead crews, supervisors, trades, volunteers, students, or production teams.

Ability to read construction drawings, shop drawings, schedules, scopes of work, and material lists.

Experience developing or implementing SOPs, work instructions, checklists, production workflows, or standardized processes.

Experience managing material flow, inventory, purchasing coordination, or production-related procurement.

Practical understanding of tools, machinery, shop safety, equipment maintenance, and production floor organization.

Ability to operate or safely supervise the use of common construction and factory tools, machinery, and equipment.

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and correct production issues.

Ability to use or quickly learn ERP, inventory, scheduling, project management, or production tracking software.

Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to support supervisors and maintain a productive team environment.

Ability to create accountability while supporting Habitat’s mission-driven, volunteer-centered culture.

Commitment to the mission and values of Habitat for Humanity and community-based homebuilding.

Preferred Qualifications

Direct modular construction or factory-built housing experience.

Experience implementing ERP, inventory management, production tracking, or manufacturing software.

Experience with lean manufacturing, 5S, production dashboards, or continuous improvement systems.

Experience managing long-lead materials, vendor coordination, purchasing workflows, or material forecasting.

Experience with residential framing, MEP coordination, finish work, modular set preparation, or factory-to-site handoff.

Experience working in environments that include volunteers, students, trainees, or workforce development programs.

OSHA 10, OSHA 30, forklift/lift certification, equipment certification, or other relevant safety training.

On-site residential construction experience, particularly modular installation, foundations, set coordination, or finish work.

Familiarity with state modular certification, inspection processes, QA manuals, or production compliance documentation.

Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills.

Work Environment

The Factory Manager will work primarily in a manufacturing and construction environment, which may include exposure to noise, dust, active machinery, construction materials, and varying temperatures. This role requires regular presence on the factory floor and active engagement with staff, supervisors, volunteers, students, vendors, inspectors, and organizational leadership.

Occasional travel to construction sites, vendor locations, training events, or community events may be required.

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to stand and walk for extended periods, move throughout an active factory environment, access production areas, observe work at multiple stations, and operate or supervise the safe use of construction tools and equipment.

The role may require lifting up to 75 pounds, bending, climbing, reaching, carrying materials, and working around machinery, tools, and active construction operations.

Application Procedure

To apply, please submit a resume, a letter expressing your interest in the role, and the names and contact information for three professional references to:

lstaniforth@flatironshabitat.org

Review of resumes will begin immediately, and the position will remain open until filled.

Flatirons Habitat for Humanity is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply and join us in building a world where everyone has a decent place to live.