Carpentry Department Manager

ADIRONDACK STUDIOS – ARGYLE, NY
Adirondack Studios (ADKS) is hiring an experienced Carpentry Department Manager with a track record of taking ownership and delivering! Our company designs, builds, and installs the scenic and themed environments you experience in venues ranging from theme parks and casinos to museums, live shows, retail, and public art. We have been in business since 1975, and our work is seen around the world. This is rewarding work with a company that is a substantial force in the Themed Entertainment industry. The ideal candidate will lead the Argyle Production Carpentry department in producing carpentry and custom fabrication systems and products. Includes static and dynamic (mechanically driven) products and elements.
 
Primary Responsibilities:
Manage Carpentry Department personnel in the fabrication, finishing, and quality control of all products to ensure safe, timely delivery.  This includes, but is not limited to, work calls, work planning, fabrication planning, hands-on fabrication, and ordering material needs, within budget constraints.

• Plan and prepare for all Carpentry Department fabrication needs.
• Attendance at project kick-off and weekly meetings.
• Assigning staff.
• Collaborating with other departments for workflow needs and efficiencies.

 
Create and maintain all necessary paperwork, including material trackers, certifications, and related documents, to meet client-specific General Performance Standards for all Carpentry Department work.

• Manage Materials, Personnel, and Workflow to meet established schedule, quality, and budget.
• Mitigate potential cost overruns in conjunction with production management and or project management.

 
Additional Responsibilities:

• Understand and follow the work rules stated in the Agreement between ADKS and International Alliance of Theatre Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 524 and ADKS Company Policy.
• Supervise all shop personnel and ensure the efficiency of operations in accordance with company standards.
• Manage shop production, monitor inventory, and enforce safety regulations per company policies.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and uncluttered shop space.
• Manage and maintain departmental tooling.
• Check for accuracy and report weekly carpentry department payroll to the accounting office by 10 AM each Monday.
• Determine and submit job inventory lists to the Shipping manager at least 48 hours prior to that job’s load out.
• Evaluate and advise on the equipment and space needs of the Carpentry Department to meet increasing capacity needs.
• Track and report line-item Carpentry expenses as they appear in each work order.
• Determine Carpentry material needs for each work order and submit the list to the purchasing agent or designated production buyer.
• Additional tasks as assigned by Production Management.
• Report the percent complete to Project Management on a weekly basis.
• Travel for work as required.

 
Collaborative Responsibility:

• To work with creative and technical designers seeking the best approach to building each project. Interface and cooperate with other foremen, managers, and installers as needed to achieve the timely movement and positioning of raw material, as well as partially and fully completed products in the allotted time for the designated profit.
• Interface with and provide support and information to sales/estimation, accounting, human resources, project management, and installation personnel.

 
Required Skills:

• Demonstrable team management experience.
• Both organizational and communication skills.
• Willingness and ability to engage and motivate a team.
• Computer proficiency – Microsoft Office, Excel, Word.
• Ability to read construction and assembly documents.
• High School diploma or equivalent at minimum.

 
Important Skills:

• Fabrication experience
• Estimation experience
• Theatrical fabrication knowledge
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project is a plus

 
Additional Duties:

• Approve all staff time sheets.
• Authorize and approve all department expenses against the established budget.
• Advise production managers and project managers of any deficiencies in product or process.
• Inform Project and Production Managers of all budget and schedule overruns or slippage.
• Authorizes Carpentry Department staff's personal and vacation time.
• Draft weekly call sheets for Carpentry Department staff.
• Create SOP documents as required.
• Delegate Second in Charge or leads as required, to ensure the successful completion of given tasks or assignments.
• Direct Carpentry Department Staff and assignees.
• Direct and support staff personnel to maintain a safe and clean working environment.
• Enforce company policies.

 
Benefits include:

• Paid Personal/Sick time immediately upon hire
• 401K Retirement Plan after length of service milestone
• Year End Bonus eligibility based upon company performance
• No cost Long Term Disability insurance after length of service milestone
• Three options for Medical insurance as well as Dental and Vision insurance after length of service milestone
• Paid Vacation time immediately after hire
• Paid Holidays  

 
This position will be located in our ADKS headquarters in Argyle, New York.

Pay Range is $70K - $85K.
Please submit: Resume, Cover Letter, and three references when applying.

Adirondack Studios is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for this full time, salaried position without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
We are sure you will find Adirondack Studios an amazing place to work and look forward to hearing from you.
 
To learn more about who we are and the work that we do, visit our website and apply:  https://www.adkstudios.com/team/#careers