Fading West exists to build thriving and connected communities by reimagining the construction industry. Our vision is to eliminate the housing crisis for the workforce and the communities they serve. Our mission is to create attainable, high-quality, architecturally interesting, diverse communities for the workforce. To accomplish this, we fully integrate design, development, manufacturing, and construction in a single LEAN value stream.

CORE VALUES

• We Care for People
• We Keep Our Promises
• We Hate Waste
• We Love Challenges
• We Simplify & Standardize
• We Excel & Outperform

OUR CULTURE

Strong Work Ethic, Fun, Learning, and Humility 

• Fading West employees:
  • do not need to be managed
  • consistently impress the team with their insights and output
  • are wicked smart but don’t take themselves too seriously
  • have a passion for the company’s success without ego or pride in ownership
  • are teachable, collaborative, and committed to continual learning, growth, and personal development

Problem-Solving in a Challenging, Changing, and Flexible Organization

• Fading West employees:
  • Challenge the norms and think outside the box
  • enjoy the excitement of figuring out the “how” that accomplishes the “what” we are trying to achieve

Manage Complexity and Simplify Systems

• Fading West employees:
  • enjoy managing complexity to create efficient systems and processes that reduce waste and increase simplicity

Strategic Visionary Thinking

• Fading West employees:
  • Help develop strategies to achieve the objectives of the business plan to maximize return and minimize risk

Relationships and Mission

• Fading West employees:
  • Place a high value on relationships
  • Are discerning, highly relational, people connectors
  • Promote and maintain Fading West’s core values and mission statement
  • Are inclusive and build a culture where difference and creativity are valued
  • Believe diversity drives innovation

POSITION SUMMARY

The Interior Finish Area Manager is responsible for efficiently building quality modular homes and leading teams of Station Leads and Production Specialists at multiple stations that primarily handle interior finish.?Employees in this role are 1 of 5 area managers that are the primary drivers of production in their respective areas. Area Managers are a part of our primary production leadership team and are essential to our organizational success.  

Responsibilities

• Support the needs of production, and lead teams of production specialists working on interior finish.   

• Ensure that each step of the drywall process, priming, texture, and paint is complete to Fading West standards.  

• Working with subject matter experts such as the drywall trade lead to improve processes and quality of work.  

• Focus improvement efforts on Safety, Quality and Velocity.  

• Focus on continuous improvement on our LEAN principles.  

• Assist with production needs and work with other supporting staff to implement new ideas and processes as it pertains to electrical and plumbing 

• Assist with training and cross training individuals. 

• Reduce waste and address production issues to keep the interior finish line and supporting production areas running smoothly. 

• Allocate resources and talent appropriately to accomplish goals in area of responsibility 

• Ensure timecard and attendance accuracy for direct reports (including editing and approving daily time entries and time off requests) while ensuring correct staffing level to support production.  

• Execute employee reviews with all Fading West direct reports. 

• Ensure policy and procedure compliance among reports and elevate issues to operations manager as needed. 

• Ensure employees are equipped with the tools, resources, and skills they need to safely and efficiently complete assigned tasks. 

• Identify, solicit, and create process improvements to production in assigned areas in collaboration with both production specialists, station leads, supervisors and fellow area managers. 

• Ensure that safety requirements and procedures are followed by all reports.  

• Other duties as assigned.? 

Qualifications

• Must have proven leadership and people management skills 

• Home building experience required 

• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment 

• Expertise in drywall and paint trades strongly preferred  

• Ability to lead teams through conflict resolution 

• Ability to make decisions and prioritize tasks for the team. 

• Experience utilizing Lean processes preferred. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills. 

• Attention to detail 

• Organizational, planning, and documentation skills. 

• Ability to work on multiple projects in various stages simultaneously 

 The Ideal Candidate...

• This position is an in-person role
• Must be competent and comfortable in computer skills and navigate modern technology often (Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, etc)
• This role requires signing a confidentiality agreement
• May require a reference check that speaks to the positive character of the applicant
• May be regularly required to stand, sit, or walk for long periods of time, lift or carry more than 50 pounds, climb/balance on stairs or ladders, stoop, kneel, and crouch.

 Fading West rigorously adheres to Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, C.R.S. § 8-5-201(1)

BENEFITS SUMMARY
(Offered to all full-time Homes Division employees (30+ hours/week))

• Health Benefits (Portion of monthly premiums paid by employer)
  • Medical (Cigna)
    • Choice Between two plans
      • High deductible plan with $3200 for individuals and $6200 for families w/ HSA
      • PPO Plan with $1500 deductible for individuals and $3500 for families
  • Direct Primary Care Medical Option
  • Dental (Delta Dental)
  • Vision (VSP)
• 401(K) (Fidelity)
  • 4% Employer Match
• Auxiliary Benefits
  • Long Term Disability (fully employee paid)
  • Life Insurance (fully employee paid)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Health and Fitness Re-imbursement ($250 / year)
  • Local Gym Discount

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Vacation (2 weeks per year)
  • Personal days (6 days per year) 
  • Sick days 
  • Paid holidays
  • Supplemental Parental Leave (In addition to CO FAMLI Act) 

(Offered to all full-time Staffing Division employees (30+ hours/week))

Employee Housing 

• You receive free lodging within one of our companies’ acquired properties for yourself 

Paid Sick Leave 

• You receive 1 hour of sick pay for every 30 hours worked. 

Paid Holidays 

Fading West Staffing observes the following 6 Holidays. If the holiday falls on a normal day of operation, the factory will be closed, and you will be paid a full regular workday.  

• New Years Day 

• Memorial Day 

• 4th of July 

• Labor Day 

• Thanksgiving Day 

• Christmas Day 

Fading West Development LLC and all its wholly owned subsidiaries
are equal opportunity employers