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 unique value the Quality Engineer brings to Fading West brings value to the organization by developing and optimizing continuous production and manufacturing processes to achieve the output, quality, and cost goals of the organization. This role works closely with production staff as well as the engineering team to ensure that product plans are translated efficiently and accurately to our manufacturing processes and procedures.  

Responsibilities

• Review plan sets for accuracy and manufacturability 

• Develop process flow documentation to ensure all process steps and quality checks are documented properly and followed. 

• Review shop drawings for accuracy, feasibility, constructability, and efficiency.  

• Assist in development of standard operating procedures where needed or as it pertains to the quality of the finished product.  

• Identify process bottlenecks and apply continuous improvement methods, such as lean manufacturing, to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.  

• Collect production data and apply standard scientific and statistical methods to analyze, document, and diagram production processes. 

• Work collaboratively with all levels of the organization. 

• Coordinate and inform non-standard and new production work and processes. 

• Bridge the gap between Quality, Engineering and Production to ensure all data flows across departments smoothly.  

• Other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

• Energized by dynamic environment and problem solving. 

• Competent with construction and schematic drawings. 

• High level of communication and interpersonal skills.  

• High level of written communication.  

• Extremely high level of attention to detail.  

• 2 + years of experience in related field. 

• 4-year bachelor’s degree in applicable engineering field preferred but not required. 

• Construction background experience preferred. 

• Manufacturing background experience preferred.  

• 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 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) 

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