Production Manager
Full-Time - On-Site
Ashland, ME
Whole Tress Structures "Outstanding Business of the Year" Award Winner
WholeTrees fabricates structural systems made of round timber and innovates the products and technology that opens new markets to this naturally structural solid material. The company currently seeks a detail-oriented leader with broad experience in project management, creative production management, carpentry, and teamwork and, ideally, with experience in crew leadership, timber framing, and communications with clients and markets at large to join our fabrication team in Maine as Production and Project Manager at this new facility.
The position will work closely with experienced WholeTrees foremen and inventory leadership in Maine and Wisconsin.
Responsibilities for this Position:
Constructs, maintains, alters, and repairs building components and structures
Measures, saws, and erects products made from wood per shop drawings
Maintains power, hand tools, and equipment to ensure their safe and efficient operation.
Leads small teams and projects
Mentor entry and mid-level team members
Be an example of the Whole Trees culture
Performs related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
5+ experience in construction with wood.
5+ experience with basic hand and power tools.
An interest in wood wizardry.
Experience in completing work off shop drawings.
Demonstrated leadership experience of people and projects - 3+ years
An attitude of learning and sharing your knowledge
Has a driver's license and can independently get to work and from work each day.
Project Management experience.
Quick to smile.
Ability to regularly commute daily to Ashland, ME.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Preferred:
Four-Year College Degree in Business, Engineering, Project Management, or similar
A background in and passion for the environmental movement/green construction industry
Experience with commercial timber frame and/or mass timber joinery and systems
Ability to interpret and translate architectural drawings into an efficient process, start to finish
Experience with Safety training and OSHA
Ability to see the whole picture as well as its parts
Familiar/experienced with chainsaw operations/safety
Compensation:
Wage negotiable based on experience with opportunity for advancement. Our Target salary is $75,000 to $100,000 based on experience. Full Benefits and Paid Time Off. Evaluations are scheduled once a year.
Whole Trees, LLC (dba WholeTrees Structures) is an equal opportunity company.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.
Company Overview
WholeTrees Structures is a 17-year-old company, a certified B Corp, and aWBE (Woman-Owned Business Enterprise). We integrate over two decades of custom architecture and construction with present-day material science research to innovate standardized round timber structural systems. Our company has created the tools and technologies to bring low-value trees resulting from sustainable forestry to commercial construction markets.
At WholeTrees, we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion and are committed to building a growing team with various backgrounds, skills, and views. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Our commitment to these values is unwavering across our work and hiring practices.
WholeTrees was founded on its 134-acre forest near La Crosse, WI, and is now headquartered in Madison, WI, opening a Fabrication facility in Ashland, ME in 2024. We foster a company culture based on the belief that excellence comes from a cocktail of inquiry, accountability, passion, authenticity, connection, laughter, and self-reflection in our forests.
We aim to provide durable, affordable, and sustainable structural systems that restore forests and communities. By pioneering this vibrant market, we create incentives to continue forest stewardship and scale a sustainable construction material. WholeTrees works to instill a love for nature, promote conservancy, and restore a sense of awe and delight that supports woodland economies.
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