Area Manager - Factory-Built Housing

About the role

Reframe Systems is on a mission to build resilient housing for all, at massive scale. To achieve our mission, we need to make high-performance carbon housing more affordable by re-imagining how housing is designed and built. Our volumetric module platform and agile production system drive down cost, delivery time, and embodied carbon for multifamily housing. With our software-driven microfactory in the greater Boston area and a national scaling roadmap underway, we are disrupting assembly line manufacturing for housing production, and we're backed by leading VC firms in the industrial and construction space.

Responsibilities

• Daily Management & Execution
• Own daily/weekly plan attainment for your area: throughput, minutes/SF, schedule attainment, and rework hours
• Run start-of-shift and end-of-shift routines; ensure the team always knows the plan, priorities, and constraints
• Coordinate labor, materials, and readiness so work is staged and flow is protected
• Surface blockers early with clear options and tradeoffs (bring "2-3 ways to solve it," not just problems)
• Safety, Quality & Standards
• Own safety performance for your area: hazard escalation, audits, incident response, and corrective actions
• Ensure adherence to SOPs / standard work and quality gates; stop and correct out-of-standard work
• Partner with Ops Engineering / training owners to ensure training and certification are completed for tasks performed in the area
• People Leadership & Crew Development
• Lead, coach, and develop team leads and operators; set expectations and drive accountability
• Address issues directly and respectfully; hold the line on standards
• Implement a lightweight rotation / cross-training plan that grows versatility and reduces burnout
• Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
• Partner with Ops Engineering / CI to identify, prioritize, and execute improvements that move throughput/efficiency metrics
• Support kaizen events, time studies, and standardization; ensure impact is measured and captured (not just ideas generated)
• Convert recurring issues into standard work, training content, and improved material flow so the system becomes self-improving
• Metrics, Visibility & Systems ("Scoreboard")
• Own the area "scoreboard": targets vs actuals, downtime/constraints, quality escapes, and improvement actions
• Participate in weekly leads/metrics reviews; report what happened, why, what changed, and what support you need
• Partner with Factory Orchestration / Sidekick stakeholders to improve dashboards and information displays when current metrics don't drive behavior

Requirements

• We're looking for an Area Manager to lead day-to-day execution for a defined production area in our factory. This is a floor leadership role for someone who thrives in high-velocity operations and can build the management system that keeps teams safe, productive, and improving every week.
• This is not a role for someone who wants to supervise a steady-state line. We are building the infrastructure to scale and we need leaders who can bring rigor, systems thinking, and a technology-forward mindset to a genuinely novel manufacturing challenge.
• Required
• 3-7+ years leading teams in a fast-paced operations environment, with a strong preference for manufacturing / production / fulfillment / industrial operations
• Proven track record hitting output targets while maintaining safety and quality
• Strong people leadership: coaching, conflict management, accountability, and performance conversations
• Strong data orientation: you run a scoreboard, identify gaps, and drive actions to close them
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and build structure where it doesn't exist yet
• Clear communicator who can escalate issues with crisp context and options
• Experience with Lean / TWI / continuous improvement systems (daily management, standard work, 5S, kaizen)
• Experience building training and certification programs ("train the trainer," sign-offs, skills matrices)
• Familiarity with tech-enabled operations (digital work instructions, dashboards, workflow tools)
• Construction / building experience (prefab/modular, wood framing, MEP, finishes, installation sequencing); helpful but not required
• Ideal candidate profiles (examples)
• Experienced Area Manager / Supervisor from a high-velocity factory or fulfillment environment who can quickly learn the "product" (homes/modules)
• Lead / foreperson from prefab/modular or construction who has already adopted a metrics-driven daily management system (targets, standard work, CI cadence)
• 30 / 90 / 1 year outcomes
• First 30 days
• Build trust and operating rhythm with Production, Ops Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing and adjacent area leaders
• Establish baseline area performance (throughput, minutes/SF, quality escapes/rework, safety, schedule reliability) and identify the top 3 constraints
• Stand up or tighten daily management: pre-shift planning, visual management, end-of-shift learning loop, a

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