Truss Designer Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Position Title: Truss Design Manager

Reports to: General Manager - Manufacturing

Classification : Salary

Department: Truss Design

Position Purpose

The Truss Design Manager leads the truss design function to deliver accurate, code-compliant, and production-ready designs that support sales growth, manufacturing efficiency, and customer satisfaction. This role is responsible for managing design resources, ensuring quality and consistency, and aligning design output with production capacity and overall business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of remote and on-site truss designers to ensure accurate, timely, and production-ready design output
• Assign, prioritize, and balance design workloads to meet customer commitments, production schedules, and business demand
• Oversee the design of floor, roof, and related structural components for residential, multifamily, and light commercial projects
• Review and approve truss designs prior to release for production to ensure accuracy, constructability, and compliance with IRC, IBC (as applicable), and local building codes
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex designs, technical challenges, and customer or field issues
• Communicate with Sales, Production, customers, architects, engineers, and builders to obtain information, resolve conflicts, and support timely project completion
• Partner with the Sales team to support estimating, pricing strategy, and project feasibility while aligning design capacity with sales demand
• Coordinate closely with Production and Operations to ensure designs align with manufacturing capabilities and minimize rework or delays
• Proactively identify and resolve design, engineering, or workflow issues before they impact customers or production
• Monitor department performance metrics including turnaround time, accuracy, rework, and capacity utilization
• Drive continuous improvement through standardized workflows, best practices, and effective use of MiTek and related design software
• Support hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, and professional development of design team members
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with customers, engineers, and industry partners
• Represent the design department in internal meetings and contribute to operational and strategic planning discussions
• Visit job sites as needed to review field conditions, support issue resolution, and coordinate with customers, builders, and project teams

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of truss design experience using MiTek or comparable truss design software
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience in a design, engineering, or technical environment
• Strong working knowledge of floor and roof truss systems, load paths, and basic structural principles
• In-depth knowledge of IRC and applicable local building codes
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret construction documents and blueprints
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with customers, architects, engineers, and internal teams
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in drafting, engineering technology, construction management, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience with single-family, multifamily, and light commercial projects
• Familiarity with wall panels and other structural building components
• Experience managing or supporting remote design teams

Physical Demands / Working Conditions (With or Without Reasonable Accommodation)

• Ability to lift and move items up to 25 lbs. using appropriate equipment and techniques
• Occasional exposure to manufacturing and outdoor environments
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, kneel, and move throughout office and production areas
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position
• Ability to visit customer and construction job sites as required to support project execution and issue resolution

Swift Supply is a drug-free workplace. Applicants must pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Swift Supply, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are only intended to describe the general nature of the job.

The physical demands listed above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions