The construction industry has a record high 422,000 unfilled job openings which is almost 4x the unfilled openings a decade ago and represents a growing crisis. Many construction execs have rightly identified the need to retain talent in a competitive market and boost productivity dramatically to complete more projects with fewer resources. Thus, many builders have already begun investments in growing their offsite construction and prefabrication businesses, which will leverage the benefits of factory production to deliver on their labor constraints. 71% of the construction value chain will be disrupted by this movement towards leveraging offsite construction on major projects and 60% executives foresee this disruption gaining momentum over the next 5 years. 

In this How to Guide, we review how making an investment in scaling your offsite business and launching prefab factories will lead to future success if complemented with onboarding a dedicated Prefab Manager role to manage your supply chain and operations at the factory level. Furthermore, it is crucial that your Prefab Managers have the tools and technology needed to make the factory successful. 

Given our experience working with many different prefabricators, we often get asked whether a Prefab Manager needs to have prior experience in the manufacturing industry or if it’s better to hire from the construction industry and train the manager on manufacturing principles and processes. In this Guide we will review how hiring a  Prefab Manager from the construction industry and providing them with essential tools in Offsight can bridge any gaps and set your Prefab Manager up for long-term success.