Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 02, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 02, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 87,029	$ 86,933	$ 171,840	$ 139,239
Cost of sales	81,535	75,330	161,687	127,771
Gross profit	5,494	11,603	10,153	11,468
Selling, general and administrative expense	4,906	4,523	9,498	8,691
Gain on early extinguishment of debt			(425)
Restructuring charges, net	203	2,213	802	6,603
Acquisition costs		768		3,518
Bargain purchase gain		(500)		(500)
Other income, net	(144)	(56)	(214)	(69)
Interest expense	119	253	372	404
Interest income	(2)	(6)	(2)	(19)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	412	4,408	122	(7,160)
Income taxes	150	1,789	40	(2,151)
Net earnings (loss)	$ 262	$ 2,619	$ 82	$ (5,009)
Net earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$ 0.01	$ 0.15		$ (0.29)
Diluted	$ 0.01	$ 0.15		$ (0.29)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic	17,649	17,551	17,630	17,531
Diluted	18,038	17,802	17,986	17,531
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.03	$ 0.03	$ 0.06	$ 0.06