Summa Flatbed Cutter / Packager

Job description

Large Format Trade Show Graphics
Monday through Friday. Standard weekday schedule | Weekends and overtime as business needs require


About the Role
Alliance Nationwide Exposition is looking for a Summa Flatbed Cutter / Packager for our Las Vegas team.

This role is one of the most important parts of the entire production department. You are often the last line of defense before our work leaves the building, which means your attention to detail directly affects how we look to every stakeholder, especially the client.

No pressure, right?
The ideal candidate understands how to cut, finish, inspect, label, stage, and package large-format trade show graphics so they leave clean, accurate, protected, and ready for the event floor.

This is a hands-on, production-focused role. We need someone who can follow job instructions, handle materials carefully, catch issues early, and keep work moving in a deadline driven environment.
Experience with Summa flatbed cutters is highly preferred. Experience with other digital cutters, CNC cutters, finishing, rigid substrates, or trade show graphics is also valuable.

Key Responsibilities
• Operate Summa flatbed cutting equipment for trade show, exhibit, and event graphics.
• Cut, score, crease, route, trim, and finish rigid graphics according to job specs.
• Read work orders and confirm material, size, quantity, cut path, and finishing requirements.
• Inspect graphics for quality, alignment, damage, sizing, and production issues.
• Prepare panels, booth signage, displays, backdrops, wall graphics, and exhibit visuals.
• Package finished graphics safely for transport, delivery, installation, or shipment.
• Label, organize, and stage completed work clearly for the next step in production.
• Coordinate with company stakeholders to keep jobs accurate, clear, and moving.

Requirements
• Summa flatbed cutter experience preferred.
• Digital cutting, CNC cutting, routing, or finishing experience is a plus.
• Large-format print, trade show, exhibit, or event graphics experience preferred.
• Comfortable handling rigid substrates, panels, printed graphics, and finished parts.
• Able to read work orders and follow job instructions accurately.
• Strong attention to detail, quality control, and safe material handling.
• Accurate, organized, dependable, and able to work quickly.
• Good communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

What We Offer
• Competitive pay based on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package offered
• Dynamic, collaborative environment in the live events industry
• Opportunity to grow your cutting, finishing, and production skill set

How to Apply
Submit your resume with your relevant production experience.
Tell us what equipment, materials, cutting, finishing, packaging, or large-format production workflows you have worked with.
Flatbed cutting, CNC cutting, finishing, rigid substrate, trade show, exhibit, event graphics, or packaging experience is preferred.

Alliance Exposition is an equal opportunity employer.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty with or without accommodation. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, physical demands and or ability necessary to achieve success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.