Production Manager

Job Description

Job Description

We seek an experienced Production Manager to lead our grand format production departments – print, finishing, digital cutting, and shipping. The right candidate will ensure production goals are met by directing and optimizing the workflow of the entire shift and will be confident supervising the duties of department leads and employees.

SUMMARY
Develop, measure, and execute a grand format printing environment that provides:
• Industry-leading quality and service levels
• Leading, training, and motivating a highly effective manufacturing team
• Maximize manufacturing resources
• Maintain Continuous Improvement, Lean Principles, and optimal quality standards
• Interpret and act appropriately on order releases, ensuring on-time delivery

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Manages planning parameters in the MIS to maximize throughput and accuracy of lead-times
• Build a highly effective manufacturing team through leadership and training
• Review and assist with managing inventory levels, schedules, and availability of selected items, either manufactured or purchased, to meet production delivery schedules
• Interface with manufacturing personnel, purchasing, and customer services on material status and production planning issues
• Receive and review work orders/job tickets against current requirements and work in process using the operating planning system
• Maintain Production stability, optimum production inventory levels, and equipment maintenance while meeting customer demand
• Insure BOMs, workflows, and capacity are correct
• Review workload capacity, adjust as needed, and communicate schedule changes to Project Managers and Sales Team
• Oversee several Department Leads ensuring efficient department production
• Build a culture of Continuous Improvement – to innovate, quantify, and orchestrate best practices for doing and managing all work
• Manages maintenance of grand format digital printers and finishing equipment

Other Duties & Responsibilities
• Assist in Project Management when required
• Assist in management review of new equipment, materials, and processes
• Be a resource for sales when needed on project planning and material requirements

Qualifications
• Ten years’ experience within the industry or directly related industry
• Five years’ experience in managing Grand Format Digital production and thorough knowledge and experience with Dye Sub, UV Flatbed, Grand Format UV, Latex roll-to-roll printers, sewing equipment, welders, digital-cutting, and other finishing equipment
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or an equivalent industry experience
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives
• High-level skills with Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with various changing situations under stress \nCompany Description

Image Craft is where big ideas get built.
Based in Phoenix and in business since 1979, we create large and grand format graphics, custom wallcoverings, dimensional signage, fine art, branded environments, displays, and other visual solutions for clients across the country. Our work shows up in hotels, stadiums, offices, restaurants, retail spaces, events, galleries, healthcare environments, campuses, and plenty of places that are harder to categorize.

We’re a team of makers, problem-solvers, designers, printers, fabricators, project managers, installers, and people who know how to turn an ambitious idea into something real. Some projects start with a finished file. Others start with a sketch, a strange request, or a client asking, “Can you make this?” That's where we show off a bit.

Image Craft combines decades of experience with modern technology, skilled craftsmanship, and a willingness to figure things out. We take pride in the details, move quickly when the job demands it, and work together to deliver projects that look as good in the real world as they did in the original concept.
If you like seeing the results of your work out in the world, solving problems with a good team, and working somewhere where every day can look a little different, you’ll probably feel at home here.

Company Description

Image Craft is where big ideas get built.\r\nBased in Phoenix and in business since 1979, we create large and grand format graphics, custom wallcoverings, dimensional signage, fine art, branded environments, displays, and other visual solutions for clients across the country. Our work shows up in hotels, stadiums, offices, restaurants, retail spaces, events, galleries, healthcare environments, campuses, and plenty of places that are harder to categorize.\r\n\r\nWe’re a team of makers, problem-solvers, designers, printers, fabricators, project managers, installers, and people who know how to turn an ambitious idea into something real. Some projects start with a finished file. Others start with a sketch, a strange request, or a client asking, “Can you make this?” That's where we show off a bit.\r\n\r\nImage Craft combines decades of experience with modern technology, skilled craftsmanship, and a willingness to figure things out. We take pride in the details, move quickly when the job demands it, and work together to deliver projects that look as good in the real world as they did in the original concept.\r\nIf you like seeing the results of your work out in the world, solving problems with a good team, and working somewhere where every day can look a little different, you’ll probably feel at home here.