Print Room Manager

Laing O'Rourke; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke in Dartford is seeking an experienced Print Room Manager to oversee a busy print room, delivering printing, scanning, document production, and finishing services across the business. This hands-on role requires owning the print room operations, coordinating with suppliers, and ensuring cost-effective, high-quality service for internal customers.

You will lead a Print Room Assistant and work closely with stakeholders to optimise processes while maintaining safety and

Qualifications

• Experience in print room, reprographics or document production.
• Experience managing suppliers and budgets.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent customer service and stakeholder management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day print room operations to meet deadlines.
• Coordinate print, scanning, copying and finishing requests across the business.
• Produce large- and small-format documents across a range of platforms.
• Monitor workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and service delivery.
• Support and coordinate the activities of the Print Room Assistant.
• Take ownership of print room equipment, arranging maintenance and liaising with suppliers.
• Manage stock levels, consumables and supplier relationships to ensure smooth running.
• Monitor print volumes, costs and departmental expenditure; support budget control.
• Produce reporting on service performance and utilisation.
• Ensure health and safety compliance and confidential handling of information.
• Act as main point of contact for print-related enquiries.

Skills

Print room management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Customer service

Excel

Tools

Large-format printers

Print finishing equipment

Scanning equipment

Job description

Based: Dartford

Are you an experiencedprint room or document production professional who takes pride in delivering a high-quality service? We're looking for a Print Room Manager to oversee a busy print room operation, ensuring the efficient delivery of printing, scanning, document production, and finishing services across the business.

This is a varied, hands-on role where you'll take ownership of the print room service, working closely with stakeholders, suppliers, and colleagues to ensure a reliable, cost-effective, and customer-focused operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the print room, ensuring work is delivered accurately and to agreed deadlines.
• Coordinate print, scanning, copying, document production, and finishing requests across the business.
• Produce large-format drawings and small-format documents across a range of platforms and file types.
• Monitor workflows, prioritise workloads, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and service delivery.
• Support and coordinate the activities of the Print Room Assistant.
• Take ownership of print room equipment, arranging maintenance, resolving issues, and liaising with suppliers where required.
• Manage stock levels, consumables, and supplier relationships to ensure the smooth running of the service.
• Monitor print volumes, costs, and departmental expenditure, supporting budget and cost-control activities.
• Produce reporting on service performance and utilisation.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements and the secure handling of confidential information.
• Act as the main point of contact for print-related enquiries, providing advice and support to internal customers.

About You

You'll have experience within a print room, reprographics, document production, or print management environment and be confident managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.

You'll also have:

• Knowledge of both large-format and small-format print production.
• Experience operating print and finishing equipment.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing suppliers, stock control, and budgets.
• Excellent customer service and stakeholder management skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

About us

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.