Design-Driven Shop Production Manager

Listings Project; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Listings Project seeks a Shop Production Manager / Junior Designer to run daily shop production and help shape new and custom work. You’ll oversee fabrication across materials, develop 3D models, shop drawings, and client approvals, while collaborating with the design team.

This hands-on role blends technical modeling, production planning, and creative development, offering growth as you demonstrate range and contribute to new pieces in the collection.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in a custom furniture, millwork, or fabrication shop environment, or a design role with substantial shop exposure.
• Robust 3D computer modeling and rendering skills (e.g. Rhino, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated design sensibility, supported by a portfolio of furniture, object, or interior work.
• Deep understanding of fabrication coordination across wood, metal, glass, stone, and upholstery.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets, including building dynamic, formula-driven spreadsheets.
• Understanding of and interest in the contemporary furniture and design landscape.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and timelines.
• Strong communication skills across design, sales, and shop teams.
• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.
• Adobe Creative Suite proficiency a plus

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day shop production, coordinating fabrication schedules across wood, metal, glass, stone and upholstery
• Own the production tracker — keep every piece current on status, due dates, and next steps from order through crating and shipping
• Coordinate with outside vendors and fabricators across specialty materials and finishes
• Manage material sourcing, ordering, and inventory across all production categories, including receipt and routing of COM/COL fabric and leather
• Troubleshoot production issues and quality control across all stages of fabrication
• Build and maintain dynamic spreadsheets to track production schedules, material orders, costs, and timelines
• Partner with design and marketing/sales teams to scope custom and architectural projects, providing realistic timelines and production feasibility input
• Create and maintain robust 3D models and renderings for new designs, custom client work, and shop drawings
• Translate design concepts into accurate technical drawings and cut lists for fabrication
• Produce client-facing drawings for approval (DFAs) and carry them through revisions to sign-off
• Develop custom variations of existing pieces — dimensions, materials, finishes, and hardware
• Specify and source materials, finishes, and hardware; prepare and coordinate samples for client approval
• Contribute to the development of new pieces for the collection, from sketch through prototype
• Maintain a working knowledge of the contemporary furniture and design landscape to inform material choices, finishes, and production standards

Skills

3D modeling

Rendering

Shop coordination

Excel/Google Sheets

Communication

Spanish (Bilingual)

Adobe Creative Suite

Tools

Rhino

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Listings Project seeks a Shop Production Manager / Junior Designer to run daily shop production and help shape new and custom work. You’ll oversee fabrication across materials, develop 3D models, shop drawings, and client approvals, while collaborating with the design team.

This hands-on role blends technical modeling, production planning, and creative development, offering growth as you demonstrate range and contribute to new pieces in the collection.