Operations Manager, Digital Print & Sign Production

AlphaGraphics - US565; Cornelius (NC); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Bonus plan based on team performance

Profit sharing plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Training and development opportunities

Opportunity to play a key role in a成长g

Résumé du poste

AlphaGraphics Lake Norman in Cornelius, NC is seeking an Operations Manager to lead daily production across digital print, signs, finishing, and installation. You will review jobs, confirm specs, plan production paths, and prioritize queues to meet deadlines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in print production, strong leadership, and hands-on technical skills with Adobe Creative Cloud and RIP systems. This on-site role emphasizes customer focus, teamwork, and process improvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in printing, signage, graphic production, digital print, wide-format, finishing, installation, or related production environment.
• Experience planning, scheduling, and prioritizing production work.
• Strong understanding of production workflow, deadlines, quality control, and job costing.
• Hands-on experience with digital printing, sign production, bindery/finishing, prepress, installation, or related equipment.
• Ability to lead, coach, motivate, and hold team members accountable.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions under time constraints.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort with technology, including Adobe Creative Cloud, RIP software, production/order-entry systems, web-to-print, and related tools.
• Practical, mechanical, and process-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to learn new equipment, materials, products, and production techniques.
• Customer-focused attitude and ability to support business-to-business client relationships.

Responsabilités

• Lead day-to-day production across digital printing, signs, finishing/bindery, and installation.
• Review incoming jobs, confirm specifications, identify production needs, and plan the best path for completion.
• Schedule and prioritize the production queue to meet customer deadlines.
• Direct, coach, and support production team members.
• Communicate clearly with customer service, sales, design, production, vendors, and ownership.
• Perform hands-on production work as needed in digital printing, wide-format/sign production, bindery/finishing, and installation.
• Troubleshoot workflow, file, equipment, material, and scheduling issues.
• Help estimate, plan, and manage custom or complex projects.
• Coordinate outside vendors, subcontractors, materials, and supply needs.
• Purchase materials and supplies while helping control inventory, waste, and production costs.
• Maintain an organized, efficient, safe, and professional production environment.
• Ensure jobs are completed accurately, on time, and to customer expectations.
• Help improve systems, procedures, workflow, quality, and team performance.
• Support a customer-first culture built on teamwork, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.

Connaissances

Production planning

Team leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Technical aptitude

Customer-focused

Formation

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Outils

Adobe Creative Cloud

RIP software

Prepress coordination

Web-to-print

Production/order-entry systems

Description du poste

AlphaGraphics Lake Norman in Cornelius, NC is seeking an Operations Manager to lead daily production across digital print, signs, finishing, and installation. You will review jobs, confirm specs, plan production paths, and prioritize queues to meet deadlines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in print production, strong leadership, and hands-on technical skills with Adobe Creative Cloud and RIP systems. This on-site role emphasizes customer focus, teamwork, and process improvement.