Production Director

Apex Sign Group; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Company holidays

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Apex Sign Group seeks a manufacturing and operations leader to oversee pre-production and translate customer requirements into production-ready work. Reporting to the EVP of Operations, this role aligns design, engineering, estimating, costing, planning, and release readiness with Project Management and Manufacturing.

The Director sets priorities, governance, and accountability to improve margin, quality, delivery, and scalable growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of senior leadership in manufacturing, product engineering, pre-production, or operations.
• Proven success leading multidisciplinary teams and improving margin, cost, schedule, and execution.
• ERP, MRP, PLM, sign manufacturing, fabrication, electrical products, or custom-engineered product experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead accountable teams across design, engineering, and production planning.
• Translate growth and manufacturing priorities into an actionable operating agenda.
• Ensure projects enter manufacturing with complete specifications, materials, routings, and execution requirements.
• Build credible schedules and align capacity, suppliers, and materials to delivery commitments.
• Standardize the operating model from intake to production release with governance.
• Coach and develop the team and reinforce ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Value engineering

Costing / margin optimization

Production planning

ERP / MRP / PLM familiarity

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

ERP

MRP

PLM

Costing systems

Job description

Apex Sign Group seeks a manufacturing and operations leader to oversee pre-production and turn customer requirements into production-ready work. Reporting to the EVP of Operations, this role aligns design, engineering, estimating, costing, planning, and release readiness with Project Management and Manufacturing. The Director sets priorities, governance, and accountability to improve margin, quality, delivery, and scalable growth.Key ResponsibilitiesLead accountable teams across design, engineering, and production planning.Translate growth, margin, customer, and manufacturing priorities into a clear operating agenda.Ensure projects enter manufacturing with complete specifications, materials, routings, and execution requirements.Build credible schedules and align capacity, suppliers, and materials to delivery commitments.Partner with Manufacturing to improve schedule integrity, throughput, and asset use.Direct product design, engineering documentation, bills of materials, and routings for manufacturability, quality, compliance, and cost.Lead value engineering, estimating, and job costing to improve cost transparency, margin predictability, and lifecycle value.Standardize the operating model from project intake through production release, including stage-gate governance.Use ERP, MRP, PLM, and costing systems to improve data, workflows, and decisions.Align Project Management, Design, Estimating, Purchasing, Production, Sales, and Finance; resolving recurring issues and sustaining process changes.Coach and develop the team, close capability gaps, and reinforce ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.Hard SkillsExpertise in manufacturability, value engineering, costing, supply chain, and production planning.Strong financial, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.Executive judgment and influence across strategy and executionSoft SkillsStrategic thinking and sound executive judgmentClear communication and cross-functional influenceAccountability, conflict resolution, and decisive problem-solvingCoaching, collaboration, adaptability, and change leadershipMeasures of SuccessMargin, estimate accuracy, and cost varianceProduction readiness, schedule attainment, and on-time deliveryQuality, rework, handoffs, and engineering changesSystem adoption and team capabilityQualifications IncludeCollege Degree is preferred10+ years of senior leadership in manufacturing, product engineering, pre-production, or operations.Proven success leading multidisciplinary teams and improving margin, cost, schedule, and execution.ERP, MRP, PLM, sign manufacturing, fabrication, electrical products, or custom-engineered product experience preferred.Why Join ApexThis is more than a pre-production role. It is an opportunity to step into a highly visible position that directly impacts production, efficiency, cost control, and customer success. At Apex Sign Group, you will have the chance to bring structure, urgency, and leadership to a growing operation.BenefitsApex offers competitive benefits for full-time employees, including health benefits, 401(k), paid time off, company holidays, and life and disability insurance.