PRODUCTION MANAGER

Creative Management Services LLC; Kingman (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

401K

Vision insurance

Life Insurance (company paid)

Long Term Disability (company paid)

Short Term Disability

Accident & Critical Illness Insurance

Job summary

Creative Management Services LLC is seeking a Production Manager for our Kingman, AZ facility to lead site manufacturing operations and oversee related functions including carpentry, warehouse, graphics, and traffic. Responsibilities include resource allocation, scheduling, and ensuring safety and efficiency while adopting technology to improve productivity.

The role requires extensive leadership, deep knowledge of exhibit operations, and the ability to collaborate with Account Executives,

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in exhibit, manufacturing or production operations.
• Minimum 7 years management experience with leadership proven.
• Strong knowledge of exhibit operations and procedures.
• Proficient in reading construction drawings and MS Office tools.
• Excellent communication, organization and time management.

Responsibilities

• Direct site manufacturing operations and oversee display, carpentry, warehouse, graphics and traffic.
• Allocate resources, schedule production, assign personnel and hours.
• Maintain safe, efficient manufacturing environment and policies.
• Provide production and cost information to management and track data.
• Train and develop shop personnel; participate in performance reviews.
• Contribute to project teams and ensure timelines and deliverables.
• Oversee day-to-day shop operation and project scope adherence.

Skills

Exhibit operations

Leadership

Project coordination

Communication

Microsoft Office

Reading drawings

Time management

Problem solving

Flexible schedule

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Imagine an environment where your creative skills are utilized to help create astounding trade show exhibits and permanent environments for some of the top brands in the world. MC is that workplace. We know-we're that group! We have a rare opening for a Production Manager in our Kingman, AZ facility.

About MC

An international leader in the exhibit and live event marketing industry, we not only design and build beautiful exhibit and environmental spaces (the floors, walls and surfaces) but we innovate the technology within them. We lead the pack in creating dynamic places where people interact, face to face, with the world's best brands.

About the Position

The Production Manager will be responsible for directing site manufacturing operations as well as maintaining oversight responsibility for all imbedded functions of display/carpentry, warehouse, graphics, and traffic. The Production Manager establishes and ensures effective and efficient resource allocation, production personnel and hours assignments, tools and materials. Ensuring equipment, manufacturing environment and policies and practices preserve and promote safety and efficiency as well as incorporating technology appropriately to meet changing requirements and greater efficiencies. The Production Manager also provides production and cost information to next level of management and determines production schedule to support manufacturing requirements and other related duties such as:

• Train and develop shop personnel
• Ensure accurate capture and recording of manufacturing data (labor, materials, misc.)
• Maintain physical plant and equipment.
• Performs other duties in support of production.
• Participates in annual performance reviews.
• Responsible for overall building services
• Participates in the hiring process.
• May act as an active member of project teams with Account Executive, Project Manager, Graphics Designer etc., participating in kick-off and status meetings, ensuring effective communication of timelines, deadlines, deliverables and pertinent details.
• Responsible for project accuracy according to project scope
• Responsible for day to day shop operation - need help wording this

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of exhibit, manufacturing or production experience
• Minimum of 7 years management experience
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Knowledge of exhibit operations and procedures
• PC skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, Web, Adobe
• Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills
• Proven ability to multi-task, manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines.
• Mathematical aptitude
• Ability to work a flexible and demanding schedule.
• Proficient in reading construction drawings
• Problem solving

MC offers a robust benefits package including:

• Medical (3 choices of plans)
• Dental (3 choices of plans)
• 401K
• Vision
• company paid Life Insurance
• company paid Long Term Disability
• Short Term Disability
• Accident and Critical Illness Insurance--plus more

Our culture fosters teamwork, individual strength, and innovation, all in a dynamic environment!

Equal opportunity employer - vets/disabled.