Senior Digital Press Production Manager

Taylor; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Corporation in Duluth, GA is seeking a Press Production Manager to lead daily digital press operations and drive performance across production, quality, safety, and continuous improvement. You will ensure customer commitments are met, production schedules are achieved, equipment runs efficiently, and teams are supported through strong leadership and accountability.

This role requires 3-5+ years in commercial or digital print production, hands-on leadership, and proven ability to optimize

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in commercial or digital print production.
• Strong knowledge of digital presses and workflows.
• Experience in high-volume production environments.
• Prior leadership or supervisory experience in manufacturing.
• Ability to manage schedules, priorities, and capacity.
• Knowledge of print quality, color management, and defects.
• Proven problem-solving and corrective-action skills.
• Strong communication and team development skills.
• Experience with production management systems, MS Teams, Outlook, Excel.
• Commitment to workplace safety and SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily press production to meet schedules, customer commitments, and shipping requirements.
• Review production schedules and establish priorities for the shift.
• Ensure jobs are started, produced, completed, and moved to the next operation on time.
• Monitor production performance and adjust priorities when equipment or staffing issues affect output.
• Identify bottlenecks and elevate issues before they impact delivery commitments.
• Ensure digital presses are operated safely and according to manufacturer specifications.
• Monitor press performance, run speeds, uptime, downtime, and production output.
• Coordinate with Maintenance to resolve equipment issues and reduce recurring failures.
• Establish and maintain quality standards including first-piece approvals and routine quality audits.
• Lead, coach, and develop press operators while holding employees accountable for performance, attendance, quality, and productivity.
• Conduct shift meetings and ensure effective communication between shifts.
• Maintain accurate production information and communicate schedule risks immediately.
• Monitor key performance indicators including uptime, labor utilization, waste, reprints, first-pass yield, and on-time completion.
• Enforce safety procedures, PPE requirements, and lockout/tagout practices.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing downtime, waste, changeover time, and rework.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and operator checklists.

Skills

Leadership

Digital print production

Production scheduling

Team coaching

Quality control

Problem solving

Communication

Safety compliance

Manufacturing experience

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Operations, Business

Tools

MS Teams

Outlook

Excel

Production management systems

Job description

Taylor Corporation in Duluth, GA is seeking a Press Production Manager to lead daily digital press operations and drive performance across production, quality, safety, and continuous improvement. You will ensure customer commitments are met, production schedules are achieved, equipment runs efficiently, and teams are supported through strong leadership and accountability.

This role requires 3-5+ years in commercial or digital print production, hands-on leadership, and proven ability to optimize