Large Format & Digital Printing Production Manager
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Greater Toronto Area, Canada, Canada
On-site
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
- Workplace
- On-site
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- Experience
- Experience: 5+ years in large-format digital printing, wide-format production, or signage, including proven experience in a production leadership or supervisory role.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
🚀 WE ARE HIRING: Production Manager – Large Format Printing
📍 Location: Greater Toronto Area (GTA), ON
🏢 Work Arrangement: On-site
💼 Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Are you a hands-on leader with deep technical expertise in large-format digital printing and finishing? Our client in the Signage & Digital Printing industry is looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead daily production operations on the floor!
- This is not a behind-the-desk role. We are seeking a proactive production leader who thrives on the shop floor, supporting operators, troubleshooting technical issues, and ensuring every project meets high quality standards and tight deadlines.
🔑 Key Responsibilities
- Operations & Floor Management: Direct and oversee daily production workflows, ensuring projects are produced accurately, efficiently, and according to client specifications.
- Team Leadership: Supervise, mentor, and coordinate a team of 5+ production employees, keeping accountability high for quality and safety.
- Technical Support & Troubleshooting: Assist operators with technical challenges, review job instructions, and resolve production issues in real time.
- Workflow & Quality Control: Oversee printing, cutting, and finishing operations to maintain strict quality control standards throughout the process.
📋 Candidate Profile & Qualifications
- Experience: 5+ years in large-format digital printing, wide-format production, or signage, including proven experience in a production leadership or supervisory role.
- Leadership: Track record of successfully managing and directing a team of at least 5 production staff.
- Technical Mastery: Strong working knowledge of:
- Large-format digital printers
- Kongsberg and/or Zünd digital cutting systems
- Fiery RIP software, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop.
- Math & Blueprint Interpretation: Excellent mathematical skills (scaling, dimensions, material calculations) and the ability to interpret detailed production drawings, job tickets, and artwork specifications.
- Industry Background: Direct experience in wide-format print shops, signage/graphics production companies, retail graphics (POP), or commercial print operations with dedicated large-format divisions.
💼 What's Offered
- Full-time, permanent position with a growing industry leader.
- Dynamic, hands-on work environment.
- Competitive compensation package (to be confirmed based on experience).
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Responsibilities
Lead daily production workflows to ensure projects are completed accurately, efficiently, on schedule, and to client specifications. Supervise and support a team of at least five employees, troubleshoot production issues, and oversee printing, cutting, finishing, quality, and safety.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of large-format digital printing, wide-format production, or signage experience, including production leadership or supervisory experience managing at least five staff. Candidates need working knowledge of large-format printers, Kongsberg and/or Zünd cutting systems, Fiery RIP, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, along with strong math and production-drawing interpretation skills.
Skills
- Large-Format Digital Printing
- Wide-Format Production
- Production Management
- Team Leadership
- Workflow Management
- Quality Control
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Digital Printing
- Digital Cutting Systems
- Fiery RIP Software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Mathematical Skills
- Blueprint Interpretation
- Production Planning
- Finishing Operations
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
- Trades
- Creative & Media
Keywords
- Large-Format Digital Printing
- Wide-Format Production
- Signage
- Graphics Production
- Retail Graphics
- Point-of-Purchase Graphics
- Commercial Printing
- Production Management
- Production Leadership
- Team Supervision
- Production Workflow
- Quality Control
- Workplace Safety
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Large-Format Printers
- Kongsberg Cutting Systems
- Zünd Cutting Systems
- Fiery RIP
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Printing
- Cutting
- Finishing
- Production Drawings
- Job Tickets
- Artwork Specifications
- Scaling
- Material Calculations