Manufacturing Manager - Retail Display and Commerical Signage

A bit about us:

Founded just over four decades ago, we are a leading partner in graphics, fabrication, fulfillment, and installation for national brands, retailers, events, and trade shows across the country. We design and build custom retail displays, branded environments, trade show exhibits, dimensional graphics, and specialty fabrication projects, taking work from concept to completion under one roof. As we continue to grow, we are investing in our fabrication department and the hands-on leaders who run it.

Why join us?

Established Company:
Join a business with more than 40 years of experience supporting national brands, retailers, events, and trade shows
Hands-On Leadership Opportunity:
Lead and improve a growing fabrication department with direct impact on quality, production, workflow, and delivery
Diverse Project Work:
Support custom retail displays, branded environments, trade show exhibits, dimensional graphics, and specialty fabrication projects
Full Project Lifecycle:
Work in an environment that takes projects from concept to completion under one roof

Job Details

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead day-to-day operations within the fabrication department, ensuring projects are completed accurately, efficiently, and on schedule
• Oversee hands-on fabrication work tied to retail displays, branded environments, trade show exhibits, dimensional graphics, and specialty fabrication projects
• Manage workflow, production schedules, priorities, staffing needs, and shop floor execution
• Support fabrication across materials and processes that may include wood, metal, acrylic, plastics, dimensional graphics, CNC routing, assembly, finishing, and related production methods
• Ensure quality standards are met across all custom fabrication and display projects
• Partner with internal teams on project planning, design intent, production feasibility, timelines, materials, and installation needs
• Train, mentor, and lead fabrication team members while promoting accountability, safety, quality, and productivity
• Identify process improvements that support faster turnaround, stronger quality control, better resource planning, and scalable department growth
• Maintain a clean, safe, organized, and efficient fabrication environment
• Troubleshoot production challenges, material issues, build concerns, and project constraints in real time
• Help ensure final deliverables meet client expectations, brand standards, and project specifications

Qualifications

Needed:

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Trade school, technical training, or related fabrication experience preferred
• Minimum TBD years of fabrication, production, shop leadership, or custom display manufacturing experience
• Experience or strong background in custom fabrication, retail displays, branded environments, trade show exhibits, dimensional graphics, specialty builds, and hands-on shop operations
• Strong background working with fabrication materials and processes such as wood, metal, acrylic, plastics, CNC routing, assembly, finishing, large format graphics, and dimensional display production
• Proven ability to lead fabrication teams, manage shop workflow, prioritize projects, and deliver high-quality work under deadlines
• Ability to interpret drawings, production specs, design intent, measurements, and project requirements
• Strong understanding of quality control, shop safety, production planning, and hands-on problem solving
• Ability to partner cross-functionally with design, production, fulfillment, installation, project management, and leadership teams
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced custom fabrication environment supporting national brands, retailers, events, and trade shows

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