Production Manager

Benefits

• Free uniforms
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance

• $25–$30/hour, depending on experience and fit.
• Team performance bonus eligibility
• 10 days PTO
• 10 paid company holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
• Occasional overtime or schedule flexibility based on production deadlines

Location:

Blountville, TN

Employment Type:

Full-time, hourly / non-exempt

At Speed Pro Commercial Graphics, we create visual experiences that change the world. We help businesses bring ideas to life by designing, producing, and installing graphics that make marketing more impactful. From large-format printing to signage and graphics, we specialize in creating the wow-factor for businesses, universities, and sports arenas across our region.

We are B2B only, partnering with well-known organizations and brands. Our culture is centered on teamwork, creativity, value, speed, and detail.

• Teamwork – we grow and win as a team.
• Creativity – we find and solve problems with ideas.
• $Value – we consistently search for and deliver value to clients and our business.
• Timeliness (Speed) – we move with urgency and value our time.
• Attention to Detail – we get it right the first time.

The Production Manager owns daily shop‑floor execution for our wide‑format graphics production team. This role drives the schedule, assigns work, protects quality, keeps machines and materials moving, and ensures finished work is ready for pickup, delivery, or install. It is a physical, working team manager role— not an office position. The Production Manager reports to the General Manager and works laterally with the Operations Coordinator.

• Own the daily production schedule and shop‑floor priorities.
• Perform printing, laminating, cutting, finishing, and related tasks.
• Direct and delegate work clearly to production team members and provide accountability.
• Maintain the sequence of printing, laminating, cutting, finishing, staging, and install prep.
• Balance due dates, batching, setup time, quality, and throughput.
• Prioritize and optimize machine uptime over individual order manufacturing.
• Identify bottlenecks early and communicate escalation when work is blocked.

• Manage the production team and set clear expectations for pace, quality, cleanliness, safety, and follow‑through.
• Coach production team members in daily execution and production standards.
• Hold the team accountable respectfully and consistently.
• Build a production floor where people know what to work on at the right time and what “done right” means.
• Work closely with Operations so priorities, blockers, and handoffs stay clear.

• Own production area layout, material storage, organization, and cleanliness.
• Maintain standards for machine care, routine maintenance, and readiness.
• Lead work across HP roll printers, EFI flatbed, laminator, cutter/router/plotter, and finishing areas.
• Ensure materials, tools, and jobs are staged logically and efficiently.
• Reduce rework, wasted motion, missed details, and avoidable rushes.

• Protect quality on banners, signs, vehicle graphics, wall graphics, vinyl graphics, and other custom work.
• Confirm completed work is labeled, staged, checked, and ready for its next step.
• Drive consistent production standards in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven systematized workflow.
• Support install readiness by ensuring jobs leave production complete and organized with thought given to supporting smooth and fast installation.
• Build and document repeatable production habits to support continued growth.

• Calm, direct leadership with strong follow‑through.
• A process‑driven mindset and comfort enforcing standards.
• Strong communication with both production and operations team members.
• Practical problem‑solving under deadline pressure.
• High standards for quality, organization, safety, and finished work.
• Comfort leading from the floor instead of managing from behind a desk.