Production Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- USA-NC - Charlotte Office
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Manufacturing
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Hands-on familiarity with wide-format printers such as HP, Durst, EFI, or similar platforms.
- Knowledge of materials commonly used in event and experiential environments, including vinyl, banner, fabric, mesh, adhesive vinyl, and rigid substrates.
- Strong understanding of production capacity planning, equipment utilization, and continuous improvement.
- Experience managing both print and finishing operations.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
- Calm, decisive, accountable, and solutions-oriented under pressure.
- Must be flexible and willing to work to meet project and customer requirements, which may require evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Full description
THE·TEAM is proud to provide representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties across 28 countries and more than 70 cities worldwide. Our live group specializes in delivering branding and signage, custom fabrication, live event production and experiential operations across sports, music, entertainment and culture. Working with the world’s most iconic properties and brands, we elevate live events to make them unforgettable.Shaped by our belief in the unifying power of sports, music and entertainment, THE·TEAM leads with intelligence, ideas and influence. For more information, please visit .JOB OVERVIEW:
The Production Manager is responsible for leading the day-to-day large-format production operation. This role owns production scheduling, staffing, workflow, inventory control, equipment performance, quality, safety, reporting, and overall execution to ensure projects are produced on time and to established quality standards. As the senior production leader, the Production Manager is accountable for identifying operational risks, making informed production decisions, and providing leadership with accurate visibility into facility performance. The Manager partners closely with Project Management, Sales, Design, Shipping, Warehouse, and Phoenix production leadership to maintain consistent operating standards, share best practices, and balance workload across sites.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:Operational Leadership
- Own the daily operation and performance of the Charlotte production department, including scheduling, job prioritization, labor allocation, equipment allocation, and workflow.
- Ensure projects are appropriately staffed and scheduled to meet committed production deadlines while maintaining quality and safety expectations.
- Review upcoming workload and proactively identify capacity, staffing, equipment, material, or scheduling risks before they impact project delivery.
- Make day-to-day operational decisions necessary to maintain production flow and meet client commitments.
- Participate in preproduction reviews for complex or high-volume programs to validate feasibility, timelines, material selection, equipment requirements, and finishing approach.
- Coordinate with Phoenix production leadership to balance workload, transfer production when appropriate, and align operating standards across facilities.
- Own production inventory control for substrates, inks, consumables, finishing supplies, and regularly stocked production materials.
- Maintain appropriate minimum and maximum stocking levels for critical materials based on usage, lead times, and production forecasts.
- Ensure materials are accurately received, identified, stored, issued, and accounted for, and oversee regular cycle counts and physical inventory verification.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies, aging stock, damaged materials, and excess inventory and implement corrective actions when necessary.