Production Manager

We are looking for an experienced Production Manager to join our growing team.

With a can-do attitude, you will oversee the day to day running of our joinery workshop, reporting directly to our Operations Director.

The ideal candidate will come from a strong bench-hand background and have at least 8 years' experience in a similar management role.

This role requires the candidate to work from scaled drawings, setting out and delegating the production of exhibition stands, shopfitting, furniture and panelling. You will be required to work hands on as well as lead the team; be able to delegate and manage resources and skill sets; oversee quality control of the product, while ensuring health and safety regulations are always adhered to.

Duties include:

• Setting out and reading scaled drawings.


• Manufacturing high-end products such as panelling, reception desks, bars/gantries, furniture, and museum products.


• Creating production manufacturing schedules.


• Organising Joiners, labourers, workshop & Storage.


• Stock taking and ensuring materials & PPE is ordered.


• Weekly production meetings with the Head of Exhibitions.


• Overseeing site installations within the UK, Europe and across the world.


• Overtime - Late nights and weekends as and when required.


• Ensuring joinery products are fully satisfactory for spray finishing.


• Line management - timesheets, production schedules, monitoring manufacture timescales ensuring targets and quality is met.
  
  8 years line management experience.


• Extensive knowledge of solid, veneers and laminate woods & plastics.


• Strong bench-hand experience is a must.


• Exhibition experience & spray finishing knowledge would be advantageous.


• Desirable to have a First Aid qualification, though training will be offered.


• Desirable to have a Forklift licence, though training and certification will be offered.


Most importantly, our ideal candidate has bags of enthusiasm and a can-do attitude. Personality is key so please don't be put off applying if you don't meet all the above criteria.

The Rocket Group is a creative and manufacturing business based in Yoker, Glasgow. We specialise in design and manufacture of exhibition stands as well as offering clients brands marketing, training, and event management services.