RMC Digital Print
Production Manager
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About RMC
RMC Digital Print Limited is a trade-only wide-format print and wayfinding specialist based in Hull. We supply print partners nationwide and are known for fast turnaround, flexibility, reliability, and a strong commitment to customer service.
Our work spans signage, exhibition graphics, TV and stage backdrops, point of sale, truck sides, dye-sub and textile print, and specialist wayfinding. We operate day and night shifts and have recently significantly invested in new equipment to support continued growth. We are proud members of FESPA UK.
For more information about RMC, visit www.rmclimited.co.uk.
Job Opportunity: Production Manager
We are seeking an experienced Production Manager to lead the day-to-day running of our production operation. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring all work is completed on time, to specification, and to a consistently high standard.
This is a hands-on leadership role covering production planning, team management, stock control, quality, and health and safety. It requires someone who can make sound decisions under pressure and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Production planning and delivery
- Plan, schedule and prioritise work across all production and finishing processes, allocating jobs to the most appropriate equipment for quality, efficiency, and cost.
- Ensure all work is delivered on time and to specification, including urgent and short-turnaround jobs.
- Work closely with prepress, sales, and account management to anticipate workload and resolve production issues.
- Keep a tight control on quality ensuring minimum reprints across the business.
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Team management
- Lead, motivate, and develop the production team across day and night shifts.
- Chair regular production meetings to review workload, priorities, performance, and issues.
- Hold regular one-to-one meetings with team members, covering performance, development, and wellbeing.
- Manage rotas, overtime, training, absence, recruitment, and, where required, disciplinary matters.
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Stock control
- Manage stock of media, substrates, inks, and consumables, maintaining appropriate stock levels.
- Raise and track purchase orders, carry out regular stock checks, and minimise waste.
- Build effective supplier relationships and review service levels and costs.
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Quality, health and safety, and maintenance
- Maintain quality standards and standard operating procedures across all production areas.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements, including regular safety walks and audits.
- Oversee planned maintenance schedules to maximise equipment uptime.
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Reporting and improvement
- Monitor and report on production KPIs, including on-time delivery, waste, and remakes.
- Identify and implement process improvements to support the growth of the business.
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Person Specification
Essential
- Proven experience in a print production environment at supervisory or management level.
- A strong track record of meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced production setting.
- Experience of managing a team, including running regular production meetings and one-to-one meetings.
- Stock control experience, including ordering, stock management, and supplier liaison.
- Experience of planning and scheduling work across multiple machines and processes.
- Sound working knowledge of health and safety in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong decision-making, organisational, and communication skills.
Desirable
- Wide-format print experience, particularly large-format inkjet, UV, or dye-sub.
- Knowledge of finishing processes such as cutting, sewing, welding, and laminating.
- Experience of managing multi-shift operations.
- Experience of using an MIS or job management system and working to production KPIs.
- IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent qualification.
- Experience of developing SOPs, quality systems, or continuous improvement initiatives.
How to Apply
This is an opportunity to join a growing business at an important stage of its development, with significant investment in new equipment and clear plans for expansion.
Please send your CV and a covering letter to nicole@rmclimited.co.uk.
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