Position: Production Controller Location: North West Salary: £33K - £37K The Company: My Client is a B2 and Digital printing company based in the North West who are currently turning over 3 million and employ 32 people. The company has been a successful business for many years and understands frustrations people can have across the floor with production and support. This is why they take pride in providing a smooth production line, by recruiting skilled people who can ensure their quality is up there against competition. The Role: • Convert confirmed orders into practical production plans with the correct route, sequence, capacity, materials, outwork and delivery milestones. • Maintain a realistic schedule across pre-press, printing, finishing and despatch, resolving clashes and escalating capacity risks early. • Monitor live jobs, identify slippage or constraints and coordinate recovery actions while protecting quality, customer commitments and margin. • Review estimates, job specifications, selling prices and expected margins before release; challenge missing, inconsistent or commercially weak information. • Use Tharstern confidently for estimating and estimate review, job creation, production routes, purchasing, scheduling, job costing, WIP and management reporting. • Maintain accurate job statuses, dates, quantities, specifications, purchase orders and notes so that colleagues can rely on the system. • Control the efficient, profitable and on-time flow of print work from accepted order through production, despatch, job closure and invoicing readiness. • Protect commercial performance by ensuring production methods, costs, selling prices, materials, outwork and job data are accurate • Provide clear, reliable information to Sales, Client Services, Production, and senior management so that commitments are realistic and decisions are commercially sound.
Aug 19, 2026
Full time
Position: Production Controller Location: North West Salary: £33K - £37K The Company: My Client is a B2 and Digital printing company based in the North West who are currently turning over 3 million and employ 32 people. The company has been a successful business for many years and understands frustrations people can have across the floor with production and support. This is why they take pride in providing a smooth production line, by recruiting skilled people who can ensure their quality is up there against competition. The Role: • Convert confirmed orders into practical production plans with the correct route, sequence, capacity, materials, outwork and delivery milestones. • Maintain a realistic schedule across pre-press, printing, finishing and despatch, resolving clashes and escalating capacity risks early. • Monitor live jobs, identify slippage or constraints and coordinate recovery actions while protecting quality, customer commitments and margin. • Review estimates, job specifications, selling prices and expected margins before release; challenge missing, inconsistent or commercially weak information. • Use Tharstern confidently for estimating and estimate review, job creation, production routes, purchasing, scheduling, job costing, WIP and management reporting. • Maintain accurate job statuses, dates, quantities, specifications, purchase orders and notes so that colleagues can rely on the system. • Control the efficient, profitable and on-time flow of print work from accepted order through production, despatch, job closure and invoicing readiness. • Protect commercial performance by ensuring production methods, costs, selling prices, materials, outwork and job data are accurate • Provide clear, reliable information to Sales, Client Services, Production, and senior management so that commitments are realistic and decisions are commercially sound.
Key Selection Recruitment Limited
Lea Marston, West Midlands
Position: Account Manager Location: Staffordshire Salary: £35k - £50k (depending on experience) The Company: B1, B2, Digital Print Company The Role: • Act as the main contact for a portfolio of assigned accounts • Build strong relationships with customers • Identify and act upon new business opportunities with existing customers • Develop comprehensive understanding of the company s service offerings • Use an MIS to ensure all jobs are effectively and efficiently moved through production, resulting in an accurate and timely delivery of product • Answer client inquiries in a timely manner • Attend in-person customer briefings and reviews when required • Provide feedback from customer meetings to Sales Director • Work with all other departments, including but not limited to production, estimating, and accounts, to ensure a seamless client experience • Work with all other departments to provide new innovation for clients, expanding company s product portfolio • Liaise with the other customer service/ account managers to improve customer service company-wide Requirements: • Minimum two years experience as a customer services/account manager within the print industry • Enthusiastic and self-motivated with a passion for print and customer service • Pride in work, with attention to detail and accuracy necessary to meet a high standard of work product • Strong communication skills, especially within and across production departments; ability to work as a member of a team • Can-do attitude to meet challenges and requests from customers • Self-motivated, able to demonstrate initiative, accept responsibility, and work to tight deadlines • Demonstrable experience with a print-specific MIS or similar for booking/tracking projects
Aug 07, 2026
Full time
Position: Account Manager Location: Staffordshire Salary: £35k - £50k (depending on experience) The Company: B1, B2, Digital Print Company The Role: • Act as the main contact for a portfolio of assigned accounts • Build strong relationships with customers • Identify and act upon new business opportunities with existing customers • Develop comprehensive understanding of the company s service offerings • Use an MIS to ensure all jobs are effectively and efficiently moved through production, resulting in an accurate and timely delivery of product • Answer client inquiries in a timely manner • Attend in-person customer briefings and reviews when required • Provide feedback from customer meetings to Sales Director • Work with all other departments, including but not limited to production, estimating, and accounts, to ensure a seamless client experience • Work with all other departments to provide new innovation for clients, expanding company s product portfolio • Liaise with the other customer service/ account managers to improve customer service company-wide Requirements: • Minimum two years experience as a customer services/account manager within the print industry • Enthusiastic and self-motivated with a passion for print and customer service • Pride in work, with attention to detail and accuracy necessary to meet a high standard of work product • Strong communication skills, especially within and across production departments; ability to work as a member of a team • Can-do attitude to meet challenges and requests from customers • Self-motivated, able to demonstrate initiative, accept responsibility, and work to tight deadlines • Demonstrable experience with a print-specific MIS or similar for booking/tracking projects
Position: Production Manager/ General Manager Location: London Salary: £40k - £45k The Company/ Sector: Large Format & Signage The Role: • Preparation of proofs for approval on occasion • Use of RIP software: Rasterlink (Mimaki) for UJV55 and Shiraz for JV33. (Both PC based) • Maintenance and general running\loading of UJV55 and JV33. • Organising service calls • Running Mimaki plotter and Mimaki FineCut plug-in software. • Colour matching skills (colour theory). • Ordering stock and materials when required either for general use or specific job, including print materials/vinyl, ink, hardware and parts. • Keeping a record of this for job costing and the annual stock check - annual stock check. • Communicating with account managers and making sure work is completed to deadlines, scheduling and prioritisation. Reporting back to account managers with deadline expectations. • Could include organising couriers - same day and overnight. • Hands-on approach to finishing, packing and labelling. • End of week admin to include completion of works instruction details to pass on for invoicing and costing. • Also signing off on supplier invoices and allocation of these to a specific job if required. Requirements: • Ability to use Seal 62 laminator • Laminating vinyl - mounting to boards, acm etc and finish. • Ability to build and fit a simple low voltage led circuit with relevant drivers. • Light engineering skills - using circular saw, drilling machine(mill). • Cutting extrusions to size including mitred frames (Kube) and build. • Cut, print and cut, weed and prep. Some in-workshop application.
May 18, 2026
Full time
Position: Production Manager/ General Manager Location: London Salary: £40k - £45k The Company/ Sector: Large Format & Signage The Role: • Preparation of proofs for approval on occasion • Use of RIP software: Rasterlink (Mimaki) for UJV55 and Shiraz for JV33. (Both PC based) • Maintenance and general running\loading of UJV55 and JV33. • Organising service calls • Running Mimaki plotter and Mimaki FineCut plug-in software. • Colour matching skills (colour theory). • Ordering stock and materials when required either for general use or specific job, including print materials/vinyl, ink, hardware and parts. • Keeping a record of this for job costing and the annual stock check - annual stock check. • Communicating with account managers and making sure work is completed to deadlines, scheduling and prioritisation. Reporting back to account managers with deadline expectations. • Could include organising couriers - same day and overnight. • Hands-on approach to finishing, packing and labelling. • End of week admin to include completion of works instruction details to pass on for invoicing and costing. • Also signing off on supplier invoices and allocation of these to a specific job if required. Requirements: • Ability to use Seal 62 laminator • Laminating vinyl - mounting to boards, acm etc and finish. • Ability to build and fit a simple low voltage led circuit with relevant drivers. • Light engineering skills - using circular saw, drilling machine(mill). • Cutting extrusions to size including mitred frames (Kube) and build. • Cut, print and cut, weed and prep. Some in-workshop application.
Position: Production Manager/ General Manager Location: London Salary: £40k - £45k The Company/ Sector: Large Format & Signage The Role: • Preparation of proofs for approval on occasion • Use of RIP software: Rasterlink (Mimaki) for UJV55 and Shiraz for JV33. (Both PC based) • Maintenance and general running\loading of UJV55 and JV33. • Organising service calls • Running Mimaki plotter and Mimaki FineCut plug-in software. • Colour matching skills (colour theory). • Ordering stock and materials when required either for general use or specific job, including print materials/vinyl, ink, hardware and parts. • Keeping a record of this for job costing and the annual stock check - annual stock check. • Communicating with account managers and making sure work is completed to deadlines, scheduling and prioritisation. Reporting back to account managers with deadline expectations. • Could include organising couriers - same day and overnight. • Hands-on approach to finishing, packing and labelling. • End of week admin to include completion of works instruction details to pass on for invoicing and costing. • Also signing off on supplier invoices and allocation of these to a specific job if required. Requirements: • Ability to use Seal 62 laminator • Laminating vinyl - mounting to boards, acm etc and finish. • Ability to build and fit a simple low voltage led circuit with relevant drivers. • Light engineering skills - using circular saw, drilling machine(mill). • Cutting extrusions to size including mitred frames (Kube) and build. • Cut, print and cut, weed and prep. Some in-workshop application.
Apr 20, 2026
Full time
Position: Production Manager/ General Manager Location: London Salary: £40k - £45k The Company/ Sector: Large Format & Signage The Role: • Preparation of proofs for approval on occasion • Use of RIP software: Rasterlink (Mimaki) for UJV55 and Shiraz for JV33. (Both PC based) • Maintenance and general running\loading of UJV55 and JV33. • Organising service calls • Running Mimaki plotter and Mimaki FineCut plug-in software. • Colour matching skills (colour theory). • Ordering stock and materials when required either for general use or specific job, including print materials/vinyl, ink, hardware and parts. • Keeping a record of this for job costing and the annual stock check - annual stock check. • Communicating with account managers and making sure work is completed to deadlines, scheduling and prioritisation. Reporting back to account managers with deadline expectations. • Could include organising couriers - same day and overnight. • Hands-on approach to finishing, packing and labelling. • End of week admin to include completion of works instruction details to pass on for invoicing and costing. • Also signing off on supplier invoices and allocation of these to a specific job if required. Requirements: • Ability to use Seal 62 laminator • Laminating vinyl - mounting to boards, acm etc and finish. • Ability to build and fit a simple low voltage led circuit with relevant drivers. • Light engineering skills - using circular saw, drilling machine(mill). • Cutting extrusions to size including mitred frames (Kube) and build. • Cut, print and cut, weed and prep. Some in-workshop application.
