Large Format Print Finishing Manager

Finishing Manager Large Format Print
Location: Skelmersdale (on-site)
Salary: Around £35,000 (depending on experience)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am 5pm

Are you an experienced finishing professional looking to step into a management role? Or maybe you re already leading a team and fancy a fresh challenge? This role could be spot on.

They are a well established large format print and signage business with plenty of growth happening. Right now, they need someone to take charge of the finishing department planning workloads, keeping quality high, and making sure jobs leave the building on time.

What you ll be doing

• Running the day to day in finishing, from scheduling through to dispatch

• Supervising and developing a team of finishers training, rotas, and keeping everyone on track

• Getting hands on with kit like automated cutters (Zünd/Kongsberg or similar), laminators, sewing machines, and mounting tables

• Making sure jobs are trimmed, mounted, hemmed, eyeletted, and packaged to a top standard

• Keeping the department safe, organised, and efficient always looking for ways to improve

What they re looking for

• Solid experience in large format print/signage finishing, ideally with some management responsibility already

• Confident operating a range of finishing equipment and materials (vinyls, fabrics, Foamex, Dibond, banners, tension fabric systems)

• Strong organisational skills able to juggle workloads and deadlines without losing quality

• A clear communicator who can work well with other teams like print, design, and account management

• Someone calm under pressure who can keep things moving when it gets busy

Nice to have

• Experience with SEG sewing or illuminated display assembly

• Forklift, IPAF, PASMA, or H&S training

This is a great opportunity for someone who knows finishing inside out and wants to lead a team in a busy, growing print environment.

Please apply now if you think you could be the right fit!