Signage Fabrication & Install Operations Manager

Company: Signarama Houston
Location: Houston, TX
Type: Full-time, on-site
Schedule: Monday–Friday, with occasional early starts

A day in the life

You arrive early to walk the floor. Overnight print runs are checked, the CNC queue is verified, and trucks are staged with hardware, permit packets, and lift checks. You huddle with design, production, and install leads to clear bottlenecks. By mid-morning, you’ve released two local install crews, confirmed an out-of-state subcontractor’s schedule, and closed the loop on a punch list from yesterday’s service call—with completion photos already in hand. After lunch, you’re coaching a new hire on safe laminator operation, reviewing a maintenance ticket for the router, and adjusting capacity so the month’s closing jobs hit target. Before you head out, you confirm QA for tomorrow’s channel letter set and make sure the invoice trail is ready after installation.

What you’ll lead

• Orchestrate every job from receiving → design → permitting → production → QA → scheduling → installation → invoicing—keeping momentum at each handoff.
• Build and manage daily/weekly schedules for local install crews and service technicians; stage trucks with all required materials and documentation.
• Run out-of-town work through trusted subcontracted installers nationwide—from install packages to verified completion photos.
• Keep shop equipment (wide-format printers, CNC router, plotters, laminators) and the vehicle fleet in top condition through preventive maintenance and rapid repair to minimize downtime.
• Hire, train, and coach production staff while enforcing a safe, clean, and efficient shop.
• Plan capacity against jobs expected to close and drive the team to meet monthly production and revenue goals.

What you bring

• 3+ years managing production in a sign shop, print shop, or similar fabrication environment.
• 2+ years supervising a team of 3 or more.
• Experience scheduling installs or coordinating field technicians.
• Hands-on proficiency with wide-format printers, CNC routers, plotters, and laminators.
• Proven track record of managing work against monthly production/revenue targets.
• Fluency with job management software, email, and spreadsheets.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.

Bonus points

• Managing subcontracted installers across multiple states.
• Working knowledge of sign permitting.
• Fleet management experience, including bucket trucks.
• Background with electrical, channel letters, or monument signs.
• Familiarity with Corebridge.

Why you’ll love it here

• Real ownership—run the production floor and the schedule end-to-end.
• Variety—shop builds one day, coordinating installations across the country the next.

Benefits: Paid time off, health benefits, and holiday pay.

Professional proficiencies

• Supervisory leadership
• Production optimization
• Lean manufacturing principles
• Maintenance and repair aptitude
• Operational risk management
• Production planning & scheduling
• Supply chain management
• Electrical project estimating
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Scheduling expertise