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Digital Production Manager Commercial Printing Excellent Compensation Outstanding Benefits Growing Operation Advanced Technology Career AdvancementA growing commercial printing company is expanding its operations in the area and looking for an experienced Digital Production Manager to take responsibility for its digital printing department.This is a key leadership position for someone who understands production digital printing, people, workflow, quality, and deadlines and wants the opportunity to run and continue developing a growing department.The company is progressive and technology-driven, continues to invest in modern digital printing and workflow technology, and has built a strong reputation for developing and promoting its people. Why Consider This Opportunity? Excellent management-level compensationOutstanding company benefitsGrowing and expanding operationModern production digital printing technologySignificant investment in automation and workflowPaid technical and leadership trainingRegular performance and compensation reviewsStable company with low employee turnoverStrong team-oriented cultureOpportunity to build and develop your own teamCompany promotes from withinExcellent long-term advancement potential The Position The Digital Production Manager will have day-to-day responsibility for the digital printing department, including its people, equipment, workflow, productivity, quality, scheduling, and continuous improvement.This is a hands-on production leadership role. You'll manage the department, but you should also understand the equipment and processes well enough to work with operators, troubleshoot production problems, improve workflows, and keep work moving.The plant produces a diverse mix of commercial print, including marketing materials, brochures, booklets, direct mail, personalized and variable-data work, short-run publications, and other high-quality digital products. Responsibilities Manage the day-to-day operation of the digital production departmentLead, train, coach, and develop Digital Press Operators and production personnelCoordinate staffing, scheduling, workloads, and production prioritiesEnsure jobs are completed on time and to customer specificationsMonitor productivity, quality, waste, downtime, and department performanceEstablish and maintain production standards and proceduresWork with operators to troubleshoot equipment and print-quality problemsMaintain high standards for color, registration, image quality, and consistencyCoordinate preventative maintenance and equipment serviceImprove department workflow and overall equipment utilizationIdentify bottlenecks and implement process improvementsWork closely with Prepress, Customer Service, Scheduling, Bindery, Mailing, Quality, and Plant ManagementHelp evaluate new equipment, software, automation, and production technologyMaintain a safe, organized, efficient production environmentRecruit, train, and develop employees as the department continues to grow Experience We're Looking For Candidates should have previous digital printing production leadership experience in a commercial printing, direct mail, transactional, or similar high-volume print environment.Experience with production equipment such as:HP Indigo Canon imagePRESS Canon varioPRINT Ricoh Pro Xerox Iridesse Xerox iGen Konica Minolta AccurioPress Kodak NEXFINITY Similar Production Digital EquipmentThe company is interested in people who understand more than a specific make or model of press. The right person will understand the entire digital production workflowfrom files and scheduling through printing, quality, finishing, and delivery.Experience with variable-data printing, color management, digital front ends/RIPs, workflow automation, production scheduling, preventative maintenance, and continuous improvement is valuable. Are You Ready to Run the Department? You may already be a Digital Production Manager, Digital Print Manager, Production Supervisor, Digital Department Mana