Production Manager - Elmbridge, Worcestershire, United Kingdom - Echo House Ltd

Description

Fabrication Estimator and Production Manager

Echo House is a market leader specialising in Creative & Technical Design, Artworking, Digital Content, Printing, Experiential Brand Activation, and Sustainable Production.

ECHO'S MISSION

Our mission is to empower our clients by delivering exceptional design and quality products through a seamless integration of innovation, technology, and meticulous attention to detail to create experiences that go beyond expectations.

Primarily, this role is responsible for the estimation of bespoke luxury retail fabrication projects, whilst offering expertise and support to our Fabrication Production Management team where capacity allows.

Initially, this role is responsible for the interpretation and understanding of our client briefs ensuring clear and concise alignment with the Project Team and client.

Identifying the best practices in production, material use and, if necessary, a vendor solution is essential to the success of this role whilst costing in full.

The next steps of this role are to communicate clearly to the Project and Fabrication departments, with context to ensure our proposals both honour the intentions of the brief and manage all stakeholder expectations.

The day-to-day for this role is the continual interaction with the Project Co-ordination and Fabrication Management teams whilst following a project from concept (and often through to delivery) within a fast-paced and demanding production facility – always with a keen eye on quality, budget and time.

In depth training is provided as a core part of all new starters' induction.

Fabrication and material knowledge – in particular with regard to build capabilities and restrictions, and best practice for luxury retail environments.

Creative production understanding – in particular with knowledge of luxury retail fabrication.
Production of accurate estimates with clear and concise explanation of assumptions, compromises and suggestions.
Production Management of works as and when required.

Alignment with the project team and occasionally clients on their requirements, details of their briefs and managing expectations where necessary.

Estimation of fabrication works.
Creatively providing cost saving or quality raising adjustments or alternatives to client briefs.
Establishing CPAs for works in collaboration with the Project and Fabrication Management teams.

Echo is a dynamic, busy company with a close working team and as such we sometimes require our employees to work on additional bespoke projects outside of their daily duties.

Follow Echo's sustainability policies and procedures. Experience in the graphics and creative production industry.
Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and a quick learner in general operational software.
Ability to manage multiple projects of varying nature simultaneously.


Equality and Diversity:
We promote a working environment in which diversity is recognised, valued, and encouraged. It is therefore your responsibility to make sure you always observe and adhere to this policy.
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