Location
Orpington office, Monday to Friday

Hours
Full Time, Monday to Friday

Salary
Competitive salary offered

About the Role
THE·TEAM operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. LIVE·TEAM specializes in branding and signage, custom fabrication, live event production and experiential operations across sports, music and entertainment. With a presence in 28 countries and over 70 cities worldwide, THE·TEAM works with some of the world’s most iconic properties and brands to elevate live events and make them unforgettable.

The finishing department is a key section of our production facility, ensuring that customers’ campaign and event products arrive finished, trimmed and ready for installation or use. As Deputy Manager of the Finishing Unit, you will be responsible for finishing and collating printed or supplied products according to job bag and campaign specifications. You will work as part of a finishing team handling multiple material types, large and small format items, and 3D structures using a variety of finishing machinery.

Together with the Finishing Unit Manager, you will manage the finishing department and its team members, ensuring quality standards are met consistently. You will work closely with production management and other teams across the business to ensure all projects are produced and delivered to meet and exceed client requirements.

Key Responsibilities:
- Work within a busy and challenging department to complete daily tasks and follow campaign and event finishing requirements
- Report to the Finishing Unit Manager and collaborate with the team to achieve daily objectives to a high standard
- Follow online work schedules and adhere to health & safety rules and procedures
- Communicate effectively and professionally across teams and departments
- In the absence of the Finishing Unit Manager, set and manage team workloads across production tasks and shifts, including weekend working needs
- Schedule projects and finishing requirements using internal MI System (training provided)
- Understand risk and escalation processes to manage and avoid issues
- Operate and maintain a clean, efficient, and productive finishing department

Finishing Duties Include:
- Operating Zund cutting tables for cutting, kiss cutting, routing, etc.
- Laminating using heated rollers and roll rollers
- Hand finishing such as vinyl wrap mounting and weeding
- Eyelets and hemming for banners and textiles
- Various manual finishing operations including gluing, assembly, and taping

Experience
- Planning and organising skills
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-moving environment
- Experience in planning and scheduling large format graphics production
- Experience with print and finishing production techniques for large format graphics
- Competency in Microsoft Office packages and good overall computer skills (training provided for MIS system)

About You
- Passionate about servicing both internal and external clients
- Great attention to detail with excellent verbal, written, and presentational communication skills
- Ability to prioritise tasks and think logically and methodically

Qualifications
- No specific qualifications required; relevant experience and skills are essential