The Production Director is a senior leader and essential part of our team. Working directly with the CEO, they are entrusted to shape our approach to production, fabrication staff recruitment and retention, and implementation of new processes and procedures to manage production capacity, improve efficiencies, safety, and quality.
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The ideal candidate for this role is an experienced manager of both people and processes. Holding a mindset of continuous improvement, they are excited about customizing management best practices to bring out the best in an organization and its people. They enjoy collaboration, and work effectively with other company leaders to foster our dynamic work environment that rewards initiative, encourages innovate ideas, and promotes cross-departmental teamwork.
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Experience and/or significant interest in the museum, specialty construction or themed entertainment industries is preferred.
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Responsibilities include
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- Proactively assess, maintain, and forecast overall shop capacity in resources, space, and time; collaborate with Project Management, Technical Design, and Estimating to ensure that bids and jobs have the necessary resources to be successful.
- Directly supervise production department managers (Facility, Carpentry, Metal, Paint, Graphics, Shipping and Logistics); proactively assess managerial training needs to facilitate employee development;
- Collaborate with department managers and project leads to staff fabrication teams based on current and forecasted project needs and fabricator skill sets;
- Assess shop-wide productivity and, working with CFO, recommend new tool & equipment investments, protocols, and processes to improve productivity and efficiency, and reduce cost of goods sold;
- Develop and maintain resource, capacity, and personnel forecasting tools to track shop capacity in real time, and for the upcoming fiscal year, by department and by project;
- Collaborate with CFO to forecast labor costs and set production department budgets;
- Identify and facilitate appropriate departmental development opportunities (e.g., vendor facility tours, attendance at relevant seminars and conferences, continuing education and/or certifications, etc.)Â
- Oversee the maintenance updates and implementation of Cinnabar’s Quality Assurance/Control Plan (QA/QC);
- Ensure that our culture of safety is understood and promoted at every step of the process
- Provide in-house safety and OSHA expertise, working with the Safety Team to implement compliant policies and effective training
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Qualifications
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- 10+ years’ professional construction/construction management experience;
- Professional experience in two or more of the following fabrication specialties: metalwork, fine carpentry/millwork, paint/scenic, sculpture, prop-making, CNC, and/or electromechanical systems. General contractor or construction experience is preferred;
- Proven ability to manage large teams and provide guidance and mentorship to individual managers and fabricators;
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings;
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite with an emphasis on Excel, scheduling software such as Smartsheet or MS Project. Familiarity with diverse production/project management software’s and/or accounting software is a plus.
- Experience developing and implementing progress tracking tools such as Trello, Airtable, Asana or similar programs;
- Ability to be a leader of diversity/equity/inclusion initiatives within a highly multi-cultural work environment
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and strategic thought leadership with problem-solving abilities;
- Clear and concise written/oral communication skills with some working (written and spoken) proficiency in Spanish strongly preferred;
- Safety Trained Supervisor in Construction (STSC) certification or a willingness to receive this training are also beneficial.
- American Society of Quality (ASQ) certification (Six Sigma, Quality Process Analyst, Master Black Belt) or similar is highly desired.
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About Cinnabar:
Founded in 1982, Cinnabar began as a Hollywood scenery shop, producing sets, props, models, and miniatures for big-budget commercials and blockbuster movies. Over the subsequent decades, we’ve leveraged our expertise in creating fictional film worlds to become one of the nation’s leading fabricators of immersive environments for museums, theme parks, television shows, and brand activations.
Our shop is 65,000 square feet and employs over 70 highly skilled designers, engineers, and craftspeople in five specialties: technical design, carpentry, specialty fabrication, paint, and metalwork. Many have built decades-long careers with us, and we are proud to provide our talented team with frequent opportunities to grow their skills and work on unique and challenging high-profile projects.Â
This is a salaried role with paid holidays and time off. We also offer health, dental, vision, FSA, and 401(k) plans to all full-time employees. Salary: $110-$140k salary with benefits. Open to negotiation based on experience.
Cinnabar California Inc.
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