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The Role
- The role combines signage manufacturing knowledge, material selection and costing, technical and graphic design, workflow management and the practical use of AI tools.
- The successful candidate must be able to take a project from brief and drawing through technical interpretation, costing, design preparation and handover into production.
Responsibilities
Materials, Manufacturing & Costing
- Apply strong practical knowledge of signage materials, their properties, applications and relative costs.
- Understand how signage is manufactured and use this knowledge when interpreting drawings, selecting materials and developing solutions.
- Prepare accurate material take-offs and costings, considering material usage, manufacturing methods, waste, outsourced processes and other relevant cost drivers.
- Identify practical material or manufacturing alternatives where these can improve cost, lead time or manufacturability without compromising the required quality or structural intent.
- Build and maintain a strong understanding of supplier pricing and material cost changes.
Technical Interpretation & Problem Solving
- Interpret client briefs, drawings, specifications and site information and translate them into workable signage solutions.
- Demonstrate strong technical ability and aptitude, with the capacity to understand how components fit together and how designs will be manufactured and installed.
- Identify technical gaps, conflicts or risks early and raise clear questions before work proceeds.
- Work through challenging problems logically and collaboratively, developing practical solutions that can be costed, designed and manufactured.
Costing, Excel & Commercial Accuracy
- Use Excel confidently for estimating, costing, quantity calculations and related commercial worksheets.
- Check that quantities, dimensions, formulas and rates used in costings are complete and accurate.
- Ensure that design and manufacturing decisions are considered together with their cost implications.
- Maintain clear costing records that can be understood and checked by others.
Workflow & Trello
- Use Trello as part of the job-card and workflow process, keeping assigned work current and progressing through the required stages.
- Record relevant project information, actions, queries and status updates so that estimating, design and production teams have clear visibility.
- Support disciplined handover from estimating and design into manufacture.
Design Capability
- Use CorelDRAW for signage layouts, graphic preparation and production-ready artwork where required.
- Use AutoCAD for technical drawings and engineering-style design work where required.
- Prepare drawings and design information that are clear, dimensionally accurate and suitable for costing and manufacture.
- Work effectively across graphic-design and technical-design requirements rather than treating them as separate disciplines.
AI & Continuous Improvement
- Use AI tools appropriately to improve research, problem solving, drafting, costing support, workflow efficiency and technical productivity.
- Apply judgement to AI-generated outputs and verify technical, dimensional and commercial information before use.
- Look for practical ways to improve estimating, design and workflow processes through better tools, templates and systems.
Collaboration & Communication
- Work well with others across management, estimating, design, production and installation.
- Communicate technical issues and proposed solutions clearly and constructively.
- Be comfortable asking questions, challenging assumptions where necessary and contributing to better solutions.
- Take ownership of assigned work and follow issues through to resolution.
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Core Competencies
- Relevant Experience Practical experience in signage, manufacturing, estimating, technical design or a closely related environment.
- Materials & Costing Strong understanding of signage materials, manufacturing methods and the relationship between technical decisions and cost.
- Manufacturing Understanding Able to visualise and understand how a sign or component will be fabricated, assembled and prepared for installation.
- Technical Ability & Aptitude Strong practical and technical reasoning with an ability to solve unfamiliar or challenging problems.
- Excel Confident user of Excel for costing, calculations, schedules and structured project information.
- Trello / Workflow Comfortable working within Trello or a similar workflow system and maintaining accurate job status information.
- CorelDRAW Competent in graphic layout and production artwork for signage.
- AutoCAD Able to prepare and interpret technical and engineering-style drawings.
- AI Capability Comfortable using modern AI tools to improve productivity while checking outputs for accuracy.
- Collaboration Works well with others, communicates clearly and contributes constructively to problem solving.
- Commercial Awareness Understands that technical and design decisions must support quality, manufacturability, delivery and profitability.
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