Print Finishing & Production Supervisor

Job purpose and working conditions

Post-print production and quality

• Receive printed materials, verify job details, and review job orders, artwork, dimensions, quantities, finishing requirements, and specifications.
• Plan and allocate finishing activities by project priority and deadline; supervise cutting, trimming, laminating, mounting, pasting, joining, folding, and other required processes.
• Protect materials from scratches, creases, contamination, and damage; monitor jobs through timely completion.
• Inspect materials before and after finishing for dimensions, colour, print quality, alignment, quantity, and defects including bubbles, wrinkles, damaged edges, or incorrect trimming.
• Separate defective materials, arrange corrective action or reprinting where needed, and release only approved finished materials.

Equipment, preparation, and handover

• Supervise cutting tables, plotters, trimmers, laminators, mounting equipment, vinyl cutting, weeding, application, and related operations.
• Maintain correct cutting dimensions, tolerances, orientation, sequence, and identification while minimizing damage and wastage.
• Sort and label finished materials by project, location, installation sequence, and job number; prepare materials for transport and protect them during storage and transit.
• Coordinate site requirements and installation sequence, verify job quantities and components before dispatch, and obtain handover confirmation where needed.

People, materials, and coordination

• Allocate and supervise finishing staff; monitor attendance, productivity, discipline, and work quality, and provide training and guidance.
• Monitor vinyl, laminate, adhesive, mounting materials, and other consumables; reduce wastage and rework, coordinate supplies, and report shortages or damage.
• Coordinate with print production, design, production supervisors, installation leads, stores, and transportation teams; escalate technical, quality, material, or schedule issues.

Health, safety, and reporting

• Ensure production complies with company HSE requirements, employees use appropriate PPE, and equipment is operated safely by trained and authorized staff.
• Ensure safe handling of adhesives and cleaning chemicals, safe storage and movement of large-format materials, and a clean, organized work area.
• Report accidents, near misses, unsafe conditions, and equipment defects promptly.
• Maintain or review production schedules, job status, finished quantities, rework and rejection, material wastage, handover and dispatch, equipment maintenance, manpower productivity, and quality corrective-action records.

Qualifications and experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in printing, print finishing, signage, advertising, exhibition, or related production.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience is preferred.
• A diploma or technical qualification is preferred.
• Strong practical knowledge of post-print finishing and experience with large-format graphics, vinyl, stickers, laminates, mounting, cutting, and related materials.
• Signage, exhibition, branding, and advertising production experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to interpret artwork, dimensions, production drawings, and job specifications; basic computer and production reporting knowledge.

Skills and competencies

• Strong print-finishing and post-print production knowledge, attention to detail, measurement skills, and quality-control awareness.
• Team leadership, manpower supervision, planning, organization, communication, and coordination.
• Ability to identify defects, resolve production issues, control materials and wastage, and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Willingness to work overtime, weekends, and night shifts when required.

Performance measures

Compensation and employment

• Full-time, in-person position.
• Salary is AED 4,500–6,000 per month, depending on experience and technical capability.