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About the Role

The Senior Fabrication Production Manager at Echo Studios leads the delivery of exceptional, brand-led retail displays, fixtures, and custom installations for luxury fashion and cosmetics clients. This role ensures all manufactured items meet the highest standards of finish, precision, and brand compliance, delivered on time and on budget. It bridges design intent and flawless physical execution, leading skilled workshop teams to produce premium, customer-facing environments where detail, tolerance, safety, and presentation are critical.

Responsibilities

Lead all fabrication activity for high-end retail fixtures, counters, gondolas, plinths, displays, and bespoke brand elements.
Deliver consistently premium finishes suitable for luxury store and cosmetics environments.
Plan and control multiple concurrent projects with immovable retail launch and install deadlines.
Ensure all items are packed, protected, and prepared to arrive on site in perfect condition.
Uphold strict brand guidelines, material specifications, colour tolerances, and finish standards.
Implement multi-stage quality control checks, with zero-defect expectations.
Champion right-first-time manufacturing and eliminate rework.
Review drawings, samples, prototypes, and mock-ups to verify appearance, feel, and detailing.
Lead and develop highly skilled fabricators across joinery, acrylic, metal, modelling, finishing, and assembly.
Set clear expectations around workmanship, cleanliness, care, and accountability.
Coach teams to understand luxury brand expectations, not just technical drawings.
Build pride in craft and attention to detail throughout the workshop.
Work closely with Technical Design, Project Management, and Creative Teams.
Review drawings for buildability, tolerance, finish sequencing, safety and material behaviour.
Input into value engineering without compromising brand or aesthetic intent.
Support design development with practical, fabrication-led solutions.
Manage labour through department head collaboration and resource allocation against project budgets and margins.
Control material usage, wastage, and specialist finishes.
Support accurate forecasting and reporting on live luxury client projects.
Balance speed of delivery with absolutist quality standards.
Maintain exemplary workshop housekeeping suited to high-end production.
Ensure strict compliance with UK health & safety legislation.
Protect people, products, and finishes through best-practice processes.
Lead by example with calm, professional conduct under pressure.
Drive improvements in processes, tooling, machinery, and finishing capabilities.
Support investment in equipment aligned with luxury production standards.
Promote innovation in materials, fabrication methods, and assembly techniques.
Collaborate positively and constructively with all teams and Directors.
Maintain regular, clear, and positive communication with all teams and Directors.
Work on additional bespoke projects outside of daily duties to broaden individual skills and ambitions.
Perform other reasonable tasks as required by the Directors or department head.
Follow and promote all health and safety procedures and protocols.
Follow and promote Echo’s sustainability policies and procedures.

Requirements

Proven experience managing fabrication or production teams in luxury retail, cosmetics, or fashion environments.
Exceptional understanding of premium materials, finishes, and detailing with particular attention to sustainability.
Strong technical knowledge across joinery, acrylic, metal, spray and surface finishes.
Extensive knowledge of suppliers and onboarding processes.
Experience delivering projects to fixed retail launch and store opening dates.
Confident, detail-driven leader with high personal standards.
Clear understanding of budgets and estimation processes.
Experience working with global luxury or beauty brands.
Understanding of POS, permanent fixtures, and global roll-out programmes.
Familiarity with installation logistics and site finish expectations.
Meticulous and uncompromising on quality.
Calm and decisive under pressure.
Brand-aware with strong aesthetic judgement.
Commercially disciplined yet craftsmanship-led.
Respected, credible workshop leader.
Knowledge of the print industry is an advantage.
CAD, Sketchup, Adobe Creative Cloud experience is a bonus.
Quick learner with a positive approach.

Skills

Joinery
Acrylic
Metal fabrication
Modelling
Finishing
Assembly
Technical drawing
Spray finishing
Surface finishing
CNC
Laser cutting
Advanced fabrication processes
Project management
Value engineering
Resource allocation
Forecasting
Reporting
Health and safety compliance
Process improvement
Tooling
Machinery
Material innovation
Fabrication methods
Assembly techniques
Budget management
Estimation
Sustainability
Team leadership
Communication
Collaboration
Problem-solving
Attention to detail
Aesthetic judgement
Commercial acumen
Craftsmanship
CAD
Sketchup
Adobe Creative Cloud

Location

Work Type

Full-time
Onsite

Experience Level

Senior
Management

About the Company

Echo Studios is a high-paced, often highly pressured, production house focused on delivering exceptional, brand-led retail displays, fixtures, and custom installations for luxury fashion and cosmetics clients.
Positivity is key in everything we do, with a constructive approach to collaboration, communication, and task focus.
The company values respect for each individual's contribution and believes in the power of collaboration.
Echo is a dynamic, busy company with a close working team.

Equal Opportunity

We promote a working environment in which diversity is recognised, valued and encouraged.
We acknowledge the multicultural and diverse nature of the UK workforce and society in general.
We are committed to principles of fairness and mutual respect where everyone accepts the concept of individual responsibility.
It is your responsibility to make sure you observe and adhere to this policy at all times.
www.echostudios.co.uk/policies