ELECTRICS SHOP MANAGER
ADIRONDACK STUDIOS – ARGYLE, NY
Adirondack Studios (ADKS) is hiring an experienced Electrics Shop Manager with a track record of taking ownership and delivering! Our company designs, builds, and installs the scenic and themed environments you experience in venues ranging from theme parks and casinos to museums, live shows, retail, and public art. We have been in business since 1975, and our work is seen around the world. The ideal candidate will lead the Argyle Production Electrics department in coordinating and building custom fabrication systems, including both static and dynamic (mechanically driven) products and elements.
Primary Responsibilities:
Manage the Electrics Shop personnel in the fabrication, finishing, and quality control of all products to ensure safe, timely delivery. This includes, but is not limited to, work calls, work planning, fabrication planning, hands-on fabrication, and ordering material needs, within budget constraints.
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Plan and prepare for all Electrical Shop fabrication needs
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Attendance at project kick-off and weekly meetings
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Collaborating with other departments for workflow needs and efficiencies
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Create and maintain paperwork, including material trackers, certifications, and related documents, to meet client-specific General Performance Standards
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Manage Materials, Personnel, and Workflow
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Planning and implementing the cabling (circuiting) of lights and electric power distribution for any project, show, show action, control, or production based on provided plans and knowledge of the desired effect
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Determine electrical material needs for each work order based on design and submit a list to the purchasing department
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Inventory, repair, and maintenance of all specified equipment
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Organization and purchasing of all consumables
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Programming and installation of architectural and lightbox-related LED lighting systems
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Maintain ADK Studios’ standing as a UL 508A and UL 48 listed sign shop
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Troubleshoot, assess and work to correct any problems or issues with the electrical equipment
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Maintain work order budgets, schedules, and quality standards of the Company
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Assist in specifying and bidding for electrical components
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Maintain electrical department tooling and shop space
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Develop and organize any necessary manuals, drawings, or documentation for electrical products
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Help create, set up, and run necessary Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for electrical devices
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Review drawings and develop process documents to plan the critical path movement of the product through the electrics department
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Travel for company business as required
Important Skills:
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Fabrication experience
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Estimation experience
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Theatrical fabrication and lighting knowledge
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LED lighting knowledge
Additional Duties:
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Approve all staff time sheets.
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Authorize and approve all department expenses against the established budget.
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Advise production managers and project managers of any deficiencies in product or process.
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Inform Project and Production Managers of all budgets and schedule overruns or slippage.
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Authorizes department staff’s personal and vacation time.
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Draft weekly call sheets for department staff.
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Create SOP documents as required.
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Direct and support staff personnel to maintain a safe and clean working environment.
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Enforce company policies.
Benefits include:
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Paid Personal/Sick time immediately upon hire
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401K Retirement Plan after length of service milestone
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Year-end bonus eligibility based on company performance
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No cost Long Term Disability insurance after length of service milestone
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Four options for Medical insurance, as well as Dental and Vision insurance, after length of service milestone
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Paid Vacation time immediately after hire
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Paid Holidays
This position will be located in our ADKS Argyle facility.
Pay Range is $70K – $85K. Please submit Your Resume, Cover Letter, and 3 references when applying.
Adirondack Studios is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for this full-time, salaried position without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
We are sure you will find Adirondack Studios an amazing place to work and look forward to hearing from you.
To learn more about who we are and the work that we do, visit our website and apply: https://www.adkstudios.com/team/#careers
We are sure you will find Adirondack Studios a fantastic workplace, and we look forward to hearing from you.
