About Nexus Game Lounge
Nexus Game Lounge is a community-focused gaming retailer and entertainment company offering tabletop roleplaying games, trading card games, miniature wargames, board games, organized events, and custom gaming experiences.
Our production department supports our stores, events, conventions, and original programs by creating miniatures, terrain, apparel, props, displays, prototypes, signs, and other specialty products.
Position Overview
Nexus Game Lounge is seeking a creative, dependable, and detail-oriented Production Specialist – 3D Printing & Fabrication.
This is a hands-on production position involving multiple forms of fabrication and finishing work. Responsibilities may include resin and filament 3D printing, miniature and model assembly, painting, heat-press apparel production, prop making, terrain construction, display fabrication, and other approved building projects.
The Production Specialist will manage assigned projects from preparation through final completion. This includes reviewing work orders, preparing files and materials, operating equipment, assembling and finishing products, inspecting completed work, packaging orders, maintaining equipment, and keeping the production area clean and organized.
The ideal candidate enjoys making physical products, takes pride in accurate and attractive work, and is comfortable learning new tools and production methods.
What You Will Do
3D Printing
- Prepare, operate, and monitor resin and filament 3D printers.
- Import, scale, orient, support, and arrange approved digital files.
- Select appropriate print settings, materials, layer heights, supports, temperatures, and exposure settings.
- Prepare build plates and production files for efficient printing.
- Identify and correct common print failures.
- Remove completed prints safely.
- Wash, cure, trim, sand, and clean printed products.
- Maintain organized production files and print settings.
- Document failed prints, reprints, and material waste.
Model Assembly and Finishing
- Remove supports, rafts, brims, and other temporary production structures.
- Test-fit and assemble multi-part miniatures, terrain, props, displays, and accessories.
- Use approved adhesives, fillers, pins, fasteners, and assembly techniques.
- Trim, sand, scrape, fill, and prepare surfaces for finishing.
- Verify that completed products are properly aligned, stable, and structurally sound.
- Prepare assembled items for painting, packaging, installation, or customer pickup.
Painting and Decorative Work
- Prime, paint, shade, highlight, weather, seal, and finish miniatures, terrain, props, scenery, and display pieces.
- Follow approved color schemes, reference images, or written specifications.
- Use brushes, airbrushes, spray equipment, sponges, and other approved finishing tools.
- Apply decals, transfers, textures, flocking, basing materials, and decorative elements.
- Clean and maintain painting tools and work areas.
- Inspect painted products for consistency, coverage, and finish quality.
Apparel and Heat-Press Production
- Produce approved shirts, uniforms, promotional apparel, and fabric merchandise.
- Operate heat presses and related apparel-production equipment.
- Apply heat-transfer vinyl, direct-to-film transfers, sublimation materials, patches, and other approved products.
- Verify garment size, color, design, placement, and quantity before production.
- Measure and align graphics consistently.
- Select appropriate time, temperature, pressure, and application settings.
- Inspect completed garments for adhesion, placement, scorching, wrinkles, and other defects.
- Maintain accurate counts of blank and completed garments.
Fabrication and Building Projects
- Assist with approved construction, repair, and fabrication projects.
- Projects may include:
- Gaming tables
- Terrain boards
- Props and stage elements
- Shelving and storage
- Signs and displays
- Convention fixtures
- Production workstations
- Decorative installations
- Gaming accessories
- Review measurements, drawings, material lists, and project instructions.
- Measure, mark, cut, drill, fasten, assemble, sand, paint, and finish materials.
- Work with approved materials such as wood, foam, acrylic, plastic, fabric, hardware, adhesives, and coatings.
- Use hand tools and approved power tools safely.
- Install brackets, hinges, handles, casters, fasteners, and related hardware.
- Assist with transporting, setting up, and installing completed projects.
- Protect customer areas, equipment, merchandise, floors, and walls while completing projects.
Production Planning and Quality Control
- Review assigned work orders, deadlines, quantities, dimensions, materials, and finishing requirements.
- Confirm that required files, artwork, tools, and materials are available.
- Prioritize work according to deadlines and management direction.
- Maintain an organized queue of pending, active, completed, and delayed projects.
- Inspect completed products for:
- Accuracy
- Appearance
- Dimensions
- Structural integrity
- Cleanliness
- Correct quantities
- Required components
- Rework, reprint, or reject products that do not meet established standards.
- Communicate production delays, material shortages, equipment failures, and unclear instructions promptly.
- Package and label completed work accurately.
Equipment and Workspace Maintenance
- Perform routine cleaning and preventive maintenance on production equipment.
- Inspect printers, heat presses, wash stations, curing stations, airbrushes, hand tools, and power tools before use.
- Replace routine consumable components within the employee’s training and authority.
- Report damaged or unsafe equipment promptly.
- Keep production areas, tools, materials, and work-in-progress projects organized.
- Track resin, filament, garments, transfers, paint, adhesives, hardware, packaging, and other supplies.
- Report low inventory before it affects production.
- Record material waste, failed products, damaged garments, and reprints.
Safety Responsibilities
The Production Specialist must follow company safety procedures and equipment-manufacturer instructions.
Responsibilities include:
- Wearing required personal protective equipment.
- Following safe resin, paint, adhesive, chemical, and heat-equipment procedures.
- Maintaining required ventilation.
- Keeping flammable materials away from heat sources.
- Using guards, clamps, and other required safety controls.
- Keeping walkways and work areas clear.
- Securing blades, chemicals, heated equipment, and power tools.
- Cleaning spills using approved procedures.
- Disposing of production and chemical waste properly.
- Reporting injuries, exposures, equipment damage, near misses, and unsafe conditions immediately.
- Using only equipment for which the employee has received appropriate training and authorization.
This position will not perform licensed electrical, plumbing, structural, or other regulated work unless the employee is appropriately qualified and specifically authorized.
What We Are Looking For
The strongest candidate will:
- Enjoy building, making, assembling, and finishing physical products.
- Have strong attention to detail.
- Take pride in producing clean and professional work.
- Be comfortable moving between different types of projects.
- Follow written specifications and reference materials carefully.
- Communicate problems before deadlines are missed.
- Maintain an organized and safe workspace.
- Be able to work independently without concealing mistakes or failed work.
- Accept feedback and revise production methods when necessary.
- Balance production speed with quality, safety, and material use.
- Be interested in tabletop miniatures, terrain, props, displays, or gaming products.
Required Qualifications
- Previous experience with 3D printing, fabrication, model building, apparel production, painting, construction, or another hands-on production environment.
- Experience operating resin, filament, or comparable 3D printers.
- Familiarity with slicer software and digital print preparation.
- Ability to identify and correct common print failures.
- Experience performing detailed assembly, finishing, crafting, or fabrication work.
- Basic experience using hand tools and measuring equipment.
- Ability to follow written specifications, diagrams, safety procedures, and manufacturer instructions.
- Strong attention to detail and product quality.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Basic computer and file-management skills.
- Ability to maintain accurate production records.
- Ability to work independently and ask for assistance when appropriate.
- Ability to learn new equipment, materials, and production methods.
- Dependable attendance and punctuality.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience operating both resin and filament printers.
- Experience managing multiple printers or a small print farm.
- Experience producing miniatures, terrain, props, cosplay items, prototypes, or small-batch products.
- Experience with heat presses, vinyl cutters, sublimation, or direct-to-film transfers.
- Experience assembling and painting miniatures, terrain, or display models.
- Experience with airbrushing or spray finishing.
- Experience with woodworking, scenic construction, foam fabrication, signs, or displays.
- Experience safely operating drills, sanders, rotary tools, saws, or similar equipment.
- Familiarity with software such as:
- Lychee
- Chitubox
- Cura
- OrcaSlicer
- PrusaSlicer
- Blender
- Fusion
- ZBrush
- Experience with basic 3D modeling, graphic preparation, or file repair.
- Knowledge of tabletop gaming products.
- Experience with inventory, order fulfillment, or production scheduling.
- A portfolio or photographs of previous production work.
Portfolio Requirement
Applicants should provide examples of relevant work when available. Examples may include:
- 3D-printed models
- Painted miniatures
- Terrain
- Props
- Apparel
- Woodworking
- Displays
- Signs
- Prototypes
- Fabrication projects
- Other craft or production work
A professional portfolio is not required. Clear photographs of completed personal or professional projects are acceptable.
Physical and Work Requirements
This position may require the employee to:
- Stand, walk, or sit for extended periods.
- Bend, reach, kneel, crouch, and work at different equipment heights.
- Perform repetitive hand, wrist, and finger movements.
- Inspect small details, colors, measurements, surfaces, and production defects.
- Use computers, printers, heat presses, curing stations, wash stations, painting equipment, hand tools, and approved power tools.
- Frequently lift or carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Occasionally lift or carry items weighing up to 50 pounds, with assistance or material-handling equipment when appropriate.
- Move equipment, materials, tables, displays, and completed projects.
- Work around heat, equipment noise, dust, odors, resin, paint, adhesives, cleaning materials, and production waste.
- Wear assigned gloves, eye protection, hearing protection, respirators, aprons, or other protective equipment.
Reasonable accommodations may be provided to qualified individuals in accordance with applicable law.
Scheduling Requirements
This position may require:
- Day, evening, or occasional weekend shifts.
- Adjusted schedules during high-volume production periods.
- Production support before conventions, product releases, store openings, and special events.
- Participation in project installation, event setup, or breakdown.
- Attendance at required meetings and safety training.
All production work must be completed during recorded working time unless otherwise approved by management.
How Success Will Be Measured
Performance may be evaluated based on:
- Finished-product quality.
- On-time completion of projects.
- Print success and rework rates.
- Assembly and painting quality.
- Apparel-production accuracy.
- Accuracy of measurements and construction.
- Order and quantity accuracy.
- Material use and avoidable waste.
- Equipment maintenance and uptime.
- Workspace cleanliness and organization.
- Compliance with safety requirements.
- Accurate production records.
- Communication regarding delays and production problems.
- Reliability, attendance, and teamwork.
- Responsiveness to feedback and process improvements.
Production speed will not be evaluated independently of quality, safety, and order accuracy.
Benefits
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
- Performance incentives
- Training and development
How to Apply
Please submit:
- A current résumé.
- Photographs, links, or examples of relevant production work.
- A brief description of your experience with 3D printing, fabrication, painting, apparel production, model assembly, or building projects.
- A list of the printers, tools, software, and production equipment you have used.
- Your general availability.
Nexus Game Lounge provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees without unlawful discrimination or harassment. Employment decisions are based on legitimate business needs, job-related qualifications, experience, performance, and other lawful considerations.
Pay: $12.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
