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Are you ready to be part of a diverse team that values hard work, exceptional customer service, and continuous innovation? At Dfab, you’ll have the opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced environment with high standards, where we work and learn together to create forward-thinking solutions for our customers.
We cultivate a welcoming, fulfilling, and growth-oriented work environment, ensuring safety and personal development for all our team members. If you’re driven by curiosity and excited about making an impact, we’d love to have you on board.
Our Success and Industry Recognition
Our success and industry recognition are the result of our team’s amazing work ethic, outstanding customer service, and relentless curiosity that drives innovation. We maintain high standards, always striving to exceed expectations.
Together, we maintain a culture that inspires excellence and fosters collaboration, ensuring we remain at the forefront of our industry.
Our mission
To use creativity, craftsmanship and extraordinary service in every partnership to promote success for our customers, our people and our community.
Our Open Positions
Explore our open positions, below, to discover the perfect opportunity for you. If you are looking for your next career move, we want to hear from you!
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2nd shift spray painter
Job Type: Full-Time
Days/Hours: Monday-Thursday 2:30pm-1:00am and Friday OT required
Location: Madison Heights, MI
About the Company
Dfab is a MI-based design, decor manufacturing and installation company in operation since 1973. We are an industry leader in branded environments and expressions. Our purpose is to facilitate extraordinary customer experiences using creativity and innovative solutions. Our success and industry recognition are the result of our team’s amazing work ethic, customer service, and relentless curiosity that drives innovation. Our work is fast-paced, and our standards are high. We are many parts that work and learn together, creating forward-thinking solutions for our customers. We cultivate a work environment that is welcoming, fulfilling, personal growth-oriented and safe.
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Design & Décor Engineering, Décor, Signage & Architectural Alternatives, Technology & Craftsmanship-based Manufacturing, Project Management & Installation.
Essential Functions of The Job
- Paint letters, numbers, signs, and other décor items with a hand-held pneumatic spray gun.
- Spray paint wood, metal, plastic, and foam décor components.
- Use proper paint and primer for each type of material.
- Check finished product for quality before it leaves paint area.
- Maintain a clean work area, clean/change filters as needed.
- Keep floor clear of debris.
- Ability to clean and maintain spray guns.
- Other duties as assigned by a manager or supervisor.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience using gravity fed sprayers.
- Have a general understanding of signage and graphics materials, substrates, and manufacturing processes preferred.
- Willingness to work flexible and overtime hours is required.
- Great attention to detail with a goal-driven attitude.
- Strong comprehension and analytical abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to read and follow written and verbal directions.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift 50+ pounds of material on a regular basis.
- Stand for long periods of time.
- Repetitive movements.
- Wears safety glasses at all times while in shop and respirator as required for certain tasks.
Do you have clearance to work?
- Authorization to work in the United States.
Operations Project Manager
Overall position description with general areas of responsibility:
Are you organized? Do you like a challenge? Can you flip from one task to another easily? Are you looking to move out of your role in retail management? We are looking for you! We hire for attitude!
We are seeking an Operation Project Manager to join our growing team. The primary function of an Operations Project Manager (OPM) is to be responsible for managing a variety of very complicated incoming projects requiring coordination between sales and production scheduling. This role is directly involved in the manufacturing of products and is a link between the Design and Project Manager with the client regarding production scheduling.
Daily activities typically include project management, customer contact, scheduling, Data/Order Entry, and production tracking through delivery.
Positive people skills are a huge benefit to being successful at this position, along with an enthusiastic can-do attitude. Our OPM’s should enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
Essential functions of an Operation Project Manager:
- Project Management
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Process customer orders directly into production where applicable.
- Represent the customer’s best interest to help develop and maintain customer loyalty for repeat business
- Oversee multiple individual but related design/décor production projects within the client’s program.
- Assist communications between Sales, Design, Production and Install
- Answer customer’s questions in the AE’s absence
- Help obtain complete job specifications from the customer
- Help obtain customer’s final approval on project scope, terms and schedule.
- Maintain job status report for internal and external use
- Review product before it is shipped
- Help production bring projects in on time, to cost, to specifications, and to client’s quality expectations
- Process changes in scope, schedule and fee to ensure project success.
- Ability to develop collaborative relationships throughout the company(both studio and production)
- Coordinate field survey for critical demands
- Communicate directly with clients, architects, and contractors as required, as a project evolves
- Assist Installation manager as needed during install phase (ex. Prepare job orders, review site photos of problems, work out problems w/ installers via phone calls)
- Other duties as assigned by a manager or supervisor
Skills and Experience:
- Excellent client verbal and written communication skills
- Self-starter with a solid understanding of job workflow
- Ability to project manage and be detailed-oriented
- Ability to demonstrate a high-level of organization with time management, communications, decision-making and organizational skills
- Ability to work with outside vendors and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to demonstrate prioritization and problem-solving skills
- Practical knowledge of retail design and architecture
- Practical knowledge of logistics
- Ability to read and understand architectural drawings
- Proficient PC skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (i.e., understanding how to create and modify formulas in Excel)
- A compelling interest in manufacturing processes and continuous improvement.
- Basic graphics & signage material knowledge preferred
- Familiarity with precision metal fabrication, extrusions, composites, and woodworking, and acrylics. Preferred
- Knowledge of décor and millwork manufacturing and fabrication techniques, tools and materials preferred
Site Visits
- Field survey existing space, gather reference photos, critical dimensions, etc.
- Possible site visits on local projects during construction to address problem issues as they arise
- Evaluation of space after Décor is installed, including final walkthrough for punch list items, finish photos, etc.
Purchasing Coordinator
Essential Functions of The Job
- Conduct research to identify the best suppliers, services, goods, vendors, and manufacturers to purchase from
- Use research to find and maintain suppliers who are reliable, cost-efficient and produce quality products
- Critically assess suppliers, products and services and negotiate the best possible deals
- Performing vendor research and selection to enhance profitability, reducing operating costs and boosting efficiency
- Regularly monitor inventory levels to help understand purchasing needs and schedule orders
- Work closely with suppliers and vendors to review cost proposals and negotiate prices and contracts
- Once products are ordered, responsible for keeping and filing records of these purchase orders, contracts, receipts, and transactions
- Work with warehouse staff to compare deliveries with purchase orders to identify discrepancies
- Conduct ongoing market research to identify beneficial purchase agreements and potential vendors
- Managing purchase orders, overseeing shipping schedules and maintaining purchase records
- Using quarterly and annual data to determine purchasing needs and performing inventory management
- Signing and reviewing purchasing agreements with vendors, monitoring their performance and renegotiating contracts
- Maintaining cordial working relationships with vendors and supervising vendor activities
- Other duties as assigned by a manager or supervisor.
- Responsible for following all company policies as stated in the Dfab employee handbook.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Negotiation skills
- Analytical skills
- Vendor Management
- Knowledge of signage industry and materials strongly preferred
- Judgement and decision – making skills
- Interpersonal skills; ability to effectively communicate with cross-functional team members
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Facilitate communication between internal departments and teams in order to resolve any issues related to purchased items
Working conditions
- Office / desk environment with occasional visits on the shop floor of the warehouse.
- Extensive reading of papers or electronic documents on a computer monitor.
- Sitting for extended hours.
- Possible local travel to meet with vendors.
Direct Reports
None