Senior Manager of Production
Life is Good, United States
Job Description
Once in a career, you get a chance to make this kind of impact. You will be leading the team that runs our state-of-the-art digital printers 24/7. The result of your work - original art and messages printed just-in-time - will delight millions of customers who want to be part of the Life is Good mission to spread the power of optimism. You get to choose the team, set the priorities, solve the problems and improve every process for your team. Our people create our culture and our success. When you do this job well, you'll know your work has meaning.
Read carefully and, if this sounds like you, please apply. You'll be asked to answer several important questions during the application process. Your answers are as important as your experience. Without them, we will not consider your application. When you apply, make sure to share relevant details.
YOUR OBJECTIVE
You manage all aspects of our Direct to Garment production operation.You motivate the production team to ensure production and processes are operating in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner while ensuring a high-quality product. You drive daily production metrics and strive for continuous process improvements as this business grows. You create and manage budgets, assess production staffing needs, forecast trends and deploy or adjust as required.
YOUR JOB
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Participate in and conduct regular meetings with senior management as well as supervisors to communicate changing demands
- Manage team, prepare work schedules, assignments, and overtime to meet weekly and monthly production output and budget goals
- Manage team leads for our four shifts: First, Second, Third and Weekend
- Interview, select and oversee the training of supervisory and production team; develop individual and departmental annual goals; follow through with performance reviews
- Work directly with temporary labor agencies to staff for busy production seasons
- Create and execute routine preventative maintenance on all machinery, including all direct-to-garment printing equipment with a combination of in-house and outside technical resources
- Troubleshoot direct-to-garment machinery related issues and effectively administer break-fix diagnostics internally or with assistance of outside technical resources in timely manner
- Proactively identify opportunities and risks within each work area and develop action plans to drive progress and improve results
- Develop and implement training programs for production; establish and monitor performance benchmarks
- Allocate resources, both human and material for the successful production of orders and projects; manage spare parts inventory, printing supplies, and ink/fluids
- Build and adhere to a budget for staffing, maintenance, and supplies; report monthly and annually
- Research and make recommendations regarding new technology and how its implementation would further develop direct-to-garment printing throughput and Ramp;D
- Enforce the safety program and ensure all policies are followed
Requirements
Your Experience and Qualifications:
- You have the knowledge and experience to effectively lead a production team
- You have several years of hands-on experience with digital direct-to-garment or relevant screen-printing
- You have the technical aptitude, knowledge and desire to repair complex equipment
You are self-motivated and capable of working independently
You have a keen eye for detail and an ability to analyze production processes
- You demonstrate effective analytical skill and aptitude
- You have a deep working knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook
- You know how to use SAP to accomplish your work
- You effective manage technical, operational and organizational projects
You can perform physical activities such as lifting heavy objects up to 50 pounds in-frequently
- You have a valid drivers license
Your Personal Attributes
You believe passionately in our mission and the Life is Good Superpowers
You are known as a natural leader who delivers results
You have the desire and ability to think and act both strategically and tactically
You speak and write clearly, simply and succinctly
You present a consistently steady and optimistic demeanor
You have demonstrated the ability to balance many competing demands and focus on the most important things
You have an entrepreneurial spirt that is solution oriented
YOU'LL KNOW YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL WHEN
You and your department meet your annual goals
You grow and develop the people on your team
You love what you do and it