Department Supervisor - Sewn

Sewing Department Supervisor

Supervise and coordinate the production activities of the employees working in the sewing department. Day-to-day tasks include operating industrial sewing and textile-cutting machinery to fabricate a variety of sewn products used in athletic facilities, such as pads, divider curtains, and nets. The Sewing Department Supervisor leads a team of operators, ensuring efficient production by managing daily tasks, training staff, maintaining quality, troubleshooting equipment, and optimizing workflow to satisfy customer orders, while adhering to safety standards. Litania Sports Group promotes a team environment.

The statements below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 21 years of age
• Ability to use a computer for data management, email, and design information.
• Ability to work in a drug-free workplace and to pass a drug screen.
• Ability to read and write in English.
• Minimum five years of experience directing the work of others.
• Minimum five years of experience in manufacturing.

Primary responsibilities

• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
• Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees, or assign employees to experienced workers for training.
• Participate in determining standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment, labor availability, and workloads.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of sewn goods, such as sewists, printers, and fabricators.
• Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions from raw material stage to finished product.
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Work with engineering to correct BOMs and report variances in labor times.
• Maintain operations data such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
• Observe work, and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Plan and develop new products and production processes.
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports, in order to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions.
• Check material requirements for work orders in advance so that production remains on time.
• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.
• Set up and adjust machines and equipment.

Marginal responsibilities

Other duties as assigned

Psychological Considerations

Must be able to work well with others as a team member

Must be able to maintain an approachable demeanor even in stressful situations

Environmental Considerations

Work activity is indoors but exposure to extremes in temperature a likely as the manufacturing floor is subject to temperature fluctuations

Cognitive Considerations

Must be willing and able to improve skills and expand skill areas

Physiological Considerations

The activities required to fulfill the duties of this position are significantly physical in nature. These activities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Kneeling To set equipment or reach materials
• Lifting Up to 70lbs alone and over 100 lbs with assistance
• Forearms Adjusting and/or operating machinery including drill press, punch press and screening equipment
• Handiwork Use of a wide range of hand tools all requiring gripping and controlling motions that are often repetitious
• Climbing Ladder work to reach storage and retrieve supplies
• Push/Pull Moving items into place for assembly, fabrication, and storage
• Standing/Walking For long periods of time to supervise assigned area

The above examples of activities and work are not all-inclusive but are intended as an indication of the level and type of endeavors necessary to fulfill the duties of this position.

Litania Sports Group is an equal opportunity employer and situations requiring reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case by case basis.

Salary $25 - $30 per hour Hourly position

Benefits All full-time employees are eligible for health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, Basic Life, voluntary life, and 401(k) match up to 6%.