Floor Support Team Lead

Lakeshirts•Detroit Lakes, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

At Lakeshirts | Blue 84, the Floor Support Team Lead connects the art team with the production floor to keep artwork moving on time, uphold production-art and brand standards, and help artists resolve issues before they slow production. This hands-on lead role organizes changing priorities, coaches team members, troubleshoots production artwork, and communicates across Art, Production, and Quality Control. The position uses production reports and work orders to assign work, respond to floor needs, and support continuous improvement. It is onsite at the company headquarters in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and pays $23 per hour. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with availability to respond to evening calls. The role leads daily floor-art operations, coordinates assignments according to deadlines, capacity, and production needs, and supports accurate, efficient handoffs from art to production. It also troubleshoots artwork and Adobe Illustrator files, coordinates design or logo updates, works with Quality Control and production partners to resolve print-readiness issues, and improves workflows to strengthen quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery.

Requirements

Strong Adobe Illustrator skills and practical experience preparing, reviewing, or troubleshooting production-ready artwork.
Strong organization and time-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities, interruptions, and deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
Sound independent judgment and practical problem-solving skills, including the ability to make decisions, escalate appropriately, and follow through.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide approachable direction and constructive feedback.
A servant-leadership approach and the ability to guide a team toward shared goals.
Reliability, adaptability, and a demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement, quality, and on-time delivery.

Nice To Haves

Leadership, coaching, or mentoring experience.
Two- or four-year degree in Graphic Design, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant production-art experience.
Experience in screenprint, apparel decoration, prepress, graphic production, or a high-volume art-to-production workflow.

Responsibilities

Lead and support daily floor-art operations to meet production goals and deadlines while upholding art and brand standards.
Attend daily production huddles, review production reports and work orders, and communicate daily priorities to the team.
Assign and reassign artwork according to deadlines, capacity, production needs, and changing priorities.
Coach and train team members on job responsibilities, safety expectations, company policies, and production-art standards.
Partner with artists to answer questions, remove roadblocks, and keep art-to-production handoffs accurate and efficient.
Troubleshoot production artwork and Adobe Illustrator files, coordinate design or logo updates, and protect brand integrity.
Work with Quality Control and production partners to resolve artwork or print-readiness issues and prevent repeat errors.
Review workflows, identify root causes, and improve processes to increase quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery.

Benefits

Competitive compensation with a daily-pay option.
Health and life insurance, plus voluntary dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, critical illness, and accident coverage.
Up to 22 paid days off in the first year.
Profit sharing.
401(k) program.
Employee merchandise discounts.
Relaxed dress code.
Flexible schedules.
Onsite subsidized cafeteria.
Dogs at work.
Insurance benefits begin the first of the month following 60 days of full-time employment.