Production Manager El Monte

Outdoor Research•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

The Production Manager leads the factory production teams and is responsible for on-time, cost-effective production. The role manages a sewing factory team of 60 or more people, potentially growing to 200 or more, producing a wide variety of products for an established heritage brand committed to sewing in the USA. Working with the Director of Manufacturing, HR, Tactical Sales, and teams across the organization, the Production Manager maintains efficient operations, improves processes and capacity, and addresses problems while upholding production levels and quality standards. The position also supports payroll and personnel processes, invoices, safety and HR training, hiring and performance management, production planning, costing, budgeting, and inventory and quality-control support. The Production Manager communicates openly with employees and colleagues and works across the organization to support manufacturing, shipping, receiving, engineering, maintenance, quality assurance, and design and development.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience working in a sewing factory or other production plant.
Strong understanding of factory operations and how a brand works.
Demonstrated leadership ability and understanding of how to lead and motivate a large, diverse team.
Honest and open communication style, including the ability to communicate difficult details quickly and accurately.
Ability to handle complex interpersonal relationships and issues fairly, representing both team members and the company.
Ability to positively influence peers and leaders.
Ability to work in a multilingual environment.
Ability to model excellent customer service for internal and external clients.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain complex information clearly.
Ability to partner across all levels of the organization.
Excellent organizational skills, multitasking ability, focus, and attention to detail.
Self-motivated and self-directed.
High proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

Manage a sewing factory production team of 60 or more team members, potentially growing to 200 or more.
Maintain an efficient production team and identify and improve processes to increase capacity.
Work with HR to prepare payroll data and resolve personnel issues.
Code and manage office- and production-related invoices in a timely manner.
Conduct safety and other HR-related training, and assist HR with gathering and filing new-hire paperwork.
Work with the Director of Manufacturing on delivery timelines, costing, and budgeting.
Conduct product time studies when necessary.
Serve on the safety committee and advocate for plant and staff safety.
Identify and resolve problems while maintaining production levels and quality standards.
Support hiring, promotion, and termination of team members and provide performance-metric feedback.
Coordinate and lead the support team responsible for shipping, receiving, payroll, benefits administration, raw-material and finished-goods inventory, and inline quality control.
Communicate and cooperate with Engineering, Maintenance, final QA, and design and development as needed.