Production Manager

The primary role of the Print Shop Production Manager is to oversee all of the departments in the Print Shop (Main Floor, Add-on’s, Heat Seal, Screen Maintenance, and Heat Transfer), to increase production in the same departments while finding issues with production and capacity, also to ensure and improve quality of printing.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining each departments efficiency with emphasis on order information, order completion, order accuracy and quality of prints.
• Work with sales staff to insure order accuracy, real time order status and to build a more positive working relationship.
• Oversee print shop operations and assist each department with any needs that may be beyond their control.
• Provide lead staff with the abilities and equipment to train and improve their departments employees.
• Liaison between other Challenger departments and the print shop (scheduling, warehouse, etc) so we have a smoother flow of business.
• Research and improve ways to increase production and quality of printing.
• Research new shop equipment and supplies while maintaining existing equipment throughout the Print Shop.
• Develop and maintain relationships with outside suppliers.
• Promote a positive environment for all printing staff.
• Limiting misprints and holding employees responsible for their own misprints.
• Maintaining department safety and cleanliness standards.
• Communicating with the Art dept. to optimize art for our production capabilities.

Expected Outcomes

• Increased shop production and quality while gaining a decrease in waste and misprints.
• Maintaining a higher standard of all printing.
• Great working relationship with employees and all of the Challenger staff.
• Keep transparency between P/s depts. Concerning successes and shortcomings.
• All department leads have a very good understanding of the state of the Print Shop and Challenger.
• Gaining better products at a competitive price and maintenance on equipment through building relationships with suppliers.

Measuring Performance

• Have weekly meeting to exchange information among the departments and address issues.
• Meet with individual groups (# printers, catcher, heat seal, etc) to go over product knowledge and statistics
• Production increases in all departments as a whole and quality of printed garments being shipped.