Production Manager
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Direct production leadership in textile/embroidery manufacturing: Previously managed daily assembly and sewing operations for flags banners or similar textile products and directly supervised a production crew of 20 employees responsible for meeting production targets shift oversight and driving team performance. (JD: "Oversee daily assembly and sewing operations... Overseeing 20 people"). - Production planning material-flow and quality ownership: Served as the production planner/manager who created and executed production schedules managed material flow to limit shortages and collaborated with customer service/sales to identify and resolve quality concerns; acted as the subject-matter expert for assembly and finishing of banners/flags and delivered measurable reductions in shortages and quality incidents. (JD: "Use production planning and scheduling to limit material shortages... Collaborate with customer service and sales... Become subject matter export on banner and flag assemble and finishing")
- Stable enough: candidate should show roughly 3 years in the same or similar production/plant-management role (5 years preferred) or clear multi-year experience in the embroidery/textiles function. - Jobhopping signals to watch for: two or more roles under 18 months each within the last 5 years without promotions or documented business impact; repeated lateral moves between similar short stints. - Acceptable mitigators: documented promotions or increasing scope plant closures/layoffs explained with dates contract/temporary project work with clear start/end verifiable operational KPIs or references that show continuity of impact.
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- Embroidery & textile assembly expertise (flag/banner assembly & finishing; machine setup and run/quality for embroidered products). - Production planning & scheduling (material flow management shortage prevention capacity planning to meet delivery schedules). - Production leadership for mid-size teams plus bilingual EnglishSpanish ability (supervising 20 direct reports; clear bilingual communication with floor and customer-facing teams). - No specific degree required; accept candidates with strong hands-on textile/embroidery production experience (minimum 5 years) and demonstrated supervision of 20 staff as the practical minimum. - Accept substitutes such as an Associate degree in Manufacturing/Textiles or certifications (e.g. Lean APICS) but prioritize proven production planning scheduling and quality/assembly expertise over formal education. ERP/MRP / production-planning system working / intermediate used to create and manage production schedules material requirements and reduce shortages. Inventory management / WMS working / intermediate track material availability and inbound/outbound flows to support continuous production. Production-scheduling / shop-floor tracking tools working / intermediate monitor daily assembly throughput job status and communicate with supervisors on the floor. - Require clear formal supervisory experience managing production staff ideally direct reports in the 20 range (hiring performance reviews scheduling/staffing discipline retention). - Acceptable narrow substitutes: documented line management of a smaller but clearly supervised production team or formal supervision of an adjacent manufacturing function (provided responsibilities include staffing reviews and disciplinary authority). - Do NOT accept as substitutes: project leadership mentoring/training task-level delegation crossfunctional coordination or other influence without hiring/firing or performance-accountability authority.
