Job Description
Skills:
SWG Shima Machine handling experience, Lean Manufacturing, Hands on experience in flatbed, circular knitting machines,
Manage the knitting and post knitting production modules.
Manage the day-to-day knitting production modules, track employee performance, plan and execution of production schedules, achieve projected production efficiencies, on time orders delivery, ensure product quality and development and approvals of samples.
Additional Responsibilities
Oversee the entire knitting production from planning of production work orders to shipping to customers
Accountable for weekly/daily production and capacity planning
Apply Lean Manufacturing Tools to ensure established KPIs (efficiency, AQL, on time deliveries, material consumption, etc.) are being met
Work with Lean Process Engineers to develop and maintain Continuous Process Improvements in all areas
Capable of troubleshooting production and personnel issues
Responsible for cross-training personnel across all jobs
Ensure that the Company Environmental Health & Safety programs are fully implemented and followed by the personnel
Coordinate with the production team, factory staff, sales team, account management team on operations and production planning and delivery
Ensure and track production orders all the way through from scheduled, knit, washed, steamed, labeled, packaged, and shipped
Organize staffing shifts and oversee staggered production hours
Oversee the screening and training of new factory workers (finishers, sewers, fulfillment etc.)
Collaborate on QC standards - establish and execute quality control processes in machine knitting and post knit production
Maintain yarn to ensure storage safety, track quantities and rotate cones for production
Analyze production data to identify and resolve any production issues
Optimize production for efficiency and cost savings
Prepare production reports
Regularly inspect knit products and finished products to determine whether they meet established quality standards
Make adjustments to knitting machines as needed and/or coordinate with the team to make knit program updates to ensure successful knitting
Motivate factory workers to continually achieve factory targets
Keep factory clean and organized
Requirements
Experience overseeing sampling and production across a minimum of 8 machines
Understand knitwear sampling, grading and production process of whole garment and fully fashioned production
Strong verbal communication skills and organizational skills
Team player
Willingness to work flexible hours based on factory shift coverage
Experience implementing, overseeing, and enforcing Quality Control and Safety Standards
Minimum of 3 years of proven experience and understanding running computerized flat bed knitting and post knitting manufacturing of apparel garments
Good operational knowledge of Shima Seiki or Stoll knitting machines, industrial sewing, steaming, linking, washing, and drying
BS degree or equivalent in experience
Strong leadership skills
Project management skills
Time management skills
Cross functional - capable of working across other departments
Good communication, listening, and peoples skills
Ability to think critically and to make wise decisions
Technology competence in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Promote personal hygiene by monitoring all production areas clean and organized
Ensure company safety rules, directions, and procedures are being followed.
Preferred Requirements
Lean Manufacturing background or knowledge of applications
Experience with whole garment, fully-fashioned, flatbed, and circular knitting machines
Experience running Shima Whole garment machines - needle changes, removing carriage, removing stuck garments etc. (Mach2X and Mach2XS preferred)
Experience with Stoll Knitting machines, in addition to Shima Seiki Whole garment machines
Experience with SWG Shima machines
Experience with light programming of Shima Seiki Whole garment (Mach2X and Mach2XS) or Stoll machines
Understanding of linking process and equipment used
