What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Lead position at Richardson Sports Inc.?
Job Summary:
The Level 1 Production Lead assists the Supervisor in daily embroidery production by helping assign work, routing orders, and operating machines such as embroidery, sewing, and heat press equipment. This entry-level leadership role emphasizes quality inspection, maintaining safe work practices, and supporting team efficiency while gaining experience in production coordination.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manages and helps assign production work based on priorities, ship dates, and shipping Methods
- Helps route or close orders
- Ability to operate various machinery within the production department that may include Embroidery machines, sewing machines, heat press, Blocking Etc.
- Helps ensure a “Quality First” mentality when reviewing orders and working with others
- Assists in identifying opportunities to reduce spoilage and improve overall efficiency
- Promotes a culture of Safety and Awareness
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or GED required
- Knowledge of Richardson’s products
- Inspection experience in a manufacturing environment
Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Must be able to read and interpret product sheets, use simple math, and use basic hand held measuring tools.
Training Requirements:
- Leadership and Communication Training
- General Safety.
- Quality Assurance Awareness.
Physical Demands:
- Light physical effort required. Continuous mental and visual attention required
- Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, etc.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Ear protection is optional.
Work Environment:
Work performed in a clean, chemical-free, temperature controlled manufacturing facility
Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.
Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a drug screen and background check.