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Production Director

SHG Knoxville
Knoxville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/23/2025

Job Title : Production Director

Location : Knoxville, TN

Job Type : Full-Time

About Us :

We are a 100-year-old, family-owned and family-operated business specializing in custom designs on apparel and hard goods. With a focus on Corporate Uniforms, Corporate Promotional Products, Wholesale, and Team Sports, we are experiencing rapid growth and expanding our production capabilities. We are seeking a dynamic Production Director to lead our production teams and ensure smooth and efficient operations across multiple work centers.

Job Overview :

The Production Manager will oversee production activities across various work centers, ensuring that each center operates at optimal efficiency. Our current work centers include Screen Printing, Embroidery, Direct to Film Printing, Heat Press, and Laser Engraving. This is a leadership role responsible for managing work center leads and the production planner. The Production Manager will ensure production is unblocked, maintain and operate a capacity model to manage resources, and analyze production trends to inform capital expenditure (capex) decisions. This role involves direct involvement in hiring, performance reviews, and general people management in conjunction with senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities :

  • Oversee day-to-day production activities across multiple work centers, ensuring smooth operations and timely fulfillment.
  • Work closely with work center leads to remove any production bottlenecks and ensure resources are effectively allocated.
  • Own and operate a capacity model to track and manage production capabilities, adjusting as needed to meet demand.
  • Identify production trends and collaborate with senior management to inform decisions around capital expenditure and facility improvements.
  • Lead, mentor, and support work center leads and the production planner, fostering a productive and collaborative work environment.
  • Handle the hiring, training, and career development of employees, in conjunction with senior management.
  • Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards in all production areas.
  • Continuously improving production processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
  • Monitor production KPIs to ensure targets are met and exceeded.
  • This position will have full control over the production area of the business
  • This position will be a part of the executive leadership team at Bacon

Qualifications :

  • 7-10 years of experience in a high volume, custom manufacturing environment is required, with experience overseeing decoration of hard and soft goods being a strong plus.
  • Prior experience leading screen printing and / or embroidery production teams is highly preferred.
  • Strong leadership skills with experience in managing, mentoring, and developing staff.
  • Ability to manage production capacity and use data to forecast and plan for future growth.
  • Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills to keep production flowing smoothly.
  • Experience with capex planning and the ability to analyze production needs and trends.
  • Strong communication skills to work across departments and with senior leadership.
  • Shop Equipment : Screen Print

  • 3 M&R automatics (Gauntlet, sportsman, and Diamondback)
  • 1 Brown number press
  • 1 manual press
  • M&R screen burning machine
  • Automatic screen coating machine
  • Automatic screen washout machine
  • Clearwater screen cleaner
  • Embroidery

  • 2, 6 head Tajima
  • 4, 8 Head Tajima
  • 2, 1 Head Tajima
  • 1 laser machine
  • Direct to Film / Heat press

  • 1 Stahl’s dual fusion automatic heat press machine
  • 1 Stahl’s Hat press machine
  • 3 Full size MEM dual station automatic heat press machine
  • 1 Small size MEM dual station automatic heat press machine
  • 1 clam shell Stahl’s heat press machine
  • 1 Velox DTF printing machine
  • Software

  • We currently use Shopworks as our production software and are in the process of transition to our own property software that we have created in house that is set to go live at the middle to end of 2025
  • Why Join Us :

  • Opportunity to lead production operations for a growing, family-owned business with a century of success.
  • Be a key decision-maker in shaping the future of production.
  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • A supportive and collaborative team environment where your leadership skills will have a direct impact.
  • If you have a passion for production management, strong leadership experience, and a background in manufacturing, particularly in screen printing or embroidery, we’d love to hear from you! Please reach out for more information at 856.898.2740

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