What are the responsibilities and job description for the Upholstery Manufacturing Manager position at Sportsman Boats Mfg.?
Sportsman Boats is looking for an experienced Upholstery Manufacturing Manager to lead the daily operations of our upholstery manufacturing department. This hands-on leadership role drives safety, quality, productivity, and on-time production while developing and supporting a strong production team. Our production schedule is Monday through Thursday, 5:00 am-3:45 pm. The schedule can vary depending on production needs.
If you’re an experienced manufacturing leader who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and working alongside your team on the production floor, we’d love to hear from you!
What You'll Do
- Lead daily upholstery operations, including sewing, covering, kit building, raw materials, and CNC
- Plan production, staffing, materials, and resources to meet business and customer demands
- Monitor productivity, quality, throughput, and on-time delivery while driving continuous improvement
- Identify root causes of production challenges and implement solutions that improve efficiency and reduce waste
- Promote a safe, clean, and organized manufacturing environment
- Lead hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, recognition, and corrective action
- Build an engaged, accountable, and collaborative production team
- Partner with other departments to support manufacturing goals and priorities
- Champion Sportsman Boats' core values of Accountability, Teamwork, Quality, and Innovation
What We're Looking For
- 3 years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of upholstery manufacturing, CNC operations, production scheduling, and material management
- Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a production team
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, productivity, workflow, and continuous improvement
- Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills
- Strong people-management and conflict-resolution skills
- Ability to make sound decisions and prioritize in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and manufacturing experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Bilingual Spanish/English
- Experience in the marine or boat manufacturing industry
- Experience leading upholstery operations, including sewing, covering, kit building, raw materials, and CNC
- Experience with lean principles, continuous improvement, AIMSCO, standardized work, or digital work-instruction platforms such as Dozuki
Why Sportsman?
At Sportsman Boats, you'll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on our manufacturing operations while leading and developing the people who bring our products to life. We're looking for a visible, hands-on leader who can balance production demands with quality, safety, efficiency, and employee development.