Stitching Manager

Job Title: Stitiching Manager

Location: Eugene, OR

Reports to: Production Manager

The ideal candidate will embrace our core values of caring (for our team, our clients, and our vendors), being service-oriented, and solution-focused. Moss Inc. is a people-first business where we all work together to create and maintain a culture based on trust, authenticity, and responsibility. We are looking for a team player whom we can trust and who trusts others.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supports hiring and training new team members, ensuring they understand quality standards and procedures.
• Supervises and coordinates daily activities of sewing and kitting, ensuring tasks are prioritized and deadlines are met.
• Serves as a liaison between the sewing team and production management, facilitating effective communication and workflow.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations in accordance with company policy.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
• Lead, coach, and develop production staff to meet performance goals and maintain a positive work environment.
  
  
  

Stitching Manager:

• Participates in daily planning meetings with other production departments to align priorities.
• Conducts afternoon handover meetings with the swing shift to ensure project transitions.
• Execute the sewing and kitting production schedule as set by Production Manager with a focus on schedule completion and quality product output.
• Monitor and manage real-time production tracking software to ensure accurate project status throughout the facility.
• Monitor critical control points to ensure products are up to standards and minimize errors.
• Identifies production process improvement opportunities and communicates these insights effectively.
• Provides timely updates on critical details and potential obstacles to the Production Manager.
• Identifies and facilitates training opportunities, enhancing team skills and performance.
• Conducts regular check-ins at least twice per month with each team member.
• Collect timing and quality data as required by the Production Manager, contributing to continuous improvement efforts.
  
  
  

Other:

• Maintains a safe, clean, and ergonomic work environment, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards (OSHA).
• Contribute suggestions for continuous operational improvements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proven ability to bridge the gap between floor staff and technology systems.
• Must have a strong understanding of sewing operations including stitch types, seam construction, and the ability to identify quality defects at each stage of production
• Comfortable learning and working within new production management or ERP software
• Thorough understanding of quality control standards and methodology.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience and confidence with administrative software such as Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with fabrics/sewn products is a plus.
• Experience working in an MRP environment is a plus