We are a small-ish but growing screen printing shop with a reputation for high quality prints, on time delivery, and superior customer service looking for a highly skilled Production Manager to oversee the production crew at our textile screen printing shop in Portland, OR.
We run 2 M&R autos and 1 M&R manual. You must have experience working with automatic screen printing presses, preferably M&R. Must have advanced printing experience with the many varieties of cloth textiles that come through our shop. We want a print nerd that will eat, sleep and breath this job. You need to be a very dedicated to providing the top notch quality prints that our clients have come to expect from us. This is a Monday- Friday 8:30am-5pm job however, as production manager if jobs require additional hours or weekend shifts you will be expected to do what it takes to get the job done.
This position will entail job scheduling, meeting production deadlines, approving jobs, working with the sales team to ensure customer expectations are met, managing all aspects of production flow including screen room, press operation, ink area, quality control, ensuring jobs are pulled and packed to spec, holding weekly production meetings, trouble shooting, implementing systems/techniques to increase productivity, etc. You will be carrying out supervisory responsibilities including; training employees, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
We are not a large shop, currently we have 10 employees. This means you would be expected to hop in and get your hands dirty as needed which would include but would not be limited to operating the presses, mixing ink, registering jobs, counting, stacking, boxing jobs etc. basically whatever it takes to get the jobs done and out the door efficiently.
You need to be an excellent verbal communicator at all levels and with different sizes of audiences. Have the ability to reason and make sound judgement calls. You must be able to manage conflict through assertive and decisive behavior while maintaining composure in difficult situations. We need someone that can stay cool, calm and collected while managing a fast paced environment and who treats our employees with the respect they deserve. We are looking for a leader (someone that teaches and leads by example), not a "boss".
Requirements:
4+ years at a textile screen printing shop that used automatic presses (ideally M&R)
Personal experience operating presses
**Management experience** this is very important
Mastery in the print mediums of plastisol, discharge and water based inks
Good eye for detail and color
Multitasking skills
Press trouble shooting skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Must be able to be on feet for entire day
Must be able to lift 45 lbs
The ideal candidate would also have experience with:
Specialty inks
Direct to Screen
M&R Triloc registration system
Newman Roller Frames / Rollermaster
Experience with Illustrator and Photoshop is also a plus but not a necessity
This position is open immediately.
Starting pay is $40,000/year
To apply please provide cover letter detailing your qualifications and giving us some insight about who you are as well as a full resume with references and send to
jennifer@inkbrigade.com 
