Pre-Production Manager 2nd Shift - Varsity Brands : Job Details

BSN SPORTS, a Varsity Brands Company, is the recognized leader in team athletic gear. For over 50 years, BSN SPORTS has been the largest team sporting goods equipment and apparel distributor of choice in the United States. Our 3,000 BSN SPORTS employees strive to support the Heart of the Game by putting valuable time back into the day of coaches and administrators through excellent service platforms. Our company mission is simple: Save coaches and administrators time with everything they do off the field so they have more time to impact young lives on it.

Work Type: On Site

Location Details: 5349 W. 76th St, Indianapolis, IN

Work Hours: Monday-Friday 3:00 pm-11:30 pm; additional hours required during peak season Jul-Dec.

How You Will Make An Impact

The BSN SPORTS team is looking for a team oriented, high-energy Pre-Production Manager. As a member of the Production team, the Manager is a key leadership role and is responsible for providing a safe environment, developing and coaching all team members, and collaborating with teams across the organization to achieve KPIs that result in outstanding service to our coaches and student athletes. Pre-Production Manager is responsible for managing print production, coordinating print jobs per schedule, maintaining printing equipment, ensuring quality control, and overseeing a team of digital print operators.

What You Will Do

Production Management: Planning and scheduling print jobs according to production schedule to meet delivery and customer expectations. Allocates resources efficiently and optimizes workflow processes to maximize productivity with a continuous improvement mindset.

Quality Control: Ensures printed materials meet quality standards and specifications, conducts quality checks on printed materials and troubleshoots any issues with print quality or equipment.

Equipment Maintenance: Oversees the maintenance and repair of DTF printing equipment, coordinates with internal and external partners to address any technical issues and ensures equipment is properly calibrated and functioning optimally.

Inventory Management: Manages inventory levels of printing supplies, such as film, ink, filters, orders supplies as needed and maintains accurate records of inventory levels and usage.

Budgeting and Cost Control: Monitors print costs, identifies opportunities for cost savings or efficiency improvements, and adheres to annual allotted budget.

Team Member Training and Development: Provides training and guidance to DTF printer operators; coaches team members to improve their skills and performance. Fosters a positive and collaborative work environment.

Customer Service: Interacts with internal and external customers to understand needs, provides guidance on printing options and ensures customer requirements are met effectively.

Technical Savvy: Able to understand, execute, and troubleshoot various software and hardware, including software used to prepare and print order files in a variety of formats (ex. transfers, wall clings, banners, UV) and hardware including DTF printers and dryer/shakers.

Safety Minded: Ensures all safety protocols and procedures are followed in the print room, maintains a clean and organized work area and promotes safe practices among team.

Qualifications

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Professional written and verbal communication and listening skills

Solution oriented and change management minded

Commitment to a continuous improvement environment

Collaborate with peers for team and Operational success

Able to multitask and juggle competing priorities

Flexibility to work varying shifts in support of the operation

Education/Experience

Bachelor's Degree in any field and/or 5-7 years' experience in manufacturing/production setting

Experience with wide format printers and/or printing direct to film transfers and rip software, a plus

Experience with pre-production Screen Print equipment, a plus

3-5 years' experience in a Manager level role

Lean/process/continuous improvement concepts and principles, including creating GEMBA metrics

Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to stand for long periods of time. Repetitive movement of the body is required on a regular basis. The position requires lifting of no less than 10-35 lbs. on a regular basis.

Join The Best Team In Sport & Spirit

At Varsity Brands, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and every educator wants to make a difference. It takes a team to make a real impact, and through our two divisions BSN SPORTS and Varsity Spirit and our network of 6,000+ employees and independent representatives, we are proud to partner with a wide range of educational institutions and club and professional sports to transform the student journey in SPORT and SPIRIT.

Our Values

Service - We lead with heart. We champion community.

Passion - We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.

Integrity - We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.

Respect - We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.

Innovation - We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.

Transparency - We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.

Our Benefits

We are committed to putting you and your families first. For benefits eligible roles, we offer a variety of choices and costs as well as program enhancements that align with our responsibility to elevate the employee experience. Some of our offerings include:

Comprehensive Health Care Benefits

HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities

Wellbeing Program

401(k) plan with company matching

Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability

Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays

Varsity Brands Ownership Program

Employee Resource Groups

St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities

Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!

Varsity Brands companies are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.