Our client is a dynamic sports apparel brand based in Cape Town, that designs and manufactures premium cycling and running kit, both custom and retail. They have ambitious plans to grow our business and are looking for an enthusiastic production manager to join their dynamic team. Being a small dynamic team the incumbent will be expected to assume a high degree of autonomy to interact directly with all facets of the business including Branding, Marketing, Sales, Customers, Product Development, Design, Production, Accounts, as well as the company Directors.
Job Type: Full-time/Permanent
Location: Cape Town
Workplace: Onsite
Requirements
- Extensive knowledge and experience in making positives & making screens – stretching of mesh, etc.
- Proficient in exposing and developing screens, operating screen printing equipment to produce high-quality prints on various materials.
- Strong knowledge of screen printing techniques, ink mixing, and color matching
- Skilled in preparing & setting up screen print runs, and ensuring accurate screen print alignment.
- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues, maintain equipment and materials, and perform routine maintenance.
- Meeting tight production deadlines, including working overtime
- Ability to operate a heat press
- Working with digital and vinyl transfers onto stretch fabrics
- Knowledge of the dye sublimation process
- Ability to operate a dye sublimation press will be advantageous
- Minimizing material wastage
- Own reliable transport
- Available immediately
Responsibilities
- Stretching mesh and making screens, including preparing positives and negatives.
- Exposing and developing screens to ensure they are ready for printing.
- Regularly maintaining and troubleshooting screen printing equipment to prevent any downtime.
- Operating screen printing equipment to produce high-quality prints on various materials, including stretch fabrics.
- Mixing inks and performing color matching to meet the company’s specific requirements.
- Setting up screen print runs, ensuring proper alignment, and minimizing errors to reduce material wastage.
- Operating a heat press to apply digital and vinyl transfers onto stretch fabrics.
- Utilizing knowledge of the dye sublimation process, and operating a dye sublimation press if needed.
- Ensuring that the dye sublimation and transfer processes result in high-quality prints with vibrant and accurate colors.
- Meeting tight production deadlines, including the willingness to work overtime when necessary.
- Prioritizing tasks to maintain production efficiency while ensuring high-quality output.
- Performing routine maintenance on all screen printing and heat press equipment.
- Managing inventory of inks, screens, and other materials to minimize wastage and ensure continuous production flow.
- Inspecting final prints for quality and accuracy, ensuring that all prints meet the company’s standards before they are shipped out.
- Implementing quality control measures to identify and correct any issues in the production process.
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