PRODUCTION ASSISTANT - Women’s & Children’s Apparel

Our client is a New York based apparel company specializing in Women’s & Children’s Apparel. They are currently seeking a Production Assistant. 

Salary: $40k

Position Overview: Seeking a Production Assistant with apparel experience whose primary responsibility with be managing the pre-production approval process for on-time delivery. This person will also be responsible for assisting the production coordinator with daily tasks as necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Managing email correspondence and the distribution of received submits to related departments, assuring the prompt return for comments
• Monitor time & action to be sure all critical deadlines are maintained on both garment & packaging approvals
• Tracking and following up with suppliers for:
  • Fabric submits: counters for quality, lab dips, shade bands, hand looms, strike-offs, and bulk fabric
  • Submits for labels, trims, packaging, buttons, hang tags, etc.
  • Fabric and garment and test results
  • Submits for Fit, PP (preproduction) and TOP (top of production) samples
  • Submits for UPC and carton stickers, pass to Production for their co-share with Sales Dept. for scan approval and check to PO for accuracy
  • Collaborate with sales on getting price tickets to vendors as necessary in a timely manner

• Manage the procedure for sample preparation for Retail Buyers (such as Walmart, Sam’s Club, etc.)
• Manage the library of submitted specimens, filed by season and vendor
• Style setup in PLM
• Entering and allocating sales orders

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience
• Strong understanding of the Apparel Industry
• Knowledge in Microsoft Office products particularly Outlook, Excel and Word
• Strong communication and ability to build relationships internally/externally
• Very detail oriented individual
• Ability to work independently
• Must be a team player & have high energy

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Related Field