PRODUCTION ASSISTANT - Women's & Children's Apparel

Our client is a New York based apparel company specializing in Women’s & Children’s Apparel, and they are currently seeking a Production Assistant to help with their team.

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:

The Production Assistant manages email correspondence and the distribution of received submits to related departments, assuring the prompt return for comments
Monitors time and action to be sure all critical deadlines are maintained on both garment and packaging approvals
Tracks and follows 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 (pre-production), and TOP (top of production) samples
Submits for UPC and carton stickers, passes to production team for their co-share with the sales department for scan approval, and checks to PO for accuracy
Collaborate with sales on getting price tickets to vendors as necessary in a timely manner

Manages the procedure for sample preparation for retail buyers (such as Walmart, Sam’s Club, etc.)
Manages the library of submitted specimens, filed by season and vendor
Style setup in PLM
Enters and allocates 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
Ability to work independently
Must be a team player and have high energy

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in related field