Collation Lead

Mittera Creative + Tech; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life/AD&D

Disability insurance

401K with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Volunteer Time Off

Job summary

Mittera Creative + Tech is seeking a Collation Lead to oversee card collation operations within our production facility in Arlington, Texas. You will guide the team to sort, sequence, and assemble trading cards into packs and cases according to strict specifications.

You will monitor quality, manage inventories, and collaborate across QA, packaging, and production management to meet schedules while maintaining safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; associate degree preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, printing, packaging, or trading card production.
• Prior leadership or lead operator experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of quality control processes.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily collation department activities.
• Monitor collation processes for correct distribution and pack configuration.
• Verify card inclusion (parallels, inserts, autographs) per specs.
• Conduct quality checks for missing or damaged cards.
• Troubleshoot equipment and coordinate with maintenance.
• Train and supervise collation operators.
• Ensure goals, schedules, and quality standards are met.
• Maintain production records and inventory levels.
• Investigate collation discrepancies and resolve issues.
• Enforce safety procedures and company policies.

Skills

Leadership

Quality control

Team supervision

Problem-solving

Time management

Attention to detail

Production reporting

Communication

Fast-paced environment

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree preferred

Job description

Mittera is looking for a Collation Lead to join our growing team! The Collation Lead is responsible for overseeing the card collation process to ensure trading cards are accurately sorted, sequenced, and assembled into packs, boxes, and cases according to production specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily activities of the collation department.
• Monitor automated and manual collation processes to ensure correct card distribution and pack configuration.
• Verify that trading cards, inserts, parallels, autographs, and special chase cards are properly allocated according to production requirements.
• Conduct quality checks to identify missing, duplicated, damaged, or incorrectly collated cards.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and coordinate with maintenance personnel when needed.
• Train, coach, and support collation operators and production staff.
• Ensure production goals, schedules, and quality standards are met.
• Maintain accurate records of production output, downtime, waste, and quality inspections.
• Monitor inventory levels of card stock, packaging materials, and specialty inserts.
• Enforce workplace safety procedures and company policies.
• Collaborate with quality assurance, packaging, and production management teams.
• Investigate and resolve collation discrepancies to minimize product defects and customer complaints.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; associate degree preferred.
• Previous experience in manufacturing, printing, packaging, or trading card production.
• Prior leadership or lead operator experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of quality control processes.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment.
• Basic computer skills for production tracking and reporting.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift materials as required.
• Trading card collation and packaging knowledge.
• Production line leadership.
• Quality assurance and inspection.
• Equipment troubleshooting.
• Inventory control.
• Team supervision and training.
• Process improvement.
• Attention to detail.
• Problem-solving.
• Production reporting.
• Time management.
• Communication and teamwork.

Physical Requirements

• Requires use of proper body mechanics with pushing, pulling, reaching, lifting, squatting, kneeling, and bending.
• Pushing/pulling and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Requires fine motor hand and arm movement, manual dexterity, and coordination.
• Requires near visual acuity.
• Requires working around and operating departmental equipment.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department in the facility.
• Requires the ability to function in a professional manner under stressful circumstances.

Work Environmental Factors

• Full-time position with some flexibility required for urgent projects.
• Climate-controlled production environment.
• May involve exposure to machinery noise and heated equipment.

Benefits

Mittera is a leading-edge company that provides commercial and digital printing, finishing, graphic design, data analytics, direct mail processing, and fulfillment services. Mittera's full-service approach connects data-driven revelations, bar-raising creative, and expertly printed materials to give our customers' brand recognition it deserves. Competitive compensation and robust benefits plans are offered.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D Policies
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401K with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Volunteer Time Off

Mittera is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.