Fitting Supervisor

The Jay Group LTD; Wynne (AR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jay Group LTD in Wynne, Arkansas is seeking a seasoned Footwear Stitching Supervisor to lead the stitching room. You will sequence work across multiple stations, balance workloads, and ensure production stays on schedule.

The role requires deep hands-on sewing machine expertise, a strong skill matrix for operators, and the ability to train and certify fitters for unsupervised production.

This is a demanding on-site role in a large plant with attention to quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years in a footwear stitching room.
• Able to set up and troubleshoot industrial sewing machines.
• Able to run a skill matrix and schedule around absence.

Responsibilities

• Balance and sequence work across stitching stations to meet the schedule.
• Maintain and audit department skill matrix for operator coverage.
• Set thread tension, needle size, stitch length and gauge on equipment.
• Inspect uppers for stitch quality and spacing before release.
• Train new fitters and certify them for unsupervised production.

Skills

Machine operation

Quality control

Process optimization

Training

Tools

Industrial sewing machines

Job description

Description

Run the stitching room. Sequence work across the largest team in the plant and roughly nine distinct machine operations so that every upper reaches Lasting complete, in size order, and on schedule.

Essential functions

• Sequence and balance work across skiving, marking, cementing, backstay, eyelet, box toe, closing and top-stitch stations.
• Own the department skill matrix. Rate every operator on every station and close the gaps where only one person can run a machine.
• Set and adjust thread tension, needle size, stitch length and gauge on post-bed, flatbed and Puritan machines.
• Inspect uppers for stitch quality, seam alignment, backstay placement and eyelet spacing before releasing them to Lasting.
• Manage work in process. Raise it early if Fitting is about to become the bottleneck.
• Train new fitters and certify them before they run production unsupervised.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications

• Ten or more years in a footwear stitching room, hands-on capable on at least four machine types.
• Able to set up and troubleshoot industrial sewing machines without calling maintenance for routine adjustments.
• Able to run a skill matrix and schedule around absence.

Physical requirements and work environment

This position works on the production floor. Standing and walking for most of the shift. Occasional lifting up to 30 pounds. Repetitive use of hands. Hearing and eye protection required in designated areas. Steel-toe footwear required on the production floor. Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified individuals with disabilities.

How performance is measured

Uppers completed per shift against schedule. First-pass quality on stitching. Whether any station in the department is left with only one person who can run it.