Garment/Upholstery Shop Lead—Training & Production

Sdsoybean; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Veterans’ Preference

Stable state employment

On-site work at penitentiary

Job summary

Department of Corrections - Pheasantland Industries in Sioux Falls, SD, seeks a Shop Foreman for the Garment/Upholstery shop. You will supervise incarcerated workers engaged in production, alterations, and assembly for government and public clients, balancing quality, security, and productivity.

This full-time role focuses on training, scheduling, and cost-conscious operations within a correctional facility, with emphasis on safety and workforce development.

Qualifications

• Experience managing day-to-day operations of a business/production environment.
• Knowledge of quality control principles and standards.
• Ability to analyze business and production information to identify opportunities to increase revenue, improve efficiency, reduce costs.

Responsibilities

• Provides daily work direction and supervision to incarcerated workers to ensure production goals and shop objectives are met.
• Interviews, selects, assigns, evaluates, and recommends termination of incarcerated workers.
• Trains workers in industrial sewing, garment construction, upholstery techniques, embroidery, measuring, cutting, assembly, equipment operation, and safety.
• Coordinates workflow between garment and upholstery production, cutting, sewing, embroidery, assembly, finishing, packaging, and shipping.
• Develops and maintains production schedules to meet deadlines and customer orders.
• Communicates with customers regarding project specifications, timelines, product options, quality concerns, and order status.
• Maintains a secure and structured work environment and enforces safety procedures.
• Orders supplies, materials, and equipment and maintains inventory levels.
• Reviews job specifications, quotes, bids, proofs prior to production.
• Implements process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce waste.

Skills

Business operations

Staff supervision

Inventory management

Quality control

Customer service

Vendor relations

Tools

Microsoft

Global Shop

Adobe Suite

Job description

Department of Corrections - Pheasantland Industries in Sioux Falls, SD, seeks a Shop Foreman for the Garment/Upholstery shop. You will supervise incarcerated workers engaged in production, alterations, and assembly for government and public clients, balancing quality, security, and productivity.

This full-time role focuses on training, scheduling, and cost-conscious operations within a correctional facility, with emphasis on safety and workforce development.