Operations Development Associate
National Safety Apparel
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Job summary
National Safety Apparel is offering an Operations Development Associate rotational program in Cleveland. The program rotates you through Technical Design, Pre-Production, Production Planning, Cutting, Sewing, and Quality over six 3-month periods to build leadership and operations expertise.
Participants gain hands-on experience in garment construction, ERP navigation, and factory processes, progressing toward supervisory or specialized operational roles within NSA.
Qualifications
- 1 year in a manufacturing environment as a lead or above is preferred.
- Education: High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Gain exposure to garment construction at every work center and learn equipment used.
- Learn and help implement single piece flow and monitor team efficiencies.
- Navigate and use ERP system used in production.
- Understand fabrics, spreading, cutting processes, and waste minimization.
- Understand daily planning, report generation, and prioritization of orders.
- Learn CAD and BOM processes for NSA products during rotations.
Skills
Education
Job description
Operations-focused rotational program is designed to develop well-rounded leaders to be able to understand and apply knowledge learned in garment manufacturing. This program includes time developing and training in the following departments: Technical Design, Pre-Production, Production Planning, Cutting, Sewing, and Quality. Each rotation will be for the duration of about 3 months. At the end of these 6 rotations, the successful candidate will have developed skills and knowledge needed to advance in a supervisory, management, or specialized operational role which best fits NSA needs and the candidate’s strengths.
- Gain exposure to garment construction at every work center/ learn all equipment used.
- Learn and help implement single piece flow/monitor teams efficiencies.
- TSS teams and Teamwork concepts
- 5S
- Lean workflow
- Training new employees/employees' development
- Learn to navigate and use ERP system used in production.
- Knowledge of fabrics used to manufacture NSA products.
- Knowledge of spreading and cutting processes with minimum waste.
- Understand the Cut Support, Order Prep and Additional work activities.
- NSA quality guidelines by product type
- First item inspection
- QA log
- Be able to read the label sheet
- RMA training
- Understand the daily planning for all spreaders.
- Ability to run reports to help prioritize orders that need cut.
- Ability to help prioritize stock and MTO orders based on needs.
- Ability to run reports by item, work center, and materials.
- Ability to use and understand the available software to manipulate patterns.
- Ability to construct the BOM for a product.
- Ability to achieve certification on the software for establishing the SAMs.
- Sample process
- Opportunity to learn CAD program to make makers for NSA products with material utilization being the focus along with manufacturability (i.e.. total cost).
- Works as a team to accomplish production and manufacturing goals.
- Other duties as assigned.
Necessary training will be provided on the job.
Education & Certifications: High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor's Degree preferred. Garment construction or apparel related education preferred.
Experience: 1 year in a manufacturing environment as a lead or above is preferred.
Communication (both written and verbal), Initiative, Achievement Orientation, Analytical Thinking, Self Confidence, Teamwork and Collaboration
Must be able to stand for duration of day and walk frequently.
Plant environment with constant background noise.
National Safety Apparel provides equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, disability, ancestry, age, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other protected group status as defined by law.
- Medical
- HSA Plan
- Voluntary Dental
- Voluntary Vision
- Employer-Paid Short-Term disability
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability
- Employer paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Accident Insurance
- Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance
- Voluntary Identity theft protection insurance
- Voluntary Legal insurance
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Retirement savings program
- Company Paid Holidays = 10 Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program - Provides guidance for personal issues that affect your life
- Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO
- Bereavement
- Jury Duty
- Incentive Pay / Bonus
- Referral Program
- Confidential Employee Relief Fund
- Annual Flu Shot Clinic
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Family Medical Leave
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