Product Testing Lab Manager

varsitybrands; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BSN SPORTS, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY is seeking a Testing & Production Validation Manager to oversee the product testing lab, manage intake and scheduling, and ensure readiness for production. You will partner with Product Development, Production Capabilities, Quality, Sourcing, and Art to align testing with business needs.

You will lead the team, establish testing standards, maintain audit-ready logs, and drive continuous improvement in lab capacity, methods, and documentation to support timely

Qualifications

• Strong lab, project, and workflow management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple testing requests, balance capacity, and meet deadlines.
• Working knowledge of apparel, decorated-product, material, or quality testing.

Responsibilities

• Own the daily operation and readiness of the product testing lab, ensuring equipment and samples are maintained in a safe, orderly, and production-ready condition.
• Receive and assess testing requests, set scope, samples, test requirements, acceptance criteria, and due dates; prioritize work based on business needs and risk.
• Organize, perform, and oversee wash, durability, adhesion, exposure, decorated-apparel, material, and production-process testing per established methods and safety requirements.
• Track samples and projects through each stage of testing, monitor milestones and completion dates, and escalate delays to stakeholders.
• Record test conditions and results, manage pass/fail documentation, summarize findings and recommended next steps, and communicate schedules and risks to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Maintain complete audit-ready test logs, specifications, photos, approvals, dashboards, and supporting documentation; retain historical test samples for easy reference.
• Develop and maintain test methods, lab procedures, templates, production-readiness criteria, and standard work to improve consistency and decision quality.
• Partner with Product Development, Production Capabilities, Production, Quality, Sourcing, Art, Continuous Improvement, Sales, and vendors to define testing needs and ensure alignment with business requirements.
• Update testing dashboards and monitor workload, cycle time, on-time completion, failure trends, and recurring issues; recommend improvements to lab capacity, equipment, methods, workflows, and documentation.
• Establish priorities and performance expectations for the testing function; train and develop future testing team members; plan staffing, equipment, and capability needs as volume grows.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Lab management

Project management

Workflow prioritization

Quality testing knowledge

Job description

BSN SPORTS, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY is seeking a Testing & Production Validation Manager to oversee the product testing lab, manage intake and scheduling, and ensure readiness for production. You will partner with Product Development, Production Capabilities, Quality, Sourcing, and Art to align testing with business needs.

You will lead the team, establish testing standards, maintain audit-ready logs, and drive continuous improvement in lab capacity, methods, and documentation to support timely