Production Expeditor

BSN SPORTS; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Care Benefits

401(k) plan with company matching

Wellbeing Program

Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays

Job summary

BSN SPORTS, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY, is seeking a Production/Operations coordinator to act as the link between pre-production, warehouse, and embellishment teams. The role ensures an on-time, quality-focused schedule and a safe, Lean-oriented work culture on-site at our Norwalk facility.

Responsibilities include translating the production schedule into staging plans, moving garments through processes, expediting work, and coordinating with multiple teams to resolve gaps and risks while

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of coordinating work, materials, orders, or production flow.
• Strong organization and attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication across functions.
• Ability to pivot quickly and manage competing priorities.
• Willingness to work varying shifts for seasonal production.

Responsibilities

• Own daily production readiness by translating the schedule into a clear staging plan.
• Ensure paperwork and production info move through required processes before staging.
• Expedite ready work to the appropriate area and stage for queue.
• Review open-order and readiness reports; research gaps and action to keep orders moving.
• Coordinate with pre-production, receiving, inventory control, warehouse, and embellishment teams.
• Communicate schedule risks and blockers clearly to teams.
• Make timely decisions when priorities shift balancing safety, quality, delivery.
• Identify ways to move work more efficiently.
• Contribute to a safe, Lean-oriented working environment.

Skills

Coordination

Organization

Communication

Problem solving

Adaptability

Shift flexibility

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Inventory systems

Job description

BSN SPORTS, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY - THE RECOGNIZED LEADER IN TEAM ATHLETIC GEAR

For over 50 years, BSN SPORTS has been the largest team sporting goods equipment and apparel distributor of choice in the United States. Our 3,000 BSN SPORTS employees strive to support the Heart of the Game by putting valuable time back into the day of coaches and administrators through excellent service platforms. Our company mission is simple: Save coaches and administrators time with everything they do off the field so they have more time to impact young lives on it.

WORK TYPE:

On-Site

WORK LOCATION:

345 Wilson Ave, Norwalk, CT

WORK HOURS:

M-F 8am-5pm (+ OT as needed during peak operations)

How You Will Make An Impact

Production teams can only meet schedule and quality expectations when the right work is ready at the right time. You will serve as the operational link between pre-production, warehouse, and embellishment teams, protecting daily schedule goals and helping the operation respond quickly when priorities change.

What You Will Do

• Own daily production readiness across screenprint, DTF, and embroidery by translating the production schedule into a clear staging plan.


• Ensure job paperwork, artwork or production information, and garments move through all required processes and are complete before staging.


• Expedite ready work to the appropriate production area and stage jobs accurately for placement into the work queue.


• Review open-order and readiness reports daily; research gaps, reconcile discrepancies, and take action to keep orders moving.


• Coordinate with pre-production, receiving, inventory control, warehouse, and embellishment teams to align priorities and handoffs.


• Communicate schedule risks, missing materials, quality concerns, and other roadblocks clearly and early to the appropriate team members.


• Make sound, timely decisions when priorities shift, balancing safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.


• Help identify more efficient ways to move work through the operation.


• Contribute to a safe, healthy, welcoming, and Lean-oriented working environment.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent experience in a warehouse, manufacturing, production, or operations environment.


• 2–3 years of relevant experience coordinating work, materials, orders, or production flow; experience at a senior operator or lead level is strongly valued.


• Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to track multiple jobs and follow each one through completion.


• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with team members across functions and levels.


• Confident, solution-oriented decision making and the ability to identify and remove roadblocks.


• Ability to pivot quickly, manage competing priorities, and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced production environment.


• Willingness to work varying shifts in support of seasonal production needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting apparel embellishment, screenprint, DTF, embroidery, order fulfillment, or a similar production workflow.


• Working knowledge of how garments, job paperwork, and production information move through pre-production and embellishment handoffs.


• Experience using production schedules, open-order reports, inventory or warehouse systems, or other tools for work tracking.


• Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills.

TEAM AND WORK ENVIORNMENT

You will work as part of the Production/Warehouse team and collaborate closely with pre-production and embellishment partners. This is a hands-on, on-site role in a non-climate-controlled production/warehouse environment.

The physical demands described below are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of the role. The position requires standing for long periods, repetitive movement on a regular basis, and regularly lifting 15–35 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be available for qualified individuals with disabilities.

The team values a safe, clean, and energized working environment, along with opportunities to develop and explore growth across BSN SPORTS and its family of brands.

BSN SPORTS companies are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, age, or disability.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job.

OUR VALUES

Service -

We lead with heart. We champion community.

Passion -

We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.

Integrity -

We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.

Respect -

We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.

Innovation -

We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.

Transparency -

We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.

Our Benefits

We are committed to putting you and your families first. For benefits eligible roles, we offer a variety of choices and costs as well as program enhancements that align with our responsibility to elevate the employee experience. Some of our offerings include:

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits


• HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities


• Wellbeing Program


• 401(k) plan with company matching


• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability


• Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays


• Varsity Brands Ownership Program


• Employee Resource Groups


• Access to Financial Coaching and member-owned Credit Union


• St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities


• Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!

Eligibility for company-sponsored benefits is determined by scheduled work hours, and the terms of the applicable benefit plans. Benefit offerings and eligibility requirements may vary by position and are subject to change in accordance with plan documents and applicable law.

Varsity Brands companies are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.