Hatch Facilitator (3rd Shift)

Position Overview

The Production Facilitator is a hands-on manufacturing leader responsible for coordinating production and quality activities across assigned product lines. This role blends technical quality facilitation, production oversight, and people leadership to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality operations.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate daily production and quality activities across the manufacturing process, including raw material receipt, knitting, grading, finishing, and shipping.
• Walk production machines daily to verify settings, control logs, audits, and quality standards.
• Monitor yarn, creel changes, lab headends, and critical machine settings; coordinate disposition of nonconforming materials.
• Inspect fabric and production samples; ensure validated test methods and inspections are executed accurately.
• Own defect identification and resolution processes, including leading defect teams and maintaining SPC data on key quality issues.
• Cook with Lab, Development, and Yarn Suppliers to understand critical quality measures and changing conditions.
• Support new product trials, style changes, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Adjust job assignments as required based on staffing levels and business priorities.

Leadership & Team Development

• Serve as a visible floor leader who models safe work practices, accountability, and teamwork.
• Facilitate daily communication with associates to align production goals, quality expectations, and safety requirements.
• Help train, coach, and develop operators, inspectors, and technicians on proper procedures, quality standards, and problem-solving techniques.
• Foster an environment of open communication, continuous feedback, and associate engagement.
• Support onboarding, cross-training, and skill development to build workforce capability and flexibility.

Safety, Compliance & Administration

• Ensure associates are trained and compliant with safety requirements, ISO standards, and company procedures.
• Maintain accurate documentation related to quality audits, inspections, training, and production reporting.
• Assist with preparation for business reviews, performance meetings, and operational reporting.
• Collaborate with HR and management on attendance, performance feedback, and corrective actions as required.