Apparel Production Manager
Pomona, CA Full Time On-Site
Company: Stay Other
Website: www.stayother.com
About Stay Other
Stay Other designs and manufactures premium custom apparel for some of the most recognized performing arts organizations in the world — drum corps, color guard, marching bands, indoor percussion ensembles, and performing artists. Every garment we make represents months of rehearsal, fundraising, travel, and creative investment by the people who wear it. We're not just a sewing shop. We're a design-and-manufacturing studio, and our job is to honor that trust through exceptional craftsmanship, disciplined execution, and consistent quality.
The Role
The Production Manager owns manufacturing execution from production release through finished goods. This is not a role about supervising people in the abstract - it's about owning an outcome: transforming approved customer orders into finished garments by coordinating labor, materials, equipment, and workflow, while protecting Stay Other's standards for quality, delivery, and efficiency. When a project moves through the floor cleanly and ships on time at the quality we promised, that's your win.
What You'll Do
- Own the daily production schedule and keep work moving across receiving, cutting, sewing, QC, and fulfillment
- Balance the three priorities that never get to fight each other for long: quality, delivery, and efficiency
- Coordinate materials, labor, and equipment so the floor is never waiting
- Identify bottlenecks before they become delays, and escalate risks early
- Verify that work is production-ready — tech packs, markers, approvals, and materials — before garments are made
- Lead the cutting and sewing teams, set the daily rhythm, and develop the people on your floor
- Track production status and report clearly to leadership and Customer Experience
- Improve the system: turn recurring problems into documented procedures
What Success Looks Like
- On-time production rate stays high and predictable
- Quality issues are caught upstream, not at final inspection
- The floor runs on a clear, repeatable rhythm rather than daily firefighting
- Handoffs to QC and Fulfillment arrive complete and on schedule
- Your team grows in skill and ownership while you're running it
Qualifications
- Proven experience managing apparel, soft-goods, or comparable production
- Strong understanding of cut-and-sew workflow, scheduling, and capacity planning
- Calm, decisive leadership under deadline pressure
- Excellent communication across departments and with leadership
- Comfort with production-tracking tools and spreadsheets
- Genuine attention to detail and a high quality standard
Preferred Experience
- Marker/CAD systems such as Gerber, Optitex, or Lectra
- Digital textile printing or sublimated fabric
- Performance apparel or technical materials
- Leading or training a small team
Who Thrives Here
People who succeed at Stay Other are detail-oriented, accountable, and proud of exceptional work. In this role, you're precise by nature, you respect the craft, and you take ownership of what leaves your room.
This role may not be a good fit if you cut fast at the expense of accuracy, dislike paperwork verification, or would rather not be responsible for others' work.
Compensation & Benefits
- [Benefits: health / PTO / paid sick leave]
- [Overtime eligibility]
Pay: $53,111.72 - $63,962.50 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
