Knitting Mill Operations Manager
Reading, PA$80k - $90kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Lead knitting mill operations, connecting manufacturing capabilities with product vision and production needs. Responsible for overall mill performance, including production planning, team leadership, quality, purchasing, equipment maintenance, and day-to-day operations. Hands-on leadership with deep technical knowledge of circular knitting, yarns, fabric construction, dyeing, and finishing.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily knitting mill operations, ensuring production runs efficiently and according to plan.
- Develop and manage production schedules to consistently meet deadlines and future production requirements.
- Lead, develop, and support the knitting team while establishing clear expectations around productivity, quality, and accountability.
- Oversee circular knitting operations, including machine capabilities, fabric construction, troubleshooting, and production processes.
- Manage yarn purchasing, availability, and inventory levels to support production.
- Coordinate dyeing and finishing processes and ensure finished fabric meets Buck Mason quality and technical standards.
- Partner with HQ teams across Product Development, Design, Production, Merchandising, and Operations to plan upcoming production needs.
- Evaluate future production requirements and translate them into mill capacity, material, staffing, and scheduling plans.
- Monitor production progress and proactively address delays, quality issues, and capacity constraints.
- Establish and maintain quality control processes throughout knitting, dyeing, finishing, and fabric production.
- Oversee preventative maintenance, repairs, and upkeep of knitting equipment and mill facilities.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, production capacity, quality, and overall mill performance.
- Maintain accurate production, purchasing, inventory, and operational records.
- Ensure the mill operates safely and in accordance with company standards and applicable regulations.
- This role is required to be in person, 5 days per week
Qualifications
- 5–10+ years of experience in textile manufacturing, knitting, or mill operations.
- Proven experience leading a knitting or textile production team.
- Strong technical knowledge and hands-on experience with circular knitting.
- Experience with dyeing and finishing processes.
- Strong understanding of yarns, fibers, fabric construction, gauges, weights, and fabric performance.
- Experience with production planning, scheduling, capacity planning, and meeting production deadlines.
- Experience with yarn purchasing and inventory management.
- Strong understanding of fabric quality control and inspection.
- Experience overseeing machinery maintenance and mill equipment.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Highly organized with strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Comfortable working in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
Skills
Required:Production planningCircular knittingDyeing and finishingYarn purchasing and inventory
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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