What's the Short Version?
The Product Quality Assurance (PQA) Color Specialist leads and supports the growing workload of color related tasks, enabling the team to concentrate on PQA color strategies, process improvements, and advancements. They support the PQA Color team in ensuring and maintaining the integrity of SanMar products from development through finished goods by focusing on quality and color standards.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Support Color Management projects and initiatives by evaluating options, coordinating with suppliers, and developing proposals for new technologies and projects that impact the department and business.
- Assist in developing color standards with a focus on quality and integrity, including providing technical support for color standards.
- Generate requests and track data or status updates as assigned.
- Handle data management, record keeping, and reporting, including auditing systems to ensure required data is captured.
- Edit and update documents, procedures, and forms for accuracy and completeness.
- Partner with Colorists to maintain a color filing system that best supports the business.
- Administer and execute the US office Official Production Color Standards (OPCS) program, including assembling OPCS standards.
- Provide strategic support to the PQA Color Team when needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Comply with all policies and standards.
What Are We Looking For?
- Associate's Degree or equivalent experience Preferred
- 4+ years of related experience in business administrative support responsibilities
- 4+ years of experience with data systems
- Capable of accurate collecting, understanding, and reporting data
- Knowledge of Microsoft Suite, including Word, Excel, PDF and PowerPoint
- Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Builds strong, reliable relationships with team members, cross-functional teams, and business partners
- Open to new ideas and adaptable to change
- Demonstrates flexibility, confidence, integrity, and a positive attitude
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Highly driven, engaged, and proactive
What's Our Offer?
Salary Range: You`ll earn between $25.00 - $34.65 on an hourly basis, depending on experience.
Bonus: You`ll be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus up to 5% of base salary.
Paid Time Off: You`ll accrue paid time off on a weekly basis based on hours worked up to 112 hours per year to start. Employees also receive 8 paid holidays and 1 paid family day off.
Additional Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings, matched & vested at every pay cycle
- Life insurance
- Short/long-term disability coverage
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Pet insurance
What Should You Expect?
Hybrid: SanMar's Eastpointe office is located in Issaquah, WA in the Seattle metropolitan area. Employees are required to work in our offices Tuesday through Thursday each week and additional days may be added based on business needs. Our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. Periodic travel may be required. The employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods while working on a computer and participating in virtual and in-person meetings. Frequent use of hands for keyboarding and standard office equipment is required. Occasional standing, walking, and reaching may be needed to attend meetings or collaborate in an office setting. The role requires the ability to perform close visual work on a computer for extended periods. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10–15 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Skills Required
- Associate's degree or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of related business administrative support experience
- 4+ years of experience with data systems
- Ability to accurately collect, understand, and report data
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PDF, and PowerPoint
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to build strong relationships with team members, cross-functional teams, and business partners
- Adaptability and openness to new ideas and change
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Driven, engaged, and proactive attitude
SanMar Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SanMar and has not been reviewed or approved by SanMar.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability, alongside an EAP and digital mental‑health and chronic‑condition tools. Benefits are often characterized as solid for the company's size, supporting positive views of total rewards.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company match and per‑pay‑period vesting is repeatedly highlighted, reinforcing retirement support as a core element of the package. This straightforward match is framed as competitive within the company’s industry context.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off with holiday schedules and a dedicated family day are emphasized, alongside documented paid parental leave. Role‑specific postings also indicate PTO accrual that begins early and grows with tenure.
SanMar Insights
What We Do
SanMar’s success and growth can be attributed to one thing - outstanding employees who provide superior services and products to our customers. We promote a culture that recognizes the importance of a healthy work-life balance. Recognizing that happy and relaxed employees make better ambassadors for SanMar, we encourage initiative and participation by creating a casual environment that taps full employee potential. Family owned since 1971, SanMar is an award-winning supplier of over 20 retail and private brands of imprintable apparel and accessories, including Port Authority, America’s No. 1 preferred private label. SanMar is the exclusive distributor of Nike Golf, Eddie Bauer®, OGIO® and New Era®. SanMar is based outside Seattle, WA, with eight national distribution centers. We invest in your future with life-enhancing opportunities and benefits including: • Competitive pay and bonuses • Competitive benefits • Company paid time off (PTO) • Life insurance • 401(k) plan with matching fund • Flexible spending program • Anniversary awards • Discounts on brand name clothing • Diverse and laid-back atmosphere • One floating family holiday every year • Monthly employee events • Charitable giving of your choice • Flexible schedules We’re growing and encourage you to find out what over 4,000 employees call the “The SanMar Difference.” SanMar is currently accepting resumes for those who have the necessary skills. SanMar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
