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.
- 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.
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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.
Skills Required
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience
- 2-3 years of experience coordinating work, materials, orders, or production flow
- Experience in a warehouse, manufacturing, production, or operations environment
- Strong organization and attention to detail
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Confident, solution-oriented decision-making skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced production environment
- Willingness to work varying shifts during seasonal production needs
- Experience supporting apparel embellishment, screenprint, DTF, embroidery, order fulfillment, or similar production workflows
- Knowledge of garment, paperwork, and production-information handoffs
- Experience using production schedules, open-order reports, inventory systems, warehouse systems, or work-tracking tools
- Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills
Varsity Brands Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Varsity Brands and has not been reviewed or approved by Varsity Brands.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employee co-ownership is positioned as a broad-based ownership program available to all employees, offered in addition to regular pay and benefits. This adds potential long-term financial upside tied to company performance.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive health coverage is described as part of the standard package, alongside HSA/FSA contributions and a holistic wellness program. These elements indicate a relatively broad set of health and wellbeing supports on paper.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid parental leave are included in the stated benefits offering. This suggests formal time-off and family leave provisions are part of the overall rewards package.
Varsity Brands Insights
What We Do
Varsity Brands elevates the student experience- in Sport, Spirit, and Achievement. We are BSN SPORTS, the recognized leader in athletic gear; Varsity Spirit, the driving force in spirit; and Herff Jones, the most trusted name in celebrating student milestones. We partner with educators, coaches, and students to build school pride, student engagement, and community spirit. With a mission to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for young people, Varsity Brands elevates the student experience, promotes participation and celebrates achievement through three unique but interrelated businesses: BSN SPORTS, a Varsity Sport Brand; Varsity Spirit; and Herff Jones, A Varsity Achievement Brand. Together, these assets promote personal, school and community pride through their customizable products and programs to elementary and middle schools, high schools, and colleges and universities, as well as church organizations, professional and collegiate sports teams and corporations. Through its dedicated employees and independent representatives, Varsity Brands reaches its individual and institutional customers each year through competitions, camps and sales.
