Manufacturing Associate Jobs in North Carolina

Merchconnect is looking for hardworking, dependable people to join our custom apparel production team.

This is a fast-paced, physical production position. You will be on your feet and actively working throughout the majority of your shift.

The individual tasks are relatively easy to learn and we provide training. What matters most to us is work ethic, attention to detail, communication, and the ability to maintain a good pace throughout the day.

What You'll Do

You'll work alongside our screen printing, embroidery, and apparel production teams performing tasks such as:

• Loading and unloading shirts during production
• Catching shirts coming off our production equipment
• Folding and sorting finished apparel
• Counting shirts and verifying quantities
• Checking garments for print defects and other quality issues
• Organizing shirts by order, size, color, and design
• Preparing completed orders for packaging
• Assisting with screen printing production
• Assisting with embroidery production
• Cleaning screens, equipment, and production areas
• Handling ink and other printing materials
• Moving boxes and apparel throughout the production floor
• Keeping workstations clean and organized
• Helping wherever needed to keep production moving

What We're Looking ForWork Ethic

Production moves quickly.

We're looking for someone who is comfortable staying active and productive throughout the workday, rather than someone looking for significant downtime between tasks.

You should be comfortable:

• Standing for extended periods
• Performing repetitive physical tasks
• Working at a consistent pace
• Moving between different production tasks as needed
• Lifting and moving boxes of apparel
• Working in a warehouse/manufacturing environment

Attention to Detail

A shirt can look almost perfect and still be wrong.

You may be responsible for catching things like:

• Wrong shirt size
• Wrong garment color
• Incorrect quantities
• Print defects
• Misaligned designs
• Stains or damaged garments
• Shirts sorted into the wrong order

Speed matters, but accuracy matters too.

Communication

We strongly value communication on our production floor.

If something looks wrong, you aren't sure about an instruction, you're missing something, or you notice a potential problem, we expect you to speak up and communicate with your team.

We would much rather have someone ask a question than silently continue when something doesn't seem right.

You Will Get Dirty

This is apparel manufacturing—not an office environment.

You may work around:

• Screen-printing ink
• Cleaning solutions
• Dirty printing screens
• Production equipment
• Boxes, dust, and warehouse materials

Ink may get on your hands or clothing. Applicants should be completely comfortable with that.

Experience

Previous production, manufacturing, screen printing, warehouse, fulfillment, or similar experience is helpful but not required.

Most individual tasks can be learned with training.

We're primarily looking for someone who:

• Works hard
• Shows up reliably
• Learns quickly
• Pays attention
• Communicates when there's a problem
• Takes direction well
• Doesn't mind repetitive work
• Can maintain a fast pace
• Works well as part of a production team
• Takes pride in doing things correctly

If you like staying busy, working with your hands, and seeing the physical results of what you accomplished at the end of the day, this could be a great fit.

No benefits offered at this time.

Shift available is M-F 830AM - 5PM
Conversational English minimum required

Pay: $20.00 - $21.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• This is a fast-paced, hands-on position that requires being on your feet and moving throughout most of your shift, while maintaining strong attention to detail. We understand this type of work isn't for everyone.

How comfortable are you working in this type of environment, and what makes you a good fit for it?

• Do you currently go to school or have plans to go back? if so - when?

Work Location: In person