Looking for something different? This could be your fresh start. At Lakeshirts | Blue 84, great team members come from all kinds of backgrounds, including production, warehouse, retail, hospitality, teaching, office work, or something completely different. No embroidery or Screenprint experience is necessary. We will train you.
In this full-time onsite production role, you will bring designs to life on t-shirts and other garments while learning embroidery machine operation, thread changes, hooping, order flow, computer navigation, quality checks, and team-based production goals. The work is active, steady, and hands-on.
Location: Longmont, CO. This is a full-time, onsite production role.
Shift: Monday-Thursday, 3:30pm-2:00am, night shift, this position will train on day shift (7am-3:30pm) until second shift opens
Growth: Day shift starts at $17.00 per hour. Night-shift team members start at $22.00 per hour with opportunities to earn up to $29.00 per hour. Lakeshirts offers on-the-job training, cross training, career levels, and advancement opportunities. Some high performers advance in as little as 90 days. One important detail we want to make you aware of is that all new Night Shift Embroidery Operators will need to complete training on our day shift schedule of 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM. Depending on the pace of training and business needs, this training period could last up to six months before transitioning to the night shift.
Lakeshirts offers a fun, creative, and team-driven culture where employees are empowered to grow and thrive. We provide competitive pay with daily pay options, comprehensive insurance benefits, up to 22 paid days off in the first year, profit sharing, a 401(k) plan, relaxed dress code, onsite cafeteria, and more.
OUR CULTURE is one-of-a-kind and truly sets us apart. We are proud of our humble beginnings and non-corporate style. Lakeshirts | Blue 84 is one of the largest privately owned Screenprint manufacturers in the United States, decorating garments for resort, college, and K-12 markets. At our Detroit Lakes headquarters, we employ over 1,000 great people and produce 35,000+ garments daily. LIFE'S BETTER IN A T-SHIRT. IT REALLY IS.
Lakeshirts participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Employee must be able to see and hear, read and write. This role requires adaptability, analyzing, assessing, calculating, decision making, dependability, judgment, reading, speaking, following direction, multiple priorities, and reasoning.
CONTINUOUSLY: Stands, walks, lifts and carries under 10 lbs., reaches at and below shoulder height.
FREQUENTLY:, Pushes, pulls, bends, twists, reaches above shoulder height.
OCCASIONALLY: Balances, lifts and carries 10-50 lbs.
NEVER: Sits, climbs, crawls.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and should not be considered a contract or guarantee of employment. Employee may perform other related duties as needed based on business needs. Minnesota is an Employment-At-Will state and implies no specific length of employment.
Lakeshirts is a custom apparel decorating company that started in our owner’s parents’ basement in 1984. We have since grown to an $200 million+ company in a 275,000 square foot facility. Our production floor includes 48 automatic screenprint presses, 32 multi-head embroidery machines, six 60-foot laser appliqué bridges, three sublimation presses, and a number of dogs running around the place.
Lakeshirts sales continue to grow, as does its profitability, due to the hard work and continuous improvement efforts of its 500+ employees and over 60 nation-wide reps.
Lakeshirts provides decorated apparel to thousands of customers in the resort and college markets, being a preferred choice to customers based on its breadth of great designs, great garments in its inventory, and reliable and responsive delivery.
With more than 40 artists on our staff, we create thousands of pieces of art each year, giving each customer a unique look. We have over 100 bodystyles in stock, and each one comes in a multitude of colors, totaling more than 1,000,000 pieces in our inventory.
This is all done in a culture that reflects respect, community, and fun. Our culture is second-to-none and must be experienced to be truly understood. If you happen to be in the lakes area, we invite you to stop in and see for yourself. We always enjoy visits, and we’re proud to show off the community that we’ve called “home” for all of our lives. And if you happen to bring along a Milk Bone or two with you, we know you’ll make some very quick and deep friendships.
Life’s Better in a T-shirt
