Since there was some activity on this post I thought I'd give an update. We hired one of the guys we interviewed and I think he'll be a great fit! 11 years experience screen printing and a handful of years managing employees. He's worked at a larger faster paced shop then ours as well as a smaller shop so I think he'll have a decent amount of experience to bring into the shop.
All of that being said, when it comes to pay, for small shops in our area I'd like to think we are fairly comparable wage wise though I can't say for certain. I know for Press Operators that we hire we tend to pay more than we see a lot (not all) of local shops paying. I also know that the person we are hiring for this position is getting somewhat decent pay bump from where he is at now if that says anything. In our shop a lot of the "Production Manager" work still falls on my shoulders and I expect it to, our business is not at a place yet where we can afford a person that has the experience level of Dave at Bimm Ridder (although that would be AWESOME! ;). What we're hoping for at the pay we are offering is someone that is more of an entry level Production Manager if you will. Someone that can bring knowledge to the table, help us improve and grow which then in turn affords us the ability to improve salaries etc.
- This is Jen by the way (Jamie's wife), I'm going to create my own account on here soon as to not cause too much identity confusion, don't worry Jamie is still around!
