- Monitor machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunctions.
- Position material under needles, using marks on machines, clamps, templates, or cloth as guides.
- Place spools of thread, cord, or other materials on spindles, insert bobbins, and thread ends through machine guides and components.
- Match material pieces in correct sequences prior to sewing.
- Guide material under machine needles and presser feet to sew parts together.
- Start and operate or tend machines, such as single or double needle serging and flat-bed felling machines, to automatically join and reinforce material.
- Record quantities of materials processed.
- Inspect production pieces to locate defects or damage, and mark errors as necessary.
- Select supplies such as fasteners and thread, according to job requirements.
- Mount attachments, such as needles, cutting blades, or pattern plates, and adjust machine guides according to specifications.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred with a minimum of one (1) year of related industrial sewing experience.
- Capable of operating: Single Needle, Double Needle, Overlock, Surger, Over The Arm and other sewing machines.
- Must be able to independently think logically to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions,conclusions or approaches to problems in the performance of job related tasks.
- Ability to follow specific instructions and adhere to safety guidelines.
- Bilingual English-Spanish preferred.
The work is performed in an warehouse/fabrication setting with a high noise level. This job frequently requires the employee to stand; walk; sit; use hands; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; read; talk or hear. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific abilities include:
- Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep hand and arm steady while moving arm or while holding arm and hand in one position.
- Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move hand together with arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Rate Control - The ability to time movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.