Brief Description: Operates electric powered sewing machine to produce a variety of items
such as straps, boots, aprons, and bags in accordance with customer specifications.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Sets up sewing machine and selects threads.
- Discusses daily work requirements with the supervisor or lead person.
- Ensures that tasks are completed according to customer specifications.
- Alters the machine settings to suit the type of material.
- Uses marking pencil to track the area that must be sewn or cut.
- Follows appropriate instructions per job, positions the material together through the machine, and guides it through the machine.
- Inspects material and finished products to ensure that they meet customer specifications.
- Keeps samples of finished products to reference at a later date.
- Performs general preventative maintenance on sewing equipment.
- Helps put kits together or assists on the packing line when needed.
- Creates prototypes and samples of material when asked to.
- Other duties as assigned.
Strength/Physical Demands:
- Must have steady hands and good eyesight (with or without glasses).
- Good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
- Regularly required to sit for long periods of time while tasks are being performed.
Work Conditions:
- Must be willing to work 40 hours per week.
- Worker has moderate supervision at all times.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience using industrial sewing equipment and methods, needle sizes, fabrics, and machine-threading techniques.
- Must have good sewing skills and an eye for detail.
- Skill to perform tasks neatly, accurately, and carefully.
- Skill to work in a team oriented environment.
- Ability to handle pressure of deadlines and stay patient while tasks are being performed.
- Ability to perform tasks of a repetitive nature.
- Ability to follow instructions and remained focused.
- Ability to use a ruler to measure material before sewing.
- Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with other employees.
Education/Experience:
- No specific educational requirements.
- 1 year of experience with sewing operations in a production facility.