industrial sewing machine operator

Education:

Other trades certificate or diploma. or equivalent experience.

Tasks:

• Perform minor repairs and adjustments to equipment.
• Operate machines to join sections of garments or other articles into finished products on a piece-work or production basis.
• Operate sewing machines or sew by hand.
• Set in sleeves, pockets, collars and other garment pieces.
• Use sewing guides and tension devices.

Type of materials:

Cotton or synthetic. Knits.

Equipment and machinery experience:

• Button holer or button sewer.
• Double needle machine.
• Hemmer or blindstitcher.
• Industrial sewing machine.
• Multi-needle machine.
• Profile stitcher or pocket machine.
• Seamer, automatic.
• Serger or overlock.
• Single needle machine.
• Tacker or bartack.

Sewing experience:

• Garment section work.
• Whole garment.

Area of specialization:

Sewing.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Ability to distinguish between colours.
• Attention to detail.
• Hand-eye co-ordination.
• Manual dexterity.
• Sitting.

Weight handling:

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).

Personal suitability:

• Accurate.
• Judgement.
• Organized.
• Reliability.

Screening questions:

Do you have experience working in this field?.

Employment terms options:

Evening.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

Day.

Health benefits:

• Disability benefits.
• Health care plan.