sewer - garment manufacturing
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
Noisy.
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:
- Canvas.
- Cotton or synthetic.
- Knits.
- Satin.
- Silk.
- Velvet.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Button holer or button sewer.
- Double needle machine.
- Feller, feed-off arm.
- Hemmer or blindstitcher.
- Industrial sewing machine.
- Profile stitcher or pocket machine.
- Seamer, automatic.
- Serger or overlock.
- Single needle machine.
- Tacker or bartack.
Sewing experience:
- Commercial.
- Domestic.
- Garment section work.
- Whole garment.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Manual dexterity.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Sitting.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
Experience:
5 years or more.
Employment terms options:
Day.