Summary
Operates Juki commercial sewing machine to join, gather, hem, reinforce, or decorate articles by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Follow direction of lead/supervisor.
- Prepares jobs up to and including gathering materials, vinyl, and binding thread.
- Double check job to be processed to assure it is correct size and color.
- Knowledge of parts and colors.
- Process job on sewing machine. (See below.)
- Be able to distinguish between acceptable and not acceptable product.
- Maintain work area and machinery (oil, thread, change bobbins and needles), use folders.
Sewing Machine Operator Process
- Places spool of thread on spindle of machine and draws thread through machine guides, tensions, and eye of needle.
- Inserts bobbin into shuttle and draws thread through slot in shuttle wall, or draws thread through guide and looper eye.
- Depresses power platform, or moves hand lever to raise presser foot or spread feed cups.
- Positions parts to be joined under presser foot and needle and lowers presser foot.
- Starts, stops, and controls speed of machine with foot power platform.
- Guides parts under needle following edges, seams, guides on machine bed or markings on part.
- Observes stitching to detect defects and notifies supervisor or Sewing Machine Repairer when defects are caused by machine malfunction.
- Selects sewing supplies such as binding, according to specifications or color of material.
- Cuts excess thread or material.
- Moves finished products to Cornering Department.
Education and/or Experience
2 to 3 years of related experience and/or training as a commercial sewing machine operator or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Commercial sewing machine experience required, preferably in a manufacturing environment. Juki sewing machine experience a plus.
Other Skills and Abilities
Ability to interact professionally in a multi-cultural environment.
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to complete routine logs.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Other Qualifications
No travel is required to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms and to use foot/feet to depress power platform to activate sewing machine. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The work environment is indoor and climate controlled. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Safety Responsibilities
Employee shall be fully acquainted with all safety policies and procedures of the company.
Confidentiality
Maintain confidentiality of all information related to the company and employees that may be encountered, either formally or informally, during the normal course of business. This includes financial and may include human resources information.
Disclaimer
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities. The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.