Commercial Sewing Machine Operator

Order#: NY1538951

Commercial Sewing Machine Operator

in-person recruiting event on Tuesday, July 15th from 9am 11:30am in the Waring Road Career Center.

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.