Sewing Tech - Flat

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

While working individually as part of a well-knit team, this position will operate an industrial sewing machine to perform sewing task as assigned.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Use single-needle industrial sewing machine to tend material for upholstered furniture.
• Reads order tickets and sewing notes.
• Recognizes the segment of the materials that is to be sewn.
• Operates and monitors sewing machine to detect problems, such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunction.
• Guides parts under needle, using fingers and hands, and following edges, seams, guides on machines manual or automated.
• Places spools of thread on spindle and draws thread through machine guides, tensions and eye of needle.
• Observes or feels stitching to detect defects and notifies supervisor of repair needs when defects are caused by machine malfunction.
• Carefully match, measuring, and considerable dexterity to maintain quality, exact dimensioning, and alignment on stripes and centered patterns.
• Adjusts the sewing machine controls to regulate stitching speed and length, dimensions of gathers and tucks, and material or thread tension.
• Puts various components together and sews to make a part(s) for a finished product.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The facility is temperature controlled, organized and clean.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. To perform this role successfully requires the ability to sit or stand consistently for an 8-hour shift. To tend to the sewing machine, the sewing tech will need the use of arms, hands, fingers and have the ability to twist at the waist frequently turning and reaching. The associate must frequently lift and / or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds of unfinished / finished fabric and materials. Minimal walking required when moving carts to obtain fabric to be sewn. Bend slightly from the waist to move material through sewing machine. Constantly push / pull fabric through sewing machine and off machine into buggies or onto conveyor using arms and hands; from a seated position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus to ensure the correct product is being produced for our customers.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7 : 00 a.m. to 3 : 40 p.m.

Travel

None required.

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

EEO Statement

Design Foundry provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.