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Industrial sewing machine operator

  • Education:
  • Expérience:

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

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • 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
  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Français
  • Heures de travail: 40 hours per week