Sewing Machine Mechanic Position Available In Troup, Georgia
Tallo's Job Summary: New Ventures, Inc. is hiring a Textiles Sewing Machine Mechanic to sew area rugs, tote bags, wine bags, and cove base using industrial equipment. Responsibilities include maintaining machines, adjusting stitches, and fabric cutting. Training will be provided for this role. Join the team to work on various textile projects.
Job Description
POSITION
Textiles Sewing Machine MechanicNew Ventures, Inc. is seeking an individual to train for the job of sewing assorted sizes of area rugs and performing maintenance on various machines. The individual will use an industrial serger to sew area rugs and will perform maintenance on it and regular sewing machines. Other items to be trained on include sewing unbacked carpet tote bags and wine bags, hospitality blankets, and cove base.
Hospitality blankets are made from unbacked carpet and regular fabric lining to provide product samples. Blankets are approximately three feet long and two feet wide. Working on other jobs may be required.
Training will be provided.
Essential Duties are provided below:
Sewing Area Rugs:
Serge/sew edges of the area rugs to prevent unraveling.
Check the stitches to ensure correct spacing and tightness.
Ensure thread and yarn are sewing correct stitches in appearance and length.
Serge/sew over the first inch or so to ensure the yarn does not pull loose.
An Air Table allows easy movement of the rug from the work station to the end of the table for rolling on a long cardboard tube.
Change out thread and yarn for the needles and loopers.
Sewing Cove Base:
Using regular sewing machine, sew binding along the edge of the carpet.
Adjust stitches if skips occur in the sewing process.
Machine Maintenance:
Repairing serger and sewing machines for basic needs such as blowing out the areas that fabric clings to, replacing needles and loopers, and eventually tearing down and rebuilding the machines.
Sewing Tote bags and wine bags:
Lay the pattern on the carpet and cut using handheld scissors.
Cut the lining using the same process.
Using a regular sewing machine, sew the bag and then insert the liner into the bag and sew the two together.
Cut nylon strap for the handles and sew to the bag.
Turn the bag inside out so the carpet is on the outside.[]{style=”font-size: 7pt; font-family: ‘Times New Roman’; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-v”}
