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Industrial Sewing Machine Operator
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What they do
A Sewing Machine Operator operates a sewing machine in a factory or facility that produces clothing or other products made with fabric.
$37,511 / year median in New Jersey
-4% projected decline
Job Description
- Monitor machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunctions.
- Position items under needles, using marks on machines, clamps, templates, or cloth as guides.
- Place spools of thread, cord, or other materials on spindles, insert bobbins, and thread ends through machine guides and components.
- Match cloth pieces in correct sequences prior to sewing them, and verify that dye lots and patterns match.
- Guide garments or garment parts under machine needles and presser feet to sew parts together.
- Record quantities of materials processed.
- Select supplies such as fasteners and thread, according to job requirements.
- Cut excess material or thread from finished products.
- Fold or stretch edges or lengths of items while sewing, in order to facilitate forming specified sections.
- Cut materials according to specifications, using blades, scissors, or electric knives.
- Perform equipment maintenance tasks such as replacing needles, or cleaning and oiling sewing machines.
- Examine and measure finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using rulers.
- Turn knobs, screws, and dials to adjust settings of machines, according to garment styles and equipment performance.
- Position and mark patterns on materials to prepare for sewing.
- Repair or alter items by adding replacement parts or missing stitches.
- Sewing experience preferably in a production/ factory setting
- High school diploma preferred