Industrial sewing machine operator

• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma


• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years


• 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