Description

Industrial sewing machine operators operate sewing machines to sew fabric, fur, leather or synthetic materials to produce or repair garments and other articles. They are employed in clothing, footwear, textile products, fur products and other manufacturing establishments and by furriers.

Job Titles

• Fur sewing machine operator
• Leather products sewing machine operator
• Lining stitcher
• Sample sewer
• Serging machine operator
• Sewing machine operator
• Shoe sewer

Main Duties

• Assemble pieces of garments by matching patterns and dye lots
• Operate single, double or multi-needle serging, flat bed felling, banding and other sewing machines, to join sections of garments or other articles into finished products on a piece-work or production basis
• Operate fur sewing machines to join fur pelt strips to required size and shape and join pelts into garment sections or shells
• Operate stitching machines to sew leather parts together for leather garments, handbags, shoes and other leather articles
• Operate serging machines to sew and overcast edges of material simultaneously
• Operate tackers, pocketsetters, buttonhole makers and fusing, hemmer and other machines to perform various operations in the fabrication of garments and other articles
• Examine garments and operate sewing machines, sergers and other machines to repair garments and other articles during the manufacturing process
• Complete production reports
• May perform minor maintenance and repairs on sewing machine.

Workplaces

• Clothing manufacturing companies
• Footwear manufacturing companies
• Fur products manufacturing companies
• Furriers
• Textile and leather products manufacturing companies

Skills

• Troubleshooting
• Operation and Control
• Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment
• Preventative Maintenance
• Problem Solving

Abilities

• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Near Vision
• Rate Control
• Body Flexibility
• Colour Perception

Personal Attributes

• Attention to Detail
• Independence
• Stress Tolerance
• Active Learning
• Adaptability

Similar Occupations

• Shoe repairers and shoemakers (63220)
• Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing (94133)
• Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (64200)

Source: OaSIS