Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Embroidery Machine Operato r- Mon-Friday 8a-5:00pm

Payrate: $18-25 DOE

Job Summary: Operator is responsible for setting up, operating, and maintaining embroidery machines to produce high-
quality embroidered garments and textiles. This position requires strong attention to detail, color coordination, and the ability to ensure each design meets quality and production standards.

Key Attributes Required:

• High self-motivation
  
• Professional and ethical
  
• Exceptional attention to detail
  
• Team-orientation
  
• Ability to work independently and self-guide work tasks
• Excellent communication skills

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reads work order to determine type and location of embroidery
• Read and interpret embroidery work orders to determine design type, placement, and thread colors.
• Select appropriate thread size and color, and draw thread through machine guides and bobbins.
• Hoop and align fabric or garments to ensure accurate design placement.
• Adjust and regulate machine settings (tension, speed, thread trimming, etc.) using appropriate controls
  or setscrews.
• Operate automatic embroidery machines, including multi-head systems, to produce embroidered
  designs according to specifications.
• Monitor machine operation to detect defects in stitching or thread breaks; make minor adjustments as
  needed and report mechanical issues to a supervisor.
• Inspect finished products for accuracy, quality, and consistency.
• Repair defective embroidery or fill in incomplete stitch areas when required.
• Perform basic machine maintenance, cleaning, and threading.
• Maintain an organized and safe work area.

Key Attributes Required:

• High self-motivation
• Professional and ethical
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Team-orientation
• Ability to work independently and self-guide work tasks
• Excellent communication skills

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 2-years' experience in operation of industrial embroidery machinery and equipment
• Basic computer skills for operating embroidery software
• Good color perception and hand-eye coordination
• Dependable, punctual, and able to work in a team environment.
• Experience in apparel decoration (screen printing, heat press, vinyl, etc.)
• Graphic design or digitizing knowledge.

Other Requirements:
Must comply with and meet all pre-employment requisites, including but not limited to criminal
background check prior to start date, and pre-employment and random drug testing in accordance with
Company policy for the duration of employment.

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