Sewing Machine Operator
Asheville, NC
Full Time
Production Department
Entry Level
OE ENTERPRISES, INC
POSITION: Sewing Machine Operator
LOCATION: Asheville, NC
Minimum Qualifications: NO experience required. High school diploma or GED
Salary Requirements: $15-16.00/hr
Schedule: Work 4 days a week! (10-hour days Monday through Thursday)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Produce materials for contract sales
- Assemble pieces of garments by matching patterns and/or dye lots
- Operate sewing machines to join sections of garments or other articles into finished products on a piece-work or production basis.
- Operate stitching machines to sew strips to the required sizes and shapes or join other pieces.
- Operate tackers, pocket-setters, buttonhole makers, hammers, and other machines to perform various operations in fabricating garments and other articles.
- Examine and repair garments as needed.
- Assist with production as needed
- Prepare and load production materials
- Assist the Production Supervisors at Industries of the Blind (IFB) as requested.
- Always maintain a safe work environment
- Act as a positive role model at all times
- Assure the use of safety standards, including proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Assure quality standards at all times when performing assigned tasks
- Communicate and work with IFB staff and communicate with OE Management Staff
- Perform all other duties as assigned
Physical Requirements:
- Able to lift and carry parcels weighing up to 50 lbs. across a large warehouse
- Able to push carts with up to 100 lbs. of parcels across a large warehouse
- Able to lift boxes and items weighing up to 15 lbs.
- Able to work standing for 8-hour shift
- Able to sit up for 8 hours
OE is an equal-opportunity employer
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