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Customization Technician - Pad Printer

Job Details

Entry
TX - Corporate Office - La Porte, TX
Undisclosed
N/A
Full Time
High School
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Undisclosed
Undisclosed
Entry Level

Description

  • Monitor machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunctions.
  • Position material 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 material pieces in correct sequences prior to sewing.
  • Guide material under machine needles and presser feet to sew parts together.
  • Start and operate or tend machines, such as single or double needle serging and flat-bed felling machines, to automatically join and reinforce material.
  • Record quantities of materials processed.
  • Inspect production pieces to locate defects or damage, and mark errors as necessary.
  • Select supplies such as fasteners and thread, according to job requirements.
  • Mount attachments, such as needles, cutting blades, or pattern plates, and adjust machine guides according to specifications.

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent preferred with a minimum of one (1) year of related industrial sewing experience.
  • Capable of operating: Single Needle, Double Needle, Overlock, Surger, Over The Arm and other sewing machines.
  • Must be able to independently think logically to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions,conclusions or approaches to problems in the performance of job related tasks. 
  • Ability to follow specific instructions and adhere to safety guidelines.
  • Bilingual English-Spanish preferred.

The work is performed in an warehouse/fabrication setting with a high noise level.  This job frequently requires the employee to stand; walk; sit; use hands; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; read; talk or hear.  The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific abilities include:   

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep hand and arm steady while moving arm or while holding arm and hand in one position.
  • Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
  • Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move hand together with arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
  • Rate Control - The ability to time movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
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