embroidery machine operator

Kathy's Custom Stitchery Ltd; Moose Jaw; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Vision care benefits

Job summary

Kathy's Custom Stitchery Ltd in Moose Jaw is seeking a textile equipment operator to maintain and operate looms and embroidery machinery on-site. The role requires practical, hands-on skills to produce a range of textile products.

Candidate should have 1 year to less than 2 years of experience and a secondary school certificate, with experience in embroidery or related machinery to ensure smooth production lines.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate required.
• 1 year to less than 2 years of experience, preferably with embroidery or machinery.

Responsibilities

• Repair minor mechanical problems and notify supervisor of malfunctions.
• Read loom patterns and prepare loom pattern mechanisms for processing.
• Operate looms to weave yarn or thread into textile fabrics or products.
• Operate machines that produce twine, ropes or nets.
• Set up quilting frames and trim edges of quilts.
• Operate large multi-needle embroidery or sewing machines to produce textile products.

Skills

Equipment and machinery experience

Embroidery or quilter

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Repair minor mechanical problems such as broken or defective needles
• Notify supervisor or repairers of mechanical malfunctions
• Read loom patterns and prepare loom pattern mechanisms for processing
• Verify equipment's efficiency
• Investigate machine stoppages
• Operate looms to weave yarn or thread into textile fabrics or products
• Operate machines that produce twine, ropes or nets
• Make adjustments to machinery
• Operate batteries of knitting machines to produce knitted fabric, hosiery, garment or other products
• Operate carpet tufting machines, felt making needle-punch machines and other machines to produce textile products
• Operate large automatic multi-needle machines to embroider or to sew lengths of several layers of material
• Set up quilting frames for large quilted products
• Operate cutting machines to trim edges of quilts

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Embroidery or quilter

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Vision care benefits