Branch Embroidery Operator

GALLS; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent medical/dental and vision

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Galls is seeking a Seamstress and Embroidery Operator to alter uniforms and equipment for Public Safety professionals. You will use embroidery machines to place logos and personalization on garments, hats, and name-strips, working on a production team committed to quality and service.

You will read instructions in English, take precise measurements, and operate heat presses and sewing machinery to meet production deadlines, with opportunities to learn and grow within a leading national retailer.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience in alterations and embroidery preferred.
• Able to read/receive English work instructions.
• Detail-oriented with quality focus.
• Able to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Read and identify customer needs per instruction.
• Take measurements and mark garments for alterations.
• Operate heat press safely and efficiently.
• Perform uniform sewing, alterations, and embellishments.
• Set up embroidery and operate embroidery machines.
• Meet production deadlines and inspect merchandise.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reading instructions

Communication skills

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Embroidery machines

Industrial sewing machines

Heat press

Job description

Are you ready for new challenges and new opportunities?

Join our team!

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Galls® proudly serves America’s Public Safety and Military professionals by combining the broadest selection of uniforms, equipment and solutions in the industry with relentless customer service. With a national footprint of more than 160 locations and over 1,800 associates, Galls is the largest retailer specializing in Public Safety. Over one million Law Enforcement, Firefighting, Emergency Medical, Federal, Military, Corrections, Security, Postal, Public Transportation, and other essential workers each year trust Galls as their service provider.

As a Seamstress and Embroidery Operator at Galls you will be hands-on altering our nation’s Public Safety professionals’ uniforms and equipment. You will ensure all measurements and fittings are done properly, accurately, and efficiently – so that they can wear that uniform proudly andutilize embroidery machine(s) to place logos and personalization on garments, hats, and name-strips. At Galls, we are P.R.O.U.D. to Serve, and it all starts on our Production and Value-Added Service Team.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Read and accurately identify the customer’s needs per the Work Instruction Document
• Take necessary measurements and mark garments for alterations with ability to problem solve individual sizing issues
• Operate a heat press safely and efficiently
• Perform uniform sewing, alternations, and embellishments with accuracy and efficiency to include taking up stride, lengthening/shortening tails on shirts, tapering shirts, adjusting waists, hemming trousers, mending tears, replacing zippers, applying patches, applying name strips, applying striping, and applying patches
• Complete adjustments to embroidery set ups.
• Operate embroidery machines andPerform minor machine repairs if needed.
• Operate industrial sewing machinery and meet production deadlines
• Inspect merchandise against order specifications
• Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required
• Previous experience in Alterations and with embroidering preferred.
• Well-versed in industrial Sewing machines preferred.
• Ability to effectively read/receive work instructions in English
• Extremely detail-oriented and quality-focused – you’re not happy with mistakes
• Solid communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Ability to stand or sit for long periods of time, bend, stretch, twist, and lift, with or without reasonable accommodation

WHAT YOU SEND OUR WAY

• Your resume, highlighting your education, experience, and skills

WHAT WE OFFER

• Excellent medical/dental and vision coverage—Eligible 1st day of the month after start date
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution (because you will retire someday)
• Flexible benefits—choose what you like, ignore the rest