Embroidery Machine Operator

MAD Monkey Media LLC.; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top pay for digitizing

Cross-training on DTF & engraving

Modern equipment

Employee pricing

Job summary

MAD Monkey Media LLC is seeking an embroidery specialist to own the embroidery queue on our Dallas floor. You will set up and run machines, hoop caps, flats, and more, and you can digitize your own files to boost value and pay.

On-site in Dallas, TX, this position is not remote. Pay starts at $17–$22 per hour, with $20+ for candidates who digitize using Wilcom or similar software. Growth comes from sharpening digitizing skills and taking ownership of the production line.

Qualifications

• 1+ year on commercial embroidery machines, single or multi-head
• Cap hooping proficiency and know why most people cannot
• Know what to do when the thread breaks and it is not the thread
• Digitizing in Wilcom, Hatch, Embrilliance or equivalent is a strong plus and pays more
• Careful eye: can see a density problem in a sew-out before it becomes a remake
• Bilingual English and Spanish is a plus, not a requirement

Responsibilities

• Set up and run embroidery machines: thread up, hoop, set the sequence, monitor the run
• Hoop and back the full range: flats, caps on a cap driver, sleeves, bags, towels
• Digitize artwork or clean up supplied files so they actually stitch out
• Pick stabilizer, backing, needle and thread for the fabric in front of you
• Run a sew-out on anything new before committing the customer's goods
• Trim, clean and press finished pieces so they leave looking right
• Keep the machines oiled, timed and stocked, and log thread and backing use

Skills

Embroidery setup

Hooping

Digitizing

Quality check

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Tools

Wilcom

Hatch

Embrilliance

Job description

Own the embroidery side of the shop. Hats, polos, jackets, patches, left chest through full back. If you digitize your own files, you will be the most valuable person on the floor and we will pay you like it.

Where you work: On-site at our Dallas, TX location. This role is not remote.

Pay: $17 - $22 / hour. $20+ if you digitize

Run and hoop starts at $17 to $19. If you digitize your own files in Wilcom, Hatch or equivalent, run multi-head, and handle your own machine maintenance, you start at $20 to $22. Digitizing is the skill that moves this number, so tell us about it.

What you will do

• Set up and run embroidery machines: thread up, hoop, set the sequence, monitor the run
• Hoop and back the full range: flats, caps on a cap driver, sleeves, bags, towels
• Digitize artwork or clean up supplied files so they actually stitch out
• Pick stabilizer, backing, needle and thread for the fabric in front of you
• Run a sew-out on anything new before committing the customer's goods
• Trim, clean and press finished pieces so they leave looking right
• Keep the machines oiled, timed and stocked, and log thread and backing use

What we are looking for

• 1+ year on commercial embroidery machines, single or multi-head
• You can hoop a cap properly and know why most people cannot
• You know what to do when the thread keeps breaking and it is not the thread
• Digitizing in Wilcom, Hatch, Embrilliance or equivalent is a strong plus and pays more
• Careful eye. You can see a density problem in a sew-out before it becomes a remake
• Bilingual English and Spanish is a plus, not a requirement

How we work

• On-site at our Dallas production floor
• You own the embroidery queue and the quality standard on it
• We buy the right stabilizer and the right needles rather than making you fight cheap ones
• Small team, no layers. You talk to the owner every day

What we offer

• Top of band from day one if you digitize
• Paid cross-training on DTF, screen print and engraving if you want it
• Modern equipment, and a say in what we buy next
• Employee pricing on anything we make