Embroidery Machine Operator

Uniform Advantage (UA Brands); Lithia Springs (GA); On-site; USD 19,320 - 27,517; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Pharmacy

Life/AD&D Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Extensive 401(k) with company match

Short & Long Term Disability – Company

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off – Life Balance

Volunteer Time Off

Employee Discount Program

Referral Program

Free uniform tops

Social events

Job summary

Uniform Advantage (UA Brands) is seeking an Experienced Embroidery Machine Operator in Lithia Springs, GA. The role involves setting up and running industrial embroidery machines, loading designs, hooping garments, and ensuring quality output on a production floor.

The position requires you to stand, move across stations, and perform routine maintenance. Base pay starts at $17/hour with a $2/hour weekend premium; Saturdays/Sundays work possible.

Qualifications

• Sewing/Embroidery experience required or equivalent.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.
• Strong attention to detail in quality checks.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to work on a production floor environment.

Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, and troubleshoot embroidery machines to produce goods.
• Load digitized designs, thread colors, and needles as needed.
• Hoop garments and place backing for quality output.
• Inspect finished work and adjust machinery for quality.
• Perform daily machine maintenance (oil, lint control).
• Work across all stations as required on the warehouse floor.
• Stand/walk for extended periods; lift up to 10 lbs regularly and up to 40 lbs occasionally.

Skills

Sewing/Embroidery Experience

Reading comprehension

Attention to detail

Physical stamina

18+ years old

Job description

As an Experienced Embroidery Machine Operator, you will accurately process customer orders requiring embroidery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, and troubleshoot Industrial Sized Embroidery Machines to manufacture embroidered goods at the highest quality and efficiency standards.
• Prepare machine for garments: load digitized designs into machine network, change thread colors manually, and change needles when appropriate.
• Prepare garments for the machine: hooping mechanisms and backing placement to ensure the highest possible quality and output.
• Examine completed work to detect product defects, verify conformance, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct quality or efficiency issues.
• Perform routine machine maintenance: Daily Oiling and Lint Control using a compressed air system and a shop vacuum.
• Position requires the ability and willingness to work on the warehouse production floor at all work‑stations “as needed”.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to fingers, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift up to 10 pounds, occasionally push and/or pull up to 40 pounds.

Shift Information

• 5:00 am–1:30 pm Monday – Friday

Qualifications

• Sewing Machine or Embroidery Experience
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or drawn form
• Strong attention to detail
• Must be 18 or over

Pay and Scheduling

• Base pay starts at $17 an hour
• Earn $2.00 more/hour for weekend shifts
• Must be able to work Saturdays and Sundays, as needed

Benefits

UA BRANDS offers a full range of benefits, allowing you the opportunity to customize a benefits package that addresses both your health and financial needs.

• Flexible scheduling
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Pharmacy Coverage
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program – support for everyday challenges
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching – Save for your future
• Short & Long Term Disability – Company Paid
• Accident, Hospital Care, and Critical Illness Insurance – Protect your Income
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off – Life Balance
• Volunteer Time Off – Make an Impact
• Employee Discount Program
• Referral Program – Get paid to work with Friends
• Free work uniform tops provided
• Regular Social Activities and Events – Mandatory Fun
• See more of the benefits we offer

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an employee of any UA Brands division, you will be part of an established and dynamic organization. We believe that success starts from within, and we seek individuals who thrive in an environment that encourages and supports self‑management.

To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at UA Brands will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. UA Brands does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. UA Brands will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship.

We are a Drug-Free Workplace.

Our distribution center is located at 777 Douglas Hill Road, Suite 100, Lithia Springs, GA 30122; we are NOT on the Marta line.