Embroidery Machine Operator - 1st Shift

Applied Health Outcomes; Hanover (York County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

L2 Brands in Hanover, PA is seeking an Embroidery Operator for the 1st shift to run a Barudan multi-head machine and ensure high-quality embroidery on headwear while meeting daily production metrics.

You will read work orders, program and load the machine, perform basic maintenance, hoop 200–450 hats per shift, and collaborate with the Embroidery Supervisor to maintain safety and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Operate a Barudan 15-head embroidery machine and read/interpret work orders.
• Maintain high-quality embroidery with precise logo placement and color accuracy.
• Perform basic machine maintenance, cleaning, oiling, threading and troubleshooting.
• Hoop 200–450 hats per shift, depending on experience and workload.
• Adhere to safety standards and report concerns promptly to supervision.

Responsibilities

• Embroider front, side, and rear locations on specified headwear.
• Program and load embroidery files, monitor tensions, and adjust as needed.
• Maintain production efficiency while ensuring quality and safety.
• Collaborate with supervisor and floor leads on process improvements.

Skills

Embroidery operation

Reading work orders

Programming/loading machine

Troubleshooting embroidery

Quality control

Safety compliance

Tools

Barudan 15-head embroidery machine

Job description

About L2 Brands

At L2 Brands, we make the gear people

Description

Embroidery Operator 1st Shift

Hanover, PA

About L2 Brands

At L2 Brands, we make the gear people love to wear. For more than 30 years, we’ve been designing and delivering high-quality, custom-logo apparel, headwear, and home décor for the Collegiate, Resort/Destination, Golf, and Corporate markets. Through our lifestyle brands — League, Legacy, Ouray, Locale and Wild Tribute — we help fans, travelers, golfers, and employees show pride in the schools, destinations, traditions, and workplaces that matter to them. If you’ve ever thrown on a favorite college hoodie or souvenir hat, there’s a good chance we had something to do with it.

Embroidery Operator

1st Shift

As an Embroidery Machine Operator you are responsible for operating a multi-head industrial embroidery machine, ensuring high-quality embroidery on headwear while meeting daily production metrics. This position reports to the Embroidery Supervisor, with performance monitored by both the Production Manager and the Embroidery Supervisor.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Embroider front, side, and rear locations on Legacy, Locale, and Ouray headwear, maintaining precise attention to detail for each placement.
• Operate a Barudan 15-head embroidery machine, including reading work orders, programming and loading the machine, troubleshooting embroidery issues, performing basic machine maintenance (cleaning, oiling, threading needles), and monitoring bobbin tensions.
• Hoop 200–450 hats per shift, depending on experience and type of work.
• Demonstrate knowledge of thread types and colors, headwear styles, and embellishment techniques.
• Recognize and ensure high-quality work, including accurate logo placement, applique positioning, and consistent embroidery quality.
• Adhere to safety standards and report any safety concerns to management.
• Communicate questions or concerns promptly to the floor lead or supervisor.

Other Responsibilities

• Participate in special projects as needed.
• Maintain positive working relationships that align with the company’s Core Values and profitability goals.
• Represent the company professionally both internally and externally.
• Perform other duties as assigned by senior management.

Competencies

• Excellent time management, judgment, and ability to manage multiple priorities with a positive, can-do attitude.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills across all organizational levels.
• Highly productive, hands-on team player with a sense of urgency.
• Self-motivated with the ability to understand how individual responsibilities fit into the bigger picture.
• Able to collaborate across departments to achieve results.
• Adaptable and able to integrate effectively into a strong corporate culture.
• Honest, forthright, flexible, and coachable.
• Strong understanding of L2 Brands’ products.
• Commitment to the company’s vision, values, and brand.

Work Environment

• This role operates in a production environment using industrial embroidery machines and standard embroidery tools.

Physical Demands

• Requires close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 15 pounds.
• On your feet up to 10 hours per day, with excellent hand/wrist dexterity and frequent bending at the waist.

Position Type / Expected Hours Of Work

• Full-time position.
• 1st Shift: Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.