Industrial Sewing Specialist - 2nd Shift with Great Benefits

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust benefits package

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals is hiring an Industrial Sewing position in Grand Rapids, MI. The ideal candidate has 1-2 years of industrial sewing experience, familiarity with Juki machines, precise measuring skills, and a self-directed approach.

This full-time role supports a furniture manufacturer with a robust benefits package. Responsibilities include operating sewing machines, mounting attachments, adjusting controls, reading orders, planning material usage, and cutting upholstery to

Qualifications

• 1-2 years industrial sewing experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience operating Juki industrial sewing machines is a plus.
• Precise measuring, strong math skills, manual dexterity, and a mechanical aptitude are required to maintain quality products.
• This candidate needs to be very self-directed and able to work on their own.

Responsibilities

• Operating and monitoring sewing machines to detect problems, such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunction.
• Mounting attachments, such as needles, cutting blades, or pattern plates and adjusting machine guides according to specifications.
• Adjusting the machine controls to regulate stitching speed and length, dimensions of gathers and tucks, and material or thread tension.
• Reading work orders.
• Planning material usage to minimize waste.
• Cutting stacks of upholstery material to specifications.
• Working from templates and patterns are additional responsibilities of this position.

Skills

Industrial sewing

Juki sewing machines

Math & measuring

Self-directed

Tools

Juki sewing machines

Job description

Express Employment Professionals is hiring an Industrial Sewing position in Grand Rapids, MI. The ideal candidate has 1-2 years of industrial sewing experience, familiarity with Juki machines, precise measuring skills, and a self-directed approach.

This full-time role supports a furniture manufacturer with a robust benefits package. Responsibilities include operating sewing machines, mounting attachments, adjusting controls, reading orders, planning material usage, and cutting upholstery to