Stitch Fitting Operator

The Jay Group LTD; Wynne (AR); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jay Group LTD is seeking an entry-level team member for footwear production on the production floor. You will prepare uppers and insoles, cement, rib, and rough surfaces to ensure a strong bond for lasting footwear.

Responsibilities include applying adhesive, seating ribs, verifying adhesion and alignment, and inspecting work to prevent bond failures before delivery to customers. PPE and safety training are provided on site.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; training provided.
• Willingness to work with adhesives and solvent-based chemistry.
• Must maintain consistency over speed to ensure bond quality.

Responsibilities

• Run preparation work for upper and insole: cementing, ply rib, roughing.
• Apply adhesive to specification and ensure uniform coverage to edge.
• Seat rib to insole and verify adhesion and alignment.
• Prepare surface so bond takes, controlling depth and margins.
• Verify insole tack placement in welt per style instructions.
• Inspect own work to ensure bonding integrity; avoid defects.

Skills

Consistency

Adhesive handling

Job description

Description

Position summary

Run the preparation work that makes the upper and the insole ready to last: cementing, rib plying and roughing. Nothing downstream works if the bond does not hold.

Essential functions

• Cement: apply adhesive to specification, control open time, keep coverage uniform all the way to the edge.
• Ply rib: apply and seat the rib to the insole. Verify adhesion and alignment before you release it.
• Rough: prepare the surface so the bond takes, holding depth and margin without exposing the grain.
• Verify insole tack placement in the welt where the style calls for it.
• Inspect your own work. A bad bond does not fail here, it fails at Bottoming or in the customer’s hands.
• Work in ventilated cement areas with required protective equipment at all times.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications

• No prior experience required at grade P1. We train you.
• Willingness to work with adhesives and solvent-based chemistry, and to wear the protective equipment that goes with them.
• Consistency over speed. Adhesion defects are invisible until the boot comes apart.

Physical requirements and work environment

This position works on the production floor. Standing for the full shift on a concrete floor. Occasional lifting up to 40 pounds; frequent lifting up to 20 pounds. Repetitive use of hands, wrists and arms. Exposure to leather dust, adhesive vapor and machine noise. Hearing protection, eye protection and steel-toe footwear are required. Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified individuals with disabilities. This position involves routine exposure to adhesives, solvents and finishing chemicals. Respirator fit-testing and chemical-handling training are provided and required.

How performance is measured

Units prepared per shift. Bond failures traced back to this department.