Embroidery Machine Operator

Quince•Santa Fe Springs, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Quince is hiring Embroidery Machine Operators for our production facility in Santa Fe Springs. This is a shop floor role. You will be assigned to a primary decoration method, trained on it, responsible for hitting output and quality targets consistently. Our decoration methods include embroidery, debossing, heat transfer, screen printing, luggage printing, and seamstress / sewing work, among others. You will be placed based on your background and our production needs. This is a full-time, fully on-site role based in Santa Fe Springs, CA.

Requirements

Experience in garment decoration, embroidery, apparel construction, or a related production environment strongly preferred – we will also train candidates coming from other production or manufacturing backgrounds with transferable skills
Strong attention to detail and an eye for quality – placement, registration, color, construction
Ability to follow SOPs consistently and flag issues without being asked
Reliable and able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends when needed

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English / Spanish a plus

Responsibilities

Set up, operate, and maintain your assigned decoration equipment – embroidery, debossing, heat transfer, screen printing, luggage printing, seamstress / sewing, and others
Run daily production against output and quality targets
Inspect finished pieces against job specs before they move downstream – placement, registration, color, stitch count, and construction
Identify and resolve defects immediately; escalate to your Lead when needed
Execute job changeovers using setup sheets and decoration specs
Perform pre-shift machine readiness checks and daily cleaning, lubrication, and preventive maintenance
Handle first-level troubleshooting on your equipment
Log output counts, defects, and downtime in the production system in real time
Communicate material shortages, equipment issues, or quality problems to your Lead as they happen
Support finishing work including trimming, folding, tagging, bagging, and packing as needed