Production Sewer Level 1 & 2

Richardson Sports Inc • Springfield, OR

85d

About The Position

The Sewer is responsible for operating industrial sewing machines to produce high-quality specialty stitch products, primarily decorating caps with patches and other materials. This role ensures accuracy by following design sheets and work orders, while maintaining consistent quality and throughput. Duties include threading and adjusting machines, performing routine maintenance, and detecting defective materials. The position requires strong attention to detail, effective communication skills, and the ability to work flexibly across different lines and tasks. Success in this role is measured by production quality, spoilage levels, and efficiency in meeting throughput standards.

Requirements

• Effective communication skills. Helpful to have a good command of the English language, both written and spoken
• Ability to read and interpret product sheets, use simple math, and use basic hand held measuring tools
• Flexibility and willingness to rotate lines and jobs within area

Responsibilities

• Operates various industrial sewing machines
• Sew decorations on caps, including patches made of leather, cloth or other material
• Using design sheet as reference, ensure that all orders coincide with work orders
• Detect and report defective materials or questionable conditions to the shift supervisor
• Maintain the work area and equipment in a clean orderly condition and follow prescribed safety regulations
• Perform prescribed preventative maintenance on machines as required by the Facilities Coordinator and Production Manager
• Familiarity with the basic machine functions in order to perform the tasks stated above
• Thread machine – must be able to adjust tension and threads and perform basic machine adjustments
• Ability to meet production quality and throughput. Level 1-2 based on Spoilage and throughput.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees