Spec Sample

Carhartt • IRVINE, KY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sample Specialist works with Technical Design, Patterns & Marking, Quality, Process Engineering, and other teams to ensure specifications for styles in development produce the desired product and support preparation for bulk production. The role reviews sample-request specifications, documents and communicates issues and improvement opportunities, and helps create physical samples for evaluation. The position is based on-site in Irvine, Kentucky.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of experience in an industrial sewing environment.
• Skill operating various classes and types of sewing production equipment, such as lockstitch, chainstitch, serge, and buttonhole machines.
• Meet or exceed productivity and quality output in a production environment.
• Ability to work with minimal direction and supervision.
• Willingness to work collaboratively in a team environment focused on solving problems.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, maintain composure in stressful situations, and be detail-oriented, accurate, and organized.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with folders.

Responsibilities

• Review sample requests and specifications to ensure the request is understood, and seek clarification when needed.
• Obtain materials needed for samples or request suitable substitute materials.
• Evaluate material and construction specifications and proposed methods for sample creation and bulk production; document issues and improvement opportunities.
• Communicate identified issues and improvement opportunities to the appropriate associate or department for resolution or implementation.
• Create physical samples as requested, performing required operations according to established Carhartt standards.
• Stay informed about changes to quality requirements and apply them when creating physical samples.
• Improve knowledge of equipment used in the sample unit and at Carhartt production facilities, and improve equipment operation.
• Coordinate sample pattern changes by assisting the Manager in analyzing and implementing changes and reviewing final results.
• Identify opportunities to reduce sample-process costs through method, process, or utilization improvements, and make suggestions to management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED