Sewing Room Coordinator

Workwear Outfitters•Charlotte, NC

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Workwear Outfitters has a strong legacy of building innovative and authentic market-right products and is a leading supplier of work apparel and footwear for diverse occupations in industries such as automotive, manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, government, food services, telecommunications, hospitality, and many more. Workwear Outfitters is based in Nashville, Tennessee with over $800 million in sales and we employ more than 5,800 people in facilities spanning the globe. Brands under the Workwear Outfitters umbrella include Red Kap®, Bulwark®, Image Authority®, Kodiak®, Terra®, Liberty ®, Work Authority®, Workrite® Fire Service, Chef Designs®, and Horace Small®. Workwear Outfitters is also the exclusive licensee for Dickies® apparel in the B2B channel. Our Purpose: “We champion and empower workers who make our world work better”. This position focuses on maintaining flow from plotting to the end of the sewing process. It assists sewers with technical questions as well as working with Product Development samples.

Requirements

Proficient in usage of specialized sewing equipment required to make a broad variety of sample types
Knowledge of garment construction
Knowledge of quality requirements by customer
Knowledge of and adherence to safety regulations
Proficient in use of Microsoft Office Suite, file management, email, etc.
Marker plotting and operation of digitizer
Production order management
Understanding of specifications sheets and instructions
Cross trained in multiple sewing and assembly techniques
Understand relevant manufacturing procedures and policies
Expert understanding of Cleanroom garment construction requirements
Understands the application of AQL procedures
Proficient in company’s ERP system and product structures

Responsibilities

Maintaining flow from plotting to the end of the sewing process
Assists to sewers with technical questions
Working with PD samples
Uses patterns created by Product Development to cut, sew and assemble sample garments to meet customer requirements and specifications
Meets promise dates on orders running through sewing, embellishment and inspection
Able to read/pull BOM’s, specs from internal servers
Able to pull sample request information from company ERP system and update as needed
Follows company process for specification control(s)
Leads AQL activities for the company Charlotte site
Maintains machinery and a safe, clean work area
Others task as assigned by supervisor