Stitcher 1

First Tactical•Lillington, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Safely set up and operate various types of industrial sewing machines as required to do job. Make adjustments and routine light maintenance of machines. Must understand properties of leather, synthetics, and Kydex. Count and accurately record product information on log sheets. The employee will perform on a regular basis operating various stitching machines to sew leather and non-leather components for a wide variety of products. Routine cleaning, oiling, and maintenance of machines daily as required. Adjusting tension and stitch lengths. Threading the machine and changing needles and awls. Installing bobbins and routing thread. Changing presser foot and adjusting pressure as needed. Evaluating the compatibility of weights of top threads and bobbin threads. Understanding all oiling points and areas of a sewing machine that have to be cleaned and require maintenance daily.

Requirements

Basic math skills sufficient for each specialty area, which includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Basic reading and writing skills required.
Successful candidates will be required to pass a national background check, and drug screen prior to start date.

Nice To Haves

2-3 years of industrial sewing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Safely set up and operate various types of industrial sewing machines.
Make adjustments and routine light maintenance of machines.
Understand properties of leather, synthetics, and Kydex.
Count and accurately record product information on log sheets.
Safely handling materials, tools, and supplies used in the department.
Determining if the product that is being manufactured has the correct parts and is correctly cut and processed to ensure a quality product.
Performing some minor machine maintenance as required.
Recognizing immediately if a machine is malfunctioning and notifying team leader promptly to avoid delays in production.
Meeting schedules and maintaining good quality requirements on a daily basis.
Filling in on any position on the production floor as required by the team leader or any other designated employee if need should arise.
Receiving requests, instructions and directions and complying with the same.
Complying with all safety rules and regulations and using any personal protective equipment or machine guards that may be required.
Keeping a safe, clean and well-organized workstation.
Recognizing any hazards or unsafe situations in the department and making suggestions to the team leader of any methods or procedures to correct the problem.
Recognizing any defect in product and reporting defect to team leader before sending to next operation.
Being proactive by regularly making suggestions for job improvements, product quality, housekeeping, etc.
Keeping equipment and tools stored in their correct places.
Notifying the team leader immediately if shortages of supplies should arise.
Knowledge of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
Operating various stitching machines to sew leather and non-leather components for a wide variety of products.
Routine cleaning, oiling, and maintenance of machines daily as required.
Adjusting tension and stitch lengths.
Threading the machine and changing needles and awls.
Installing bobbins and routing thread.
Changing presser foot and adjusting pressure as needed.
Evaluating the compatibility of weights of top threads and bobbin threads.
Understanding all oiling points and areas of a sewing machine that have to be cleaned and require maintenance daily.