Sewing Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY: Primarily responsible for sewing according to workorder specifications using strict quality standards.  Sound knowledge of various fabrics and sewing techniques utilizing sewing equipment. Basic knowledge of sewing equipment operations including set-up and troubleshooting.

PRINCIPAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for all custom upholstery orders, providing support for standard production when required.
• Trains and learns a variety of sewing techniques by following training guidelines.
• Performs visual control of process to ensure that custom requests and customers’ needs/expectations are satisfied. 
• Follows department area procedures and policies such as KANBAN, scrap/reprocessing, and work instructions. Responsible for utilizing multiple material for sewers utilizing KANBAN system.
• Following all applicable safety/housekeeping guidelines. Performs necessary preventative maintenance.
• Participates in a self-managed team.  Assumes specific responsibilities on a rotating basis for activities/items such as team representative, team indicators, team meeting minutes, etc.
• May work on special projects/assignments upon request.                                                             

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE: 

• One year sewing experience required.
• Ability to read and comprehend (in English) simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Documents may include Material Safety Data Sheets, work orders, work instructions, manuals, policies, and procedures, etc.
• High School Diploma or GED is preferred.

COMPETENCIES:

• Forward Thinking – Anticipating the implications and consequences of situations and taking appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.
• Technical Expertise – Depth of knowledge and skill in a technical area.
• Initiative – Identifying what needs to be done and doing it before being asked to or required by the situation.
• Results Orientation – Focusing on the desired end result of one’s own or one’s unit’s work; setting challenging goals, focusing effort on the goals, and meeting or exceeding them.
• Thoroughness – Ensuring that one’s own and other’s work and information are complete and accurate; careful preparation for meetings and presentations; following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
• Fostering Teamwork – As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together cooperatively.
• Managing Performance – Taking responsibility for one’s own or one’s employees’ performance, by setting clear goals and expectations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Rate Control — The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
• Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Visual Color Discrimination — The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
• Multilimbed Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
• Lifting/ Carry Weight - must frequently lift/carry up to 40 pounds. 
• Sitting – requires sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• Standing /Walking – required in the performance of daily activities.
• Attendance – Regular attendance is required.
• Overtime – Must be able to work overtime, as required.