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Career Details :: Sewing Machine Operators, Garment
Description
Operate or tend sewing machines to perform garment-sewing operations, such as joining, reinforcing, or decorating garments or garment parts.
Experience
No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.
Education
These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
Tasks
- Attaches buttons or fasteners to fabric, using feeding hopper or clamp holder.
- Selects supplies, such as fasteners and thread, according to specifications or characteristics of fabric.
- Removes holding devices and finished item from machine.
- Starts and operates or tends machines that automatically join, reinforce, or decorate material or fabricated articles.
- Records number of garment parts or complete garments sewn.
- Attaches tape, trim, or elastic to specified garments or garment parts, according to item specifications.
- Cuts material and threads, using scissors.
- Folds or stretches edges or length of items, while sewing, to facilitate forming specified sections.
- Replaces and rethreads needles.
- Positions material or article in clamps, template, or hoop frame prior to automatic operation of machine.
- Replaces sewing machine parts and performs basic maintenance, such as oiling machine.
- Positions item under needle, using marks on machine, clamp or template, edges of cloth, or markings on cloth as guides.
- Observes sewing machine operation to detect defects in stitching or machine malfunction, and notifies supervisor.
- Guides garment or garment parts under machine needle and presser foot to sew parts together.
- Inspects garments and examines repair tags and markings on garment to locate defects or damage.
- Sews replacement parts or missing stitches, according to repair tickets.
- Draws markings or pins applique on fabric to obtain variation in design and marks stitching errors with pins or tape.
- Draws thread through guides, tensions, and needles and adjusts machine functions according to fabric type.
- Turns knobs, screws, and dials to adjust settings of machine, according to garment style and observation of operation.
- Bastes edges of material to align and temporarily secure garment parts for final assembly.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Indoors
- Degree of Automation
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
- Sitting
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
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