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Career Details :: Sewing Machine Operators, Nongarment
Description
Operate or tend sewing machines to join together, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of nongarment products, such as upholstery, draperies, linens, carpets, and mattresses.
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
- Folds or fits together materials, such as cloth, foam rubber, or leather, to prepare for machine sewing.
- Sews materials by hand, using needle and thread.
- Tapes or twists together thread or cord to repair breaks.
- Removes finished materials from sewing machine.
- Cuts materials, according to specifications, or cuts excess material or thread from finished product, using blade, scissors, or electric knife.
- Monitors machine operation to detect problems, such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunction.
- Activates and adjusts machine controls to regulate stitching speed and length, dimensions of gathers and tucks, and material or thread tension.
- Selects supplies, such as binding, cord, or thread, according to specifications or color of material.
- Examines and measures finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using ruler.
- Records amount of materials processed in production logs.
- Positions and marks patterns on materials to prepare for sewing.
- Activates sewing machine to join, gather, hem, reinforce, or decorate materials or fabricated articles, such as linens, toys, or luggage.
- Places spools of thread, cord, or other materials on spindles, inserts bobbin, and threads ends through machine guides and components.
- Replaces needles, sands rough areas of needles with sandpaper, and cleans and oils sewing machines to maintain equipment.
- Positions materials through feed rollers and guides, or positions and maneuvers under sewing machine presser foot and needle during operation.
- Mounts attachments, such as needles, cutting blades, or pattern plates, and adjusts machine guides according to specifications.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
Important Skills
- Product Inspection
- Operation and Control
- Operation Monitoring
- Equipment Maintenance
- Equipment Selection
Frequent Work Context
- Degree of Automation
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Indoors
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
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