Product Development Sewer

SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Product Development Manager, the sewer is responsible for attaching or binding two pieces of fabric or leather using an industrial/commercial sewing machine. The sewer operates the machine in a product development environment and adheres to all established safety guidelines. Sewer are required to work forty hours a week and flexible for overtime as required.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create new sewing diagrams for new styles.
• Sew precut fabric or leather according to sewing diagram.
• Single needle and top stitch sewing as required.
• Sew welt cord or tubing as required by style.
• Reads traveler for correct law label, thread, and zipper color.
• Uses zipper machine as required by style.
• Skives the leather with the leather skiver as needed per style.
• Changes needles on the machine to match the type of cover they are using.
• Adjusts their seam allowance according to the cover material.
• Changes thread and bobbins according to the cover material.
• Adjusts tension as needed.
• Reports any problems or issues to the pattern maker.
• Inspects the quality of his/her work and the work of others as required.
• Trains with a product development representative on new styles (Betas) and reports.
• May on occasion train other sewers on the new styles when they are released to production.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Ability to read and interpret sewing diagrams.
• Manual dexterity.
• Visual acuity.
• Ability to operate sewing machine including threading and replacing machine with thread.
• Ability to lift sewing totes 10lbs.-25lbs.
• The ability to use hand, eye and foot coordination to operate a sewing machine.
• Skill in replacing threads and bobbins on sewing machine.
• Willingness to learn basic computer programs.

EFFORT

• Sits for 8 hours per day or more as needed.
• Occasional bending and stooping (less than two hours per day).
• Grasping and pushing (8 hours per day).
• Wrist flexion/extension (8 hours per day).
• Occasional lifting (10-25lbs.).