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Rush Company Sewing Machine Operator in Springfield, South Dakota
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Operates sewing machine to join, gather, hem, reinforce, or decorate | | articles by performing the following duties. | | | | | | ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other | | duties may be assigned. | | | | - Places spool of thread on spindle of machine and draws thread | | through machine guides, tensions, and eye of needle. | | - Inserts bobbin into shuttle and draws thread through slot in | | shuttle wall, or draws thread through guide and looper eye. | | - Presses knee lever, depresses pedal, or moves hand lever to raise | | presser foot or spread feed cups. | | - Positions parts to be joined under presser foot and needle and | | lowers presser foot. | | - Starts, stops, and controls speed of machine with pedal or knee | | lever. | | - Guides parts under needle following edges, seams, guides on | | machine bed or markings on part. | | - Observes stitching to detect defects and notifies supervisor or | | Sewing Machine Repairer when defects are caused by machine | | malfunction. | | - Selects sewing supplies such as binding, braid, cord, piping, | | tape, thread, welt, Velcro or rope, according to specifications | | or color of material. | | - Cuts excess thread or material. Oils machine. | | - Attendance and dependability are essential job functions, you | | must report to work on time and accurately complete the daily | | duties assigned. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
*QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Must be able to read a tape measure accurately.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
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