Space Suit Sewing Technician

Sewing Technician

Salary: $25-$27/hr

Industry: Dept. of Defense

Location: Webster, TX

Employment Type: Temp to Perm

Overview:

The Space Suit Sewing Technician will be responsible for fabrication, assembly and repair of soft-goods components and assemblies.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent with 5+ years of related experience in industrial sewing and highly detailed sewing
• Sewing experience on space flight programs and products highly desired
• Proficient in the use and operation of the following industrial sewing machines, Straight Stitch (single and double needle), Walking Foot, Bartack, Buttonhole and 3 Thread Rolled Hem Serger.
• Proficient in reading soft-goods fabrication and assembly drawings.
• Proficient in the fabrication of soft-goods patterns.
• Ability to sew materials by hand and/or sewing machine, to join, gather, reinforce, or decorate materials or fabricated articles to very tight tolerances.
• Ability to cut materials, according to specifications, or cuts excess material or thread from finished product, using blade, scissors, or electric knife to very tight tolerances.
• Monitors machine operation to detect problems, such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunction.
• Must be a US Citizen and fully vaccinated

Responsibilities:

• Sews materials by hand and/or sewing machine, to join, gather, reinforce, or decorate materials or fabricated articles.
• Cuts materials, according to specifications, or cuts excess material or thread from finished product, using blade, scissors, or electric knife.
• Examines and measures finished articles to verify conformance to standards.
• Folds or fits together materials to prepare for machine sewing or hand sewing.
• Monitors machine operation to detect problems, such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunction.
• Mounts attachments, such as needles, and adjusts machine guides according to specifications.
• Places spools of thread, cord, or other materials on spindles, inserts bobbin, and threads ends through machine guides and components.
• Positions and marks patterns on materials to prepare for sewing.
• Positions materials through feed rollers and guides, or positions and maneuvers under sewing machine presser foot and needle during operation.
• Records amount of materials processed in production logs.
• Removes finished materials from sewing machine. Replaces needle and cleans/oils sewing machines to maintain equipment.
• Responsible for the quality and accuracy of the product fabrication according to the fabrication instructions and/or drawing.
• Uses specialized automatic or semi-automatic sewing equipment and other equipment as required to fabricate products.
• Candidate will be required to complete corporate and contract safety training, familiarization with Total Safety Task Instruction (TSTI) and training on operating procedures and desk instructions.

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