Industrial sewing machine operators (NOC 9446)

Industrial sewing machine operators:

• put together pieces of garments by matching patterns and dye lots
• run single, double or multi-needle serging, flat bed felling, banding and other sewing machines, to join sections of garments or other articles into finished products on a piece-work or production basis
• operate fur sewing machines to join fur pelt strips to required size and shape and join pelts into garment sections or shells
• run stitching machines to sew leather parts together for leather garments, handbags, shoes and other leather articles
• operate serging machines to sew and overcast edges of material simultaneously
• run tackers, pocketsetters, buttonhole makers and fusing, hemmer and other machines to perform various operations in the fabrication of garments and other articles
• examine garments and operate sewing machines, sergers and other machines to repair garments and other articles during the manufacturing process
• complete production reports
• may do minor maintenance and repairs on sewing machine

Key aspects of the work in this occupation:

• Work takes place in a regular controlled indoor environment.
• Working with equipment, instruments, machinery or power/hand tools can be a source of injury.
• The workplace may contain airborne particles such as textile dust.