Why you would want to work on our team…

• Our Mission – Promote an active, athletic lifestyle that inspires healthy families and strengthens community relationships.
• Our Foundational Values – Talented, honest, and passionate people, working together to win, and do the right thing – every time!
• All the other stuff – great work environment, benefits, and compensation.

Our benefits package includes:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance

FSA (Medical and Dependent Care), HSA

Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, and Paid Absence/Sick Time

401(k) Plan, with 3% annual Company Contribution

75% Employee discount on product

Clean, climate-controlled work environment

Casual dress code…no uniforms!

Schedule: 8 AM – 4:30 PM

Position Summary: The Embroidery Machine Operator is responsible for operating multiple head machines, creating a variety of logos and decorative designs on customized headwear products. This job takes place in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:

• Tends semiautomatic sewing machine with multiple-sewing heads to embroider names, letters, or decorative designs/logos on fronts, backs, middles, peaks, and other panels
• Reads work order to determine type and location of embroidery, as well as thread colors and color sequence needed.
• Counts parts, checks for cloth defects, checks for proper taping and cover stitches, and separates parts by sizes.
• Places spools of thread on required spindle of each sewing head and draws thread through machine, guides, tensions, and eye of needle while adjusting thread tension by turning appropriate knobs to the left or right on the front of each sewing head.
• Uses Work Order system to retrieve embroidery files noted on work order and uploads it into embroidery machine for each run.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Loads each cap appropriately onto a hoop that is properly attached to a corresponding sewing head.
• Depresses start/stop button to start or stop machine.
• Unloads hoops after embroidered design is complete and loads additional hoops.
• Observes sewing operation to detect defects in stitching, such as looping, gaps, and frays, that indicate machine malfunction. Notifies the embroidery decoration supervisor if unable to correct the issue.
• Utilizes cleaning tools with cleaning fluid to remove any dirt, oil, or other stains from any embroidered panel.
• Responsible for the quality of caps embroidered according to company quality guidelines.
• Changes bobbins and rewinds bobbin thread onto an extra set during the operation. Maintains proper bobbin tension on bobbin casings.
• Oils bobbin hooks and changes needles.
• Utilizes supplies such as threads, tear-away paper, foam, and glue to complete decorated Orders.

Minimum/Desired Qualifications:

• Sewing skills preferred
• Experience in a production environment preferred
• Mathematical skills including ability to read a ruler
• Visual Acuity
• Ability to walk and stand for an 10-12 hour shift
• Manual dexterity to grasp, pinch, and pull
• Ability to consistently reach minimum production requirements
• Enthusiastic, positive person who embraces work with a sense of urgency and persistence
• Lifting/Carrying up to 30 lbs. may be required in order to meet daily requirements

Augusta Sportswear provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Augusta Sportswear complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Augusta Sportswear requires all candidates to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.