• The Space Suit Sewing Technician will be responsible for fabrication, assembly and repair of soft-goods components and assemblies. • 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. • 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. • Performs duties in accordance with established flight and training processing procedures and work authorizing documents. Proficient in reading soft-goods fabrication and assembly drawings. • Proficient in the fabrication of soft-goods patterns.
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.
REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Must be able to effectively communicate in English (read, write, speak). • Must be knowledgeable of basic math and English measurement (versus metric). • Must be able to work all production shifts (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or weekends). • Demonstrated communication and team collaboration skills. • Candidate must have HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA or equivalent with minimum 5 years of related work experience.
PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: • The preferred candidate with have experience sewing on space flight programs and products.
Required Skills • 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.
Required Education • High School Diploma or equivalent
Required Years of Experience • 5 Years of experience in industrial sewing and highly detailed sewing.
Desired Skills • Experience sewing on space flight programs and products
Desired Years of Experience • 10+ Years of sewing experience in aerospace applications
Additional Information • This position requires a very high level of sewing skill. • Home sewers or hobby sewers are not typically successful at this position. • In addition, applicants who work on high speed, low quality industrial production lines are not typically successful at this position.
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