Sewer - Flanger

General Job Description

The operator takes a quilted panel off a stack and places it on a waist-high table. The operator guides the panel through a sewing machine, which sews the flange onto the panel. The operator then offloads the finished panels on a flat rolling skid/cart.

Physical Job Duties

NOTE: Based on an 8-hour workday - “Occasional” = 1% -33%, “Frequent” = 33% to 66%, “Continuous”= 66% - 100%

• Continuous standing while operating the sewing machine.
• Frequent walking of short distances to retrieve materials and put finished unit into storage areas.
• Frequent pushing and pulling of work piece while on the sewing table.

• Frequent repetitive use of hands/arms while aligning pieces of fabric and feeding them into the machine.
• Frequent repetitive use of foot to activate the sewing machine.
• Frequent gripping of fabric pieces and scissors.
• Frequent need of eye/hand coordination to align edges, feed the machine, and adds paperwork.
• Frequent lifting and moving of work in process (panels, finished caps) less than 10 pounds.
• Occasional lifting and carrying of supply rolls weighing up to 25 pounds.