Salary Range: $ 17.00 - $23.80
Position Summary:
This role is responsible for sewing repairs under the Warranty/Repairs program. This position supports the repairs team to input process and complete incoming repairs. The Sewer works closely with the Production Coordinator to process a daily manageable volume workload and ensures timely receipt and return of items for repair as well as the processing and disassembly of items which can’t be repaired for parts. The person who will succeed in this role has demonstratable experience, great attention to detail, and a solution-oriented approach.
Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
- Measuring, marking, pattern creation and cutting, small batch production sewing and hand sewing
- Demonstrate a deep understanding of fit and construction and a great familiarity working with different types of fabrics, trims, fastenings, and hardware to each project
- Manage a high volume of customer repairs with great attention to detail and minimal supervision
- Deconstruction of bags without damage to parts and assembly of complete product using new and recycled parts
- Apply experience with industrial sewing, serger and pressing machines to maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot machines as needed
- Identifying customer repair issues, knowing how much fabric to use and executing efficiently for all customer repairs. Sewer must think creatively to recommend construction options for the enhancement of product appearance and/or material/labor cost efficiency
- Fluent communication with team members to understand project needs and execute tasks and requests quickly and efficiently
- Communicate raw materials run rate to supervisor and proactive communication about supply levels and needs
Qualifications, Skills And Education
Required Qualifications:
- 2+ years’ experience in sewing assembly work or small batch production
- Sewing machine operation and basic maintenance.
- High school diploma/GED required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Effectively communicate and understand job instructions in the English language.
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Ability to commit to flexible schedule and prompt arrival for shifts
- Basic math and communication skills required
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift up to 50+lbs
- Ability to sit for long periods of time, operating a sewing machine
Perks And Benefits
We hope that you’re excited by the possibilities that come along with working at Exemplis! With us,
TEAM comes first. We bring integrity, passion, and excellence to work each day. Being part of our team means living our core values and thriving in an environment of constant innovation and positive change.
In addition to our unique culture, we also offer these fun perks and benefits.
- Competitive Salary: Our compensation philosophy is to be externally competitive, internally fair, and not win or lose on compensation. Salary ranges are developed with the support of national benchmarks and industry best practices that adjusts to your cost of labor, years of relevant experience, skill set, and education.
- Health Insurance: We offer a variety of health insurance options (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for all of our team members. Eligible the first month following your start date.
- 401(k): We match 100% up to 3% and then 50% of the next 2% deferred.
- Time Off: Taking time off to recharge is a must whether it is for your personal health or vacation; paid time off starts accruing day 1!
- Observed Holidays: 10 company observed holidays: New Years, Martin Luther King, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day.
- Employee Discounts across all of our product lines.
- Hit our Numbers Lunch: When we hit out monthly milestones, we all celebrate!
- Tuition Scholarships: Partnership with UMASS Global for 10%-20% off tuition for you and/or your family.
About Us:
It all started in a small warehouse in California with just three employees, a fax machine and a bell that rang out every time a chair came down the conveyor belt. Over 25 years later, we’re the #1 manufacturer of task chairs in the U.S. and continue to lead, innovate and disrupt across an array of industries.
We are proud to be a part of Exemplis and its growing family of brands, which includes
Timbuk2, X-Chair, Mavix, HealthyBack, Edloe Finch, and Albany Park.
Exemplis has headquarters, offices and retail stores across the U.S. (plus a variety of flexible work opportunities). Learn more and apply today.
Exemplis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our company adheres to the equal employment opportunity guidelines set forth by federal, state, and local laws. Read our full statement on our careers page.