About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Work site environment: Noisy.
Tasks
- Perform minor repairs and adjustments to equipment.
- Operate machines to join sections of garments or other articles into finished products on a piece-work or production basis.
- Operate sewing machines or sew by hand.
- Set in sleeves, pockets, collars and other garment pieces.
- Type of materials: Cotton or synthetic.
- Knits.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Double needle machine.
- Industrial sewing machine.
- Single needle machine.
- Sewing experience: Commercial.
- Garment section work.
- Piecework.
- Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Physically demanding.
- Weight handling: Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
- Own tools/equipment: Tools.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Other benefits: Parking available.
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.).
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Does not require Canadian work experience.
- Support for youths: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Support for Indigenous people: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers . Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .