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.
- Use sewing guides and tension devices.
- Type of materials: Cotton or synthetic.
- Knits.
- Leather.
- Satin.
- Silk.
- Velvet.
- Equipment and machinery experience: Button holer or button sewer.
- Double needle machine.
- Feller, feed-off arm.
- Fusing machine.
- Hemmer or blindstitcher.
- Industrial sewing machine.
- Multi-needle machine.
- Piping or binding machine.
- Serger or overlock.
- Single needle machine.
- Tacker or bartack.
Sewing experience: Commercial.
Whole garment.
- Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is available.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Sitting.
- Weight handling: Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
Own tools/equipment: Tools.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Judgement.
- 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?.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Other benefits: Parking available.
- Support for newcomers and refugees: 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.) . Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
- Support for youths: 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 .