Sample Assistant (4X 10S)

Position Summary: The Sample/Design Assistant is responsible for supporting the operation of the Sample Department in an efficient and safe manner. Duties include sews, pinks and assembles packages, stocks shelves as required, ship and fills order as necessary.
Position responsibilities:

• Receives instructions from the Supervisor or predetermined priority list.
• Sews overlock on samples as required.
• Stock sample department shelves for active styles.
• Prints labels, checks for accuracy, affixes to sample.
• Types any special labels that cannot be printed on the printer.
• Places sample in storage for appropriate distribution.
• Receives orders from supervisor, pulls samples and prepares for shipment as necessary.
• Print and pull swatch order.
• Shipping as necessary.
• Swatch sheet maintenance as necessary.
• Cut and hang swatches for the design library when necessary.
• Pull swatches from library when spec’d when necessary.
• Handle ISPA samples, hangers and labeling samples.
• Cuts specialty samples (custom sizes) per customer’s request.
• Order all patterns needing to be replaced on sample department shelves.
• Make shelf labels for new patterns.
• Maintain all warehouse location inventory in sample department.
• Maintain the closeout shelves, pull off when patterns are completely shipped out.
• Delete patterns from AS400 when dropped.
• Order rolls that need to ship from sample from warehouse.
• Let Sample Supervisor know when patterns need to be rerun for shelves.
• Cut small rolls under 20 lbs when necessary.
• Pull swatches for sales from stacks that need to ship.
• Maintain sample roll inventory spreadsheet when necessary.
• Maintain hanging swatches for design room racks.
• Maintains good housekeeping in work area.
• Follows all safety procedures and policies and advises supervision of any unsafe conditions.
• Any other duties as requested by supervisor.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Proficiency in the operation and proper use of computer, label printer, cutter and cutting table, pinker, sewing machine, skids, hand trucks, pallet jack, scissors, tape, pencils, staple gun, labels, forms, rolls & samples of fabric.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong team player.
• Commitment to company values.

Education requirements:

• HSD / GED