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Steel Grip, Inc. is located in Covington, IN with additional locations in Kingman, IN and Danville, IL. We are rewarding, supportive, creative and our goal is to manufacture personal protective clothing for our customers in a safe, clean and air conditioned work place which allows our employees to succeed.
Our work environment includes:
- Growth opportunities
- Wellness programs
- Casual work attire
- On-the-job training
- Company perks
- Safe work environment
This position will operate a Sewing Machine to join, gather, hem, reinforce, or decorate articles by performing the following duties.
Responsibilities:
- Places spool of thread on spindle of machine and draws thread through machine guides, tensions, and eye of needle.
- Inserts bobbin into shuttle and draws thread through slot in shuttle wall, or draws thread through guide and looper eye.
- Presses knee lever, depresses pedal, or moves hand lever to raise presser foot or spread feed cups.
- Positions parts to be joined under presser foot and needle and lowers presser foot.
- Starts, stops, and controls speed of machine with pedal or knee lever.
- Guides parts under needle following edges, seams, guides on machine bed or markings on part.
- Observes stitching to detect defects and notifies supervisor or Sewing Machine Repairer when defects are caused by machine malfunction.
- Selects sewing supplies such as binding, braid, cord, piping, tape, thread, or welt, according to specifications or color of material.
- Cuts excess thread or material.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must have consistent attendance and be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
