Heat Press Operator

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$500 at 90 Days & $500 at 180 Days

Job Summary -Ensure value-added services are applied to customer garments accurately, on time and in accordance with Galls, LLC quality standards. Set up, operate, and monitor heat press machines to apply transfers, vinyl, or other graphics to garments such as uniforms and other apparel. Perform VAS related function as business needs dictate including but not limited to garment prep, sewing, emblem application, embroidery, auditing, engraving, heat press application, garment cutting, or researching a product.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

• Ability to operate various machines including sewing, embroidery, engraving and heat-press.
• Ensure quality standards are achieved by thoroughly reading and executing a work instruction document (WID) to include correct product, size, quantity, color, service to be rendered and placement locations.
• Monitor machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, breaks in threat or machine malfunction.
• Execute all job tasks consistently by following established standard operating procedures.
• Identify and communicate delays or problems that might keep a specific job from being completed timely.
• Maintain daily production requirements.
• Audit finished value added service against order ticket to assure order is complete and accurate.
• Maintain clean and efficient work area.
• Follow preventative maintenance procedures.
• Comply with all safety standards for Production operation
• Maintain internal logs as required to include productivity logs
• Other tasks as needed to support business needs.

Qualifications include the following:

• High School Degree/Diploma or Equivalent
• Ability to read English and follow directions/complete order tickets
• Looking for candidates who have experience in a variety of VAS/Tailor-shop functions.
• Basic Computer Skills with ability to learn new software to include GQ (internal order management system)
• Good Manual Dexterity
• Attention to Detail
• Excellent hand-eye coordination.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and perform quality work under deadline pressure.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds for VAS. Must be able to sit or stand for the full shift as role dictates, and be able to execute frequent bending, twisting, reaching, lifting, carrying and squatting when completing production processes or moving product(s).
• Candidates understand that work is done in warehouse environment includes a non-climate-controlled setting, noise, machine operation and dust.

EOE/Disability/Vets