Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine job requirements
- Prepare to perform industrial sewing
- Receive and check work and determine any follow-up action
- Lay out work in sequence
- Prepare workstation according to workplace procedures, clean and check machine
- Set up and adjust machine, needles, attachments and/or parts, and identify and report or replace worn or faulty items
- Keep a record of operations
- Sew textile product
- Conduct sewing operations according to requirements to meet quality standards, speed of operations and workplace procedures
- Control machine speed and work handling according to the type of operations, fabrics and product type
- Check machine performance regularly and inspect finished work for signs of faulty operation
- Take required action to rectify faults according to workplace procedures
- Complete work
- Inspect sewn components or textile products, check finished pieces against quality standards, identify any faults and take appropriate action
- Record results of inspection and any action to correct or reject faulty work
- Take and keep a record of preventative action to avoid any recurrence of defective work
- Complete production records and packing slips
- Direct completed work to the next operation or packing section