Space Suit Sewing Technician : 356866

JobsRUs.com is seeking to hire a Space Suit Sewing Technician for our client in Houston, TX!

Benefits Available!

Pay Rate - $28.50/hr

Job Description
The Space Suit Sewing Technician will be responsible for fabrication, assembly and repair of soft-goods components and assemblies.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Sews materials by hand and/or sewing machine, to join, gather, reinforce, or decorate materials or fabricated articles.
Cuts materials, according to specifications, or cuts excess material or thread from finished product, using blade, scissors, or electric knife.
Examines and measures finished articles to verify conformance to standards.
Folds or fits together materials to prepare for machine sewing or hand sewing.
Monitors machine operation to detect problems, such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunction.
Mounts attachments, such as needles, and adjusts machine guides according to specifications.
Places spools of thread, cord, or other materials on spindles, inserts bobbin, and threads ends through machine guides and components.
Positions and marks patterns on materials to prepare for sewing.
Positions materials through feed rollers and guides, or positions and maneuvers under sewing machine presser foot and needle during operation.
Records amount of materials processed in production logs.
Removes finished materials from sewing machine.
Replaces needle and cleans/oils sewing machines to maintain equipment.
Responsible for the quality and accuracy of the product fabrication according to the fabrication instructions and/or drawing.
Uses specialized automatic or semi-automatic sewing equipment and other equipment as required to fabricate products.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Must be able to work all production shifts (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or weekends). Demonstrated communication and team collaboration skills. Candidate must have HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA or equivalent with minimum 5 years of related work experience.

Required Skills
- Proficient in the use and operation of the following industrial sewing machines, Straight Stitch (single and double needle), Walking Foot, Bartack, Buttonhole and 3 Thread Rolled Hem Serger.
- Proficient in reading soft-goods fabrication and assembly drawings.
- Proficient in the fabrication of soft-goods patterns.
- Ability to sew materials by hand and/or sewing machine, to join, gather, reinforce, or decorate materials or fabricated articles to very tight tolerances.
- Ability to cut materials, according to specifications, or cuts excess material or thread from finished product, using blade, scissors, or electric knife to very tight tolerances.
- Monitors machine operation to detect problems, such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunction.

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
The preferred candidate with have experience sewing on space flight programs and products.
10+ years of sewing experience in aerospace applications. #ZR