NOC 94132 — Industrial sewing machine operators

TEER 4 · Labour (on-the-job training) · Not eligible for Express Entry (CEC/FSWP)

Industrial sewing machine operators operate sewing machines to sew fabric, fur, leather or synthetic materials to produce or repair garments and other articles. They are employed in clothing, footwear, textile products, fur products and other manufacturing establishments and by furriers.

Main duties

Assemble pieces of garments by matching patterns and dye lots
Operate single, double or multi-needle serging, flat bed felling, banding and other sewing machines, to join sections of garments or other articles into finished products on a piece-work or production basis
Operate fur sewing machines to join fur pelt strips to required size and shape and join pelts into garment sections or shells
Operate stitching machines to sew leather parts together for leather garments, handbags, shoes and other leather articles
Operate serging machines to sew and overcast edges of material simultaneously
Operate tackers, pocketsetters, buttonhole makers and fusing, hemmer and other machines to perform various operations in the fabrication of garments and other articles
Examine garments and operate sewing machines, sergers and other machines to repair garments and other articles during the manufacturing process
Complete production reports
May perform minor maintenance and repairs on sewing machine.

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