hand cutter - Toronto, Canada - Uniform Garment (N.A.) Ltd.

    Uniform Garment (N.A.) Ltd.
    Uniform Garment (N.A.) Ltd. Toronto, Canada

    2 weeks ago

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    Description
    • Work Term: Permanent
    • Work Language: English
    • Hours: 40 to 44 hours per week
    • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
    • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
    • Work site environment

    • Noisy
    • Work setting

    • Clothing/textile manufacturing company
    • Tasks

    • Load and off-load machines
    • Notify supervisor or mechanic of equipment malfunctions
    • Operate and feed a variety of machines
    • Cut fabric or layers of fabric to specifications
    • Set up, maintain and make minor repairs to machinery
    • Cut fur skins according to specifications
    • Push carts, trucks or cans of fibres from one work area to another
    • Clean machines and immediate work areas
    • Investigate machine stoppages
    • Number pelts to indicate their place on pattern
    • Assist machine operators and other textile workers as required
    • Sort or match fur skins
    • Select leather and cutting dies
    • Position leather to maximize usage according to skin grain, skin flaws and skin stretch
    • Operate machine or manually fabricate leather products
    • Cut and prepare fabric, leather and fur samples
    • Adjust cutting technique to type of fabric and style of garment
    • Operate clicker or punch press to stretch leather
    • Adjust rotation and mixing action of vats according to state of pelts
    • Examine products for defects to ensure adherence to quality standards
    • Mix dyes or chemicals according to established formulae
    • Operate a variety of machines to bleach, dye, coat or finish fabric, thread, yarn or other textile products
    • Prepare solutions to clean, dehair, pickle, oil or tan hides and skins
    • Remove flesh and loose hair from hides and pelts
    • Shave hides to uniform thickness
    • Shear hides to specified length
    • Tint or dye furs
    • Type of yarn and fibre

    • Wool
    • Cotton
    • Fabric blends
    • Synthetic
    • Work conditions and physical capabilities

    • Repetitive tasks
    • Handling heavy loads
    • Physically demanding
    • Manual dexterity
    • Attention to detail
    • Hand-eye co-ordination
    • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
    • Ability to distinguish between colours
    • Fast-paced environment
    • Large workload
    • Personal suitability

    • Accurate
    • Initiative
    • Judgement
    • Organized
    • Team player
    • Dependability
    • Efficient interpersonal skills
    • Excellent oral communication
    • Reliability
    • Client focus