Hand cutter – fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
Effie Mathews costume designs
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Fabric products manufacturer
- Clothing/textile manufacturing company
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Load and off-load machines
- Number pelts to indicate their place on pattern
- Assist machine operators and other textile workers as required
- Cut and prepare fabric, leather and fur samples
- Adjust cutting technique to type of fabric and style of garment
Experience and specialization
Type of yarn and fibre
- Wool
- Cotton
- Fabric blends
- Synthetic
Equipment and machinery experience
- Electric fabric knives or cutters
- Manual fabric knives or cutters
- Electric cutting knives
- Manual cutting knives
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Handling heavy loads
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Weight handling
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Organized
- Reliability