Machine operator, upholstery sewing

Sewing machine operators operate and monitor machines for sewing, repairing and mending textile and leather articles and for embroidering ornaments and appliqués on garments and other articles. They operate machines for making buttonholes and eyelets, sewing on buttons and finishing bindings and openings of garments.

• operating or tending sewing machines to perform garment-making operations such as joining, reinforcing, stitching and decorating garments or garment parts;
• attaching buttons, hooks, zips, fasteners or other accessories to fabrics using various attachments;
• operating semi-automatic sewing machines for embroidering fabrics;
• operating single- and double-needle machines for automatically joining, reinforcing or decorating textile and leather articles;
• operating sewing machines for producing garments and other articles of leather and fur;
• operating sewing machines for producing handbags, gloves or similar articles;
• monitoring machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, broken threads or mechanical faults;
• performing machine maintenance such as changing needles.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Machine operator, sewing
• Machine operator, embroidery sewing
• Machine operator, leather goods sewing
• Machine operator, hat sewing