Embroidery Machine Operator

About the role

This is a senior, autonomous operator role. You will independently set up and operate multi-head commercial embroidery machines (Barudan), interpreting job specs and deciding set-up methods, hooping techniques, backing, thread, needle and tension for the fabric and design. You will load, position and adjust designs from digitised files, hoop and frame various garments including polos, caps, jackets, bags and high-vis items. You will diagnose and fix production faults during runs, conduct final quality inspection and sign-off against job spec, plan run order against the production schedule to hit deadlines, perform routine and preventative machine maintenance, show newer operators correct set-up and quality standards, record production against job dockets, and maintain a clean, safe work area per WHS procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Independently set up and operate multi-head commercial embroidery machines (Barudan)

• Interpret job specs and decide set-up: hooping method, backing, thread, needle, tension for the fabric and design

• Load, position and adjust designs from digitised files

• Hoop and frame polos, caps, jackets, bags, high-vis

• Diagnose and fix production faults during runs: thread breaks, tension, registration, puckering, misalignment

• Final quality inspection and sign-off against job spec

• Plan run order against the production schedule to hit deadlines

• Routine and preventative machine maintenance

• Show newer operators correct set-up and quality standards

• Record production against job dockets, raise issues early

About you

• 3+ years operating commercial multi-head embroidery machines

• Runs jobs start to finish with no supervision

• Reads job dockets, design specs and colour charts, and catches spec errors before running

• Sound judgement across a wide range of fabrics and garments

• Fixes machine faults without escalating

• Strong attention to detail and finish quality

• Reliable, punctual, owns deadlines

• Australian work rights

• Nice to have: Digitising software (Wilcom)

• Nice to have: Screen printing, DTF, heat transfer or sublimation experience

About us

Geared up Culcha, based in Seventeen Mile Rocks, Queensland.

Benefits

• Uniform and PPE provided

• On-site parking

• Stable ongoing work

• Training on our equipment and processes