Cutting Room Operator

About the role

Under general supervision, sets up and operates various production fabric cutting machines. May spread/lay-out fabric material and perform cutting operations of varying degrees of complexity or design.

Responsibilities

• Sets up and performs varying degrees of fabric spreading operations, including machine fabric cutting operations as assigned and required by product line operations. May perform minor set-up and/or adjustments to cutting machines.
• Follows work operation procedures to ensure work and product quality; reports quality issues immediately to minimize rework and downtime.
• Trains and assists cutting room personnel with all required operations.
• Monitors inventories of raw materials and in-process materials to ensure adequate inventory to meet production schedules.
• Maintains a clean-as-you-go work process in the cutting room area.
• Performs routine equipment installation and maintenance of cutting tools and equipment.
• Adheres to and follows all safety procedures, including lock-out/tag-out, reporting safety concerns, using appropriate PPE, and following similar safety practices.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Three to six months of experience working in an industrial/business in material/fabric cutting.
• May require the use of measuring instruments and the ability to perform fabric layout and cutting machine operation and maintenance.