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Sewing machine operator

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Bartack machinist Clothing machinist Computer stitcher Custom sewer Edging machine operator Fastener sewing machine operator Flat sewing machine operator Garment maker Hook and eye machine operator Joiner Pleating machine operator Serger machine operator Sewing machine operator Sewing machine tender Stitching machinist

Sewing machine operators tend specific sewing machines in the industrial production chain of wearing apparel. They perform operations such as joining, assembling, reinforcing, repairing, and altering of wearing apparel.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating or tending sewing machines to perform garment sewing operations, such as joining, reinforcing, seaming or decorating garments or garment parts;
(b) Attaching buttons, hooks, zippers, fasteners or other accessories to fabric, using feeding hoppers or clamp holders;
(c) Tending semiautomatic sewing machines with multiple-sewing heads controlled by pattern chain that embroiders various designs on garments;
(d) Operating machines, such as single or double needle sergers and flat-bed felling machines to automatically join, reinforce, or decorate material or articles;
(e) Operating fur sewing machines to join fur pelt strips to required size and shape and join pelts into garment sections or shells;
(f) Operating stitching machines to sew leather parts together for leather garments, handbags , gloves or similar items;
(g) Monitoring machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunctions;
(h) Performing equipment maintenance tasks such as replacing needles.

Knowledge

  • Textiles (clothes, footwear and leather)

Digital competencies

  • Fabricating garments and textile products
  • Operating machinery for the manufacture and treatment of textiles, fur and leather products
  • Evaluating systems, programmes, equipment and products
  • Planning events and programmes
  • Packaging objects

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.


Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Stationary plant and machine operators

Textile, fur and leather products machine operators

Sewing machine operators

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Sewing machine operators

281

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

49,30%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-12,19% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

89,32%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

11,03%

Part-time contracts

1,12% Turnover index

760

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-3%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Stationary plant and machine operators

68%

32%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Stationary plant and machine operators

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Textile, fur and leather products machine operators

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Sewing machine operators

No experience
7%
Less than 1 year
34%
Between 1 and 2 years
12%
Between 2 and 4 years
26%
Between 4 and 8 years
9%
More than 8 years
12%
Other service activities
28%
Manufacturing
20%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11%
Administrative and support service activities
11%
Education
11%
Others
19%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.