Sewing Machinist

About us

Aquaterro is an Australian owned, medium-sized company that has grown over 30 years under the same ownership, to become one of Australia's largest providers of individual equipment to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and police customers around Australia. Aquaterro employs 50+ people and has delivered over $150m worth of equipment to Defence and Law Enforcement in the last 5 years. Aquaterro is committed to technical capability, development and support for our customers and the products we provide. Aquaterro employs full time industrial design staff who are constantly working on new product design, and product development with our key manufacturing partners. Aquaterro has in-house Industrial 3D Printing capability, for customer and in house use, as well as Laser Cutting and Engraving, Industrial Sewing and Rapid Prototyping facilities.

Qualifications & experience

• Ability to operate industrial sewing machines.
• Minimum 1-2 years of industrial sewing machine experience required.
• Sewing and Garment Manufacturing Skills
• Basic/entry level garment manufacturing experience required.
• Ability to follow manufacturing processes
• Accuracy and thoroughness with attention to detail in all work undertaken
• Be able to work unsupervised and part of a team as required
• Punctual with reliable transportation
• Must be an Australian citizen with full work rights

Tasks & responsibilities

• Operating industrial lockstitch sewing machines to manufacture textile products.
• Ability to thread machine, insert needle and check tensions etc.
• Ability to read, write and understand simple instructions and short correspondence in English.
• Follow assembly instructions and Bill of Materials to produce finished textile products.
• Maintain Quality Control, and package completed textile products.
• Maintains work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and follow prescribed safety procedures.

Benefits

• The Aquaterro Technical Sewing Centre boasts modern industrial sewing machines including heavy duty JUKI walking foot sewing machines, bar tack machines, free arm machines, overlockers, cover stitch machines and an automated Pathfinder fabric cutter.
• Working with dedicated textile designers, pattern makers, construction specialists & subject matter experts to design & deliver product solutions.
• Ethical Clothing Australia Certified Business. (ECA Certified)