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Sewing Machine Maintenance Technician

Keeps lockstitch, overlock, flatlock and special machines running, set correctly and safe.

Level
Entry level
Works in
Sewing floor, maintenance workshop
Department
Maintenance & machine technology
Directory organisations in
Bangladesh, Germany, Japan
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The daily work

  • Set thread tension, feed, timing, needle and attachment for the running style.
  • Respond to breakdowns fast and log the cause, not just the fix.
  • Run preventive maintenance schedules and keep the spare parts list honest.
  • Support needle control policy and record every broken needle.
  • Set up new machines and attachments at style change-over.

Skills employers screen for

  • Mechanical setting of lockstitch, overlock, flatlock and fusing equipment
  • Needle, thread and stitch-formation understanding
  • Preventive maintenance planning
  • Electrical and pneumatic safety awareness

Qualification

Technical/vocational mechanical training plus machine-specific training. Machine and needle manufacturers publish deep free technical libraries used by working technicians.

How to get in

  1. 1.Learn stitch formation before you learn the screws — the free machinery explainers cover it.
  2. 2.Use the manufacturers' public technical documentation; it is the real curriculum.
  3. 3.Apply as Maintenance Assistant, or into a machinery supplier as an application technician.

Organisations that employ this role

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