Full Time Sewing Jobs in Indiana (NOW HIRING)

Overview
Who We Are:
Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.
Why We are Different:
At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.
What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:
The position of a sewer is to join, support, or decorate textile and fabric materials. Sewers mainly work with sewing machines that run faster and are heavier than tradition machines used in homes. This position involves working with various types of sewing machines.
Essential Functions:

1. Ability to work on sewing machines in a manufacturing environment.
2. Responsible for selecting all the equipment needed for the sewing process, which includes setting up the machine and its peripherals, and using the tools correctly. Tool needed to perform this include scissors, knives, fasteners, screwdrivers, stiffeners, templates and measuring devices.
3. Responsible for monitoring machine operation, which can include fixing attachments such as needles, threads, pattern plates, or cutting blades.
4. Ensuring that textile parts are in correct sequences and confirming that the color lots and textile patterns match.

Other Key Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Responsible for inspecting the product after it has been rendered.
2. Keeping record of orders processed
3. Setting apart defective or low-quality garments for correction or disposal.
4. Consistently keeping eye for quality defects.
5. Perform all other responsibilities as may be assigned by management.

Working Conditions:

• Primarily working indoors, manufacturing environment.
• May sit, stand, bend, climb, lift, or walk for several hours at a time.
• Repetitive use of hands to operate sewing machines.
• May be exposed to dust, fumes, gases, noises, cold, and wet.

Qualifications:
Level 1 Sewer

• Little to no sewing experience
• Can learn the basics of sewing within 2-3 weeks
• After short training period, can produce basic and repetitive SKUs with good quality

Competencies:

1. Organizational skills
2. Interpersonal skills
3. Initiative
4. Hand dexterity
5. Tension accuracy and adjustments.
6. Comprehension on utilizing a bobbin alarm.

Supervisory Responsibility:
This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities upon hiring.
Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While preforming the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to manually loft and stack product that ranges from five to sixty-five pounds. Must be capable of sitting, standing, bending, climbing, lifting, or walking got extended periods of time. The work element is in a temperature-controlled environment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time hourly position, and hours/days worked are decided by production and your reporting manager. Must be able to work additional hours and up to seven days a week, as needed
Travel:
No travel is required for this position.
Preferred Education and Experience:

• Previous sewing experience is preferred but not required.
• Manufacturing/industry experience.
• Highschool diploma/GED is preferred but not required.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Other Duties:Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement
Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.
Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
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