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What this job is
A sail maker designs, constructs, and repairs sails for boats and yachts using specialised fabrics and sewing techniques. They work in workshops or maritime facilities, translating technical specifications and customer requirements into finished canvas products that meet performance and safety standards. The role combines precision measurement, pattern-making, and heavy-duty stitching to produce sails suitable for recreational, racing, or commercial vessels.
What this role asks for
- Assemble large dimension fabrics for outdoor usagecore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Customer Needs Assessmentcore
- Decorate textile articlescore
- Distinguish accessoriescore
- Distinguish fabricscore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Manufacture made-up fabrics for indoor usagecore
- Manufacturing of made-up textile articlescore
- Manufacturing of wearing apparelcore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Sew curtainscore
- Supplier Communicationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Managementcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Written Communicationcore
- 3D modelling
- 3D printing process
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Apply pre-stitching techniques
- Challenging issues in the textile industry
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Design warp knit fabrics
- Invoicing and Billing Administration
- Knitting machine technology
- Manufacture knitted textiles
- Manufacture weft knitted fabrics
- Negotiation
- Portfolio management in textile manufacturing
- Process Improvement Identification
- Purchase Order Processing
- Record Management
- Risk Identification
- Set-up weft knitting machines
- Sew pieces of fabric
- Toys and games industry
- Use textile technique for hand-made products
- Use warp knitting technologies