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What this job is
A sewing machinist operates industrial sewing machines in manufacturing settings to join, finish, or decorate fabric and textile materials according to specifications. The role involves repetitive precision stitching of garments, upholstery, footwear components, or technical textiles, working to quality standards and production targets set by supervisors or pattern specifications.
Pay
A$1,067 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Multitaskingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Process Improvement Identificationcore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Workflow Prioritisationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Active Listening
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Incident Reporting
- Inventory Tracking
- Process Documentation
- Stock Counting and Stocktake
- Verbal Communication