Company Overview

We Look Forward to Meeting You!

We know finding the right job that fits your life is important. If you're looking for a manufacturing role in a company that offers a diverse and inclusive work environment, stability, competitive wages, and growth opportunities, then Haworth is the place for you! Regardless of your skill level or background, we believe everyone can contribute to our company's success. We value our members and invest in their development and well-being to help them succeed.

In business for more than 70 years, Haworth is a family-owned, global leader in office furniture and architectural interiors. In addition to our heritage of innovative design and quality products, we are proud of our members who have contributed to our company's success and stability.

You're looking for a good job, and we're looking for good people. Let's meet!

Why Haworth? Find out here!

Here at Haworth, our Members enjoy the following benefits from their first day of employment:

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• 401K with company match
• 144 hours Paid Time Off Accrual by pay period
• Bonus opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• Opportunity for overtime (Paid at time and a half)

Job Overview

We are currently looking for a Sewer II - Conover to join our team in Conover.

Performs and has primary responsibility for operations of single and double needle, top stitch, boarder, and serge machines, including, but not limited to, complex set up, adjustments, and operation of various sewing machines. Ability to produce quality (as defined by Haworth quality standards) complex parts per blueprints, product orders, and engineering specifications, within tolerance. Performs necessary quality checks, practices machine preventive maintenance, and performs general utility work to meet work schedule.

Essential Functions

• Performs duties to ensure department and plant meet daily and weekly workload requirements.
• Performs inspections of incoming cut sets for quality, along with inspection of final product. Utilizes precision measuring instruments, such as ruler, and tape measure ensuring Haworth quality specifications are met.  May repair flaws in product by making small repairs by hand stitching on upholstery line, evaluate errors and present findings to the department supervisor.
• Performs set-up, adjustments and operation of various equipment, including all the following, single needle (flat stitch) machine, top stitch machine, zipper machine and double needle machines. 
• Follows all safety requirements and communicates any safety concerns. Participates with physical activities, engages in exercises to be more agile to move around.
• Maintains safety and cleanliness of work area by performing various housekeeping duties, including work center preventive maintenance.
• Frequently loads, unloads, pulls, and/or positions materials/parts, weighing up to 20 pounds, occasionally more (assistance given with heavier objects by work partner[s]), requiring bending, lifting, reaching, pulling, pushing, and/or twisting.
• Completes appropriate paperwork.
• Sews prototype pieces and complex / difficult upholstery pieces including leather and match patterns. 
• Monitors material usage and floor-stock to ensure inventory accuracy, reports discrepancies to appropriate parties, as needed by Supervisor.
• Performs daily adjustments to machines as necessary. Assists other members with adjustments as needed. Assists Maintenance with troubleshooting equipment problems and malfunction diagnostics to minimize machine downtime.
• Assists new members with training as necessary. 
• Leads continuous improvement projects.
• Demonstrates leadership abilities and displays Haworth values daily.
• Performs all duties as assigned to ensure department and plant meet daily and weekly production requirements. 
• Flexes work schedule as business demands; may work more than eight hours per day and/or forty hours per week, including weekends and/or holidays.
• Rotates through department work centers based on business need.
• Works overtime as needed.
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

Do you meet these qualifications?

EDUCATION

• High school graduate or equivalent (equivalent is defined as equivalent degree OR job-specific work experience OR combination of education and job-specific work experience; three years job-specific work experience equals one year of formal education).
• Up to twelve months' on-the-job training required.

WORK REQUIREMENTS and EXPERIENCE

• Four years' experience with operating industrial sewing machines.

ENVIRONMENTAL and PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Frequent exposure to dust, noise, solvent, heat, paint, and lubricants.
• Large machinery and equipment used in work area.
• Eye protection required; hearing protection may be required.
• Lifts material/product weighing up to 50 pounds, occasionally more, and/or moves material/product weighing various amounts (assistance given with heavier objects).
• Walks, bends, twists, turns, and lifts while performing functions of position.
• Constant mental and visual alertness required to avoid potential serious injury to self and others in work group.

Applicants must possess an unrestricted right to work in the US to be eligible for the position. required.

Ideally, you have also demonstrated the following:

• Ability to utilize precision measuring instruments.
• Ability to sew fabrics, vinyl, and leather for upholstered furniture.
• Ability to adhere to any documentation accompanying the work to be done i.e. specifications, specific instruction
• Ability to work as contributing member within team environment.
• Ability to frequently lift/move material weighing up to 50 pounds.

*Please be aware that applicants will only be considered for the shift they have selected as their available working hours.