What does a clothing production (level 3) trainee do?
A clothing production (level 3) trainee is involved in: • working as a sewing machinist assembling pieces or the whole product, and finishing items by pressing and fitting • cutting and bundling pieces for production. Cutter May perform the following tasks: • arranges patterns for garments on a piece of cloth or marker paper, taking into account the direction of the weave, imperfections and shade of the cloth, and making sure that no material is wasted • marks around the master pattern on the piece of cloth or marker paper • positions the marked cloth or marker paper on top of multiple layers of cloth • cuts the cloth using shears, a hand-held electric cutter or computer-assisted cutting equipment • marks the position of features such as darts, pleats, tucks and pockets • bundles the cut work for makers. Material Handler May perform the following tasks: • checks that parts of garments are sorted according to style, size and colour before they go to the machinists to be sewn up • checks
