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Sewing Machine Operator

OFO Code: 715301

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
715301
Occupation
Sewing Machine Operator
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS
Unit group
7153 · Sewing Machine Operators

Official description
Sewing machine operators operate and monitor sewing machines to make, repair, darn and renovate textile, fur, synthetic or leather garments or embroider ornamental designs on garments or other materials. They operate button hole making and eyelet holing machines to cut holes, stitch around holes, stitch buttons and fix eyelets to garments.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Sewing Machine Attendant, Sewing Machinist

  • Operating stitching machines to sew leather parts together for leather garments, handbags, gloves
  • Operating or tending sewing machines to perform garment sewing operations, such as joining, reinforcing, seaming or decorating garments or garment parts
  • Operating machines, such as single or double needle serging and flat-bed felling machines, to automatically join, reinforce, or decorate material or articles
  • Performing equipment maintenance tasks such as replacing needles
  • Operating fur sewing machines to join fur pelt strips to required size and shape and join pelts into garment sections or shells
  • Tending semiautomatic sewing machines with multiple-sewing heads controlled by pattern chain that embroiders various designs on garments
  • Attaching buttons, hooks, zippers, fasteners, or other accessories to fabric, using feeding hoppers or clamp holders
  • Monitoring machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunctions

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