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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Repair tears, holes, and other defects in fabrics, such as draperies, linens, parachutes, and tents. | Measure and hem curtains, garments, and canvas coverings to size, using tape measures. | |||
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Operate sewing machines to restitch defective seams, sew up holes, or replace components of fabric articles. | ||||
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Spread out articles or materials and examine them for holes, tears, worn areas, and other defects. | ||||
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Stamp grommets into canvas, using mallets and punches or eyelet machines. | ||||
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Trim edges of cut or torn fabric, using scissors or knives, and stitch trimmed edges together. | ||||
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Patch holes, sew tears and ripped seams, or darn defects in items, using needles and thread or sewing machines. | ||||
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Check repaired and repacked survival equipment to ensure that it meets specifications. | ||||
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Sew labels and emblems onto articles for identification. | ||||
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Repair holes by weaving thread over them, using needles. | ||||
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Clean stains from fabric or garments, using spray guns and cleaning fluid. | ||||
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Sew fringe, tassels, and ruffles onto drapes and curtains, and buttons and trimming onto garments. | ||||
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Re-knit runs and replace broken threads, using latch needles. | ||||
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Replace defective shrouds, and splice connections between shrouds and harnesses, using hand tools. | ||||
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Pull knots to the wrong sides of garments, using hooks. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Fabric Menders, Except Garment
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
- Knowledges
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- Abilites
- Tools and Technology
- Education and Experience
- Alternate Job Titles
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Clerical | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. | |||
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Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Wrist-Finger Speed | The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
On-the-Job Training | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Awning Craftsman | |||
Awning Craftsperson | |||
Bag Repairer | |||
Canvas Repairer | |||
Curtain Mender | |||
Custom Marine Canvas Fabricator | |||
Fabric Awning Repairer | |||
Fabric Worker | |||
Hand Weaver | |||
Hand-Woven Carpet and Rug Mender | |||
Industrial Sewer | |||
Knit Goods Mender | |||
Mender | |||
Parachute Mender | |||
Parachute Repairer | |||
Perch Mender | |||
Sail Maker | |||
Sail Repair Person | |||
Sail Repairer | |||
Seamstress | |||
Seat Mender | |||
Sewer | |||
Sewing Machine Operator | |||
Tarp Repairer | |||
Umbrella Mender | |||
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