Shift: Thursday - Saturday, 6am-6pm

Purpose:   The Embroidery Tech is an Embroidery Department position with elevated responsibilities. The Tech must be able to perform each of the Embroidery Operator job requirements with an added responsibility of work facilitation and associate development. They will be responsible for the distribution of daily work to the embroidery machine operators and also setting up the embroidery machines for production runs. Additionally, the Embroidery Tech may be utilized to train new hires, upskill and reboot existing associates, and, on a daily basis, lead associates to achieve the highest level of efficiency and quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delegate embroidery work to machines based on application process, graphics, run sizes, and both machine and operator capabilities.
• Work with embroidery leadership to prioritize work-flow based manufacturing date and rush call outs.
• Utilize art database to research and download digital art files. Print correct color copies and cross-reference to grid details.
• Upload art files to the embroidery machine control panel and set the correct graphic orientation and machine speeds to adidas standards.  
• Move physical work and grids from the embroidery staging area to the press, ensuring MARC location scans are performed.
• Thread color verification and proper spool to needle loading.
• Re-label and properly store thread spools.
• Identify and communicate any art, placement, or garment issues to Embroidery Leads to prevent unnecessary defects.
• Identify any machine issues to Maintenance and Embroidery Leads that would impair good quality or reduce the machine and operators’ ability to maximize allotted heads and run speeds.
• Troubleshoot before and during runs, paying attention to work coming off the machine to identify and correct any issues as soon as possible, minimizing machine and individual machine head downtime.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and display a sense of pace and urgency to all other associates.
• Train associates, as needed/requested.
• Operate a machine, as needed/requested.

Key Relationships:

• Art Digitizer(s)
• MFG QC
• Maintenance
• Embroidery Operators
• Embroidery Leads

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Embroidery Operator experience mandatory.
• Must demonstrate leadership skills and live the adidas core values of courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity, and respect

• Ability to communicate well and in a professional manner.
• Ability to lead small teams in fast paced environment and work under pressure.
• Math and analytical skills.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 1 year previous applicable experience
• Required to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English. 
• Diversity and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best.  We embrace DIVERSE backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that REFLECTS our consumers and communities.