Part-Time Retail Embroidery Associate

FIGS is seeking a skilled Part-Time Suture Specialist (Embroidery Machine Operator) to manage the embroidery operations at our Tysons Community Hub. This role involves handling in-Hub embroidery orders, maintaining and cleaning machines, and ensuring the quality of finished garments. The ideal candidate can work independently, manage multiple projects within deadlines, and possess a solid understanding of various embroidery machines. This position reports directly to the Lead Embroidery Machine Operator and Store General Manager.
What You’ll Do:
Read, interpret, and complete embroidery orders accurately
Set up embroidery machines for each job, including design loading, thread selection, hooping, trimming, and packaging
Track and communicate order status with the retail team
Inspect merchandise against order specifications, perform adjustments or repairs as needed
Steam and prepare garments for customers.
Perform minor machine repairs, cleaning, and oiling to ensure optimal operation.
Keep the work area clean and organized
Manage supplies, storage, and assist with inventory checks
Assist the store manager and staff with non-embroidery tasks, such as sales, operations, and cafe support, as needed
Qualifications:
Availability to work weekends
Strong communication skills
Ability to handle physical and highly detail-oriented workload
Bilingual skills are beneficial but not required
Experience operating and troubleshooting embroidery machines (Barudan machine knowledge is a plus)
Experience with single-head embroidery machines
Ability to work independently and manage work orders
Proficiency in computer software for editing designs
All employees are expected to be available to work “Black Friday” (the day after US Thanksgiving) until the end of the holiday season, to be defined each year based in part on the time period guests are permitted to return holiday merchandise, on an annual basis
Other must haves:
Positive attitude
Proven work ethic and integrity
Ability to respond to short term deadlines
Detail and quality oriented
Desire to excel and grow with FIGS
100% awesome, like our scrubs
FIGS Compensation
Pay Range
This role's base hourly rate is between $16 and $18/hr. Actual hourly rate is determined based on a number of factors, including but not limited to your relevant skills, qualifications, and years of experience.
A little bit about us…
FIGS, Inc. is a founder-led, direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand that seeks to celebrate, empower and serve current and future generations of healthcare professionals. We redefine what scrubs are by creating technically advanced apparel and products that feature an unmatched combination of comfort, durability, function and style, all at an affordable price. With the largest DTC platform in healthcare apparel, we sell our products to a rapidly growing community of loyal customers. Through these customer relationships, FIGS has built a community and lifestyle around a profession, revolutionizing the large and fragmented healthcare apparel market and becoming the industry’s category-defining healthcare apparel and lifestyle brand.
Our Threads for Threads initiative is integral to our mission to improve the lives of healthcare professionals on a global scale. Founded alongside FIGS in 2013, Threads for Threads donates scrubs to healthcare professionals working in resource-poor countries around the world.
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