Location: Austin, TX (In-Office required: Monday – Friday)

About Balfour & Co.

Balfour & Co. is one of the world’s leading Collegiate and High School commencement services companies, offering innovative, personalized products like class jewelry, yearbooks, regalia, school uniforms and photography. With brands such as Balfour®, GradImages®, ArtCarved®, and more, we’ve been helping students celebrate life’s most meaningful moments since 1913. Balfour has around 4,000 employees and operates in 3 countries.

Job Summary:

An Embroidery Employee is responsible for creating intricate and high-quality embroidery designs on various fabrics and materials. This role involves both hand and machine embroidery techniques to meet client specifications and ensure the final product meets quality standards.

Essential Job Functions:

· Understand the embroidery requirements and specifications.

· Use software programs to create or modify embroidery designs.

· Choose appropriate threads, fabrics, and needles based on design requirements.

· Set up and operate embroidery machines, ensuring they are correctly threaded and adjusted.

· Monitor machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunctions.

· Perform hand embroidery when necessary to achieve specific design details.

· Inspect completed work for defects and make necessary adjustments.

· Maintain and repair embroidery equipment to ensure smooth operation.

Education/Experience:

· High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).

· One year experience in textile industry

· 2 years sewing experience

· Strong knowledge of sewing machine operations

· Experience maintaining industrial sewing machines (Zig zag, straight stitch, post, and chenille machines)

Job Requirements:

· Able to stand throughout shift

· Ability to work safely, including but not limited to use of proper personal protective equipment, such as hard hats, safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and steel-toed safety shoes

· Able to tolerate exposure to hot and cold conditions, according to the season

· Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos

· Must be able to climb ladders

· Must be able to communicate thoughts and ideas effectively

· May be exposed to high noise areas