Team Lead- Sewer

Team Lead
- Sewer

Full Time

Fresno, CA, US

Salary Range: $23.00 To $23.00 Hourly

California PPE is an Independent Service Provider (ISP) supporting first responders through the cleaning, inspection, repair,

and management of firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE). Our work helps ensure customer gear is handled

accurately, safely, efficiently, and with the quality expected of a specialized PPE service operation.

The Team Lead
- Sewer is a working lead responsible for the day-to-day coordination, quality, and completion of sewing and

repair activities performed on firefighter PPE and related textile components. In addition to performing hands-on sewing

duties, this position serves as the primary shop-floor resource for sewing-related workflow, workmanship, training,

troubleshooting, and repair coordination. The Team Lead helps ensure approved repairs are completed accurately, efficiently,

safely, and according to Company procedures, customer requirements, manufacturer guidance, and established ISP

processes. This position reports to the Operations Manager and provides functional day-to-day direction within the sewing

area; hiring, termination, formal discipline, compensation, overtime approval, customer-pricing, and company-policy

decisions remain with management unless specifically delegated.

• Perform all core Sewer duties, including operation of industrial and domestic sewing machines, measuring, cutting, stitching, assembly, material handling, and repair of textile and PPE components.
• Take day-to-day ownership of the sewing and repair area, including work queue organization, repair flow, work-in-process, and completion priorities.
• Review approved work orders and repair instructions before work begins and help ensure each repair is completed to the documented scope and specification.
• Coordinate and prioritize sewing work among qualified team members based on workload, skill level, due dates, and direction from the Operations Manager.
• Monitor workmanship and perform in-process quality checks for seams, stitching, patches, closures, components, hardware, and other repairs before items move forward.
• Identify incomplete, incorrect, or questionable repair work and coordinate correction or rework before the item advances to final inspection.
• Serve as the first shop-floor resource for routine sewing questions, repair-method questions, material selection, machine setup, and troubleshooting.
• Coach and train sewing staff on Company procedures, workmanship expectations, safe machine operation, repair techniques, and efficient work practices.
• Support onboarding and cross-training of sewing employees and communicate training needs, recurring quality concerns, or performance concerns to the Operations Manager.
• Monitor sewing machines and related equipment for proper operation; perform permitted routine care and promptly report maintenance, repair, or safety needs.
• Maintain awareness of thread, hook-and-loop, snaps, zippers, hardware, patches, labels, repair materials, and other sewing supplies and communicate replenishment needs.
• Coordinate with Intake, Cleaning, Inspection, Final Inspection, and other shop functions to keep customer gear moving and resolve repair-related questions or missing information.
• Track sewing workload and status, identify bottlenecks or unusual delays, and provide timely updates to the Operations Manager.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe sewing area and protect customer property, tools, equipment, materials, and workin-process.
• Recommend practical workflow, quality, training, or process improvements to the Operations Manager.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or needed to support shop operations and customer requirements.

• Provide day-to-day task direction, coaching, technical guidance, and workflow coordination to sewing staff.
• Pause or hold work when quality, safety, documentation, or repair-method concerns must be resolved.
• Request correction or rework when workmanship does not meet established expectations.

California PPE | Fresno, California

• Support training, cross-training, and consistent application of approved sewing and repair procedures.
• Escalate serious, recurring, policy-related, customer, safety, or personnel matters to the Operations Manager.

• Demonstrated proficiency operating industrial sewing equipment in a manufacturing, textile, garment, repair, or similar environment.
• Strong working knowledge of garment/textile…