Job Description:

• 1) Tends semiautomatic, short-cycle sewing machine that cuts and stitches buttonholes in garments: Positions garment or garment part under needle, starts machine that automatically stitches and cuts buttonhole, and cuts thread.

• 2) May adjust stitching and cutting mechanisms of machine to alter size of buttonholes.

• 3) May tend machine that cuts and stitches gimp-reinforced buttonholes in garments, such as coats or jackets, and be designated Gimp-Buttonhole-Machine Operator.