Job Description:

• 1) Inspects garments for defects in sewing, knitting, or finishing: Spreads garment on table or draws garment over inspection form.

• 2) Scans garment to detect defects, such as faulty seaming, incorrect sleeve or collar setting, misaligned fasteners or trim, and variations in color of fabric.

• 3) Examines fabric for mispicks, slubs, runs, dropped stitches, holes, or stains.

• 4) Marks defects, using chalk, thread, tags, tape, or pins.

• 5) Measures garment at designated places, using tape measure or following markings on table, to determine that garments conform to standard size.

• 6) Trims excess material and thread ends from garment, using scissors, or tends trimming machine to remove excess material and loose threads.

• 7) May inspect surgical garments and appliances, such as belts, hosiery, or knee and ankle braces, and be designated Inspector.

• 8) May examine cut garment parts to detect inaccuracies in cutting and be designated Cutting Inspector.

• 9) May be designated according to production stage as Finished-Garment Inspector; Greige-Goods Inspector; Seconds Inspector.