Embroidery Finisher for Peak

Our Vision: Empowering people with long-lasting, high-quality sportswear helps them succeed in their own lives, and makes them proud to be a part of something bigger than themselves. 

Our Mission: Our objective is to be the world's best sportswear supplier for retailers, companies, and teams. 

Our Location: Our Seattle Fulfillment Center (SFC) is located in the heart of the Ikea Commercial District where we have 200,000 square feet of state of the art production and inventory.   We maximize our facility with two shifts of production, five days per week.  We enjoy a culturally diverse workforce and promote team orientated solutions to delight our customers.

Our Peak Finishers are temporary positions until December 31, 2025.  Peak Finishers are responsible for all functions necessary to prepare garments that have been embellished to ship to the customer. 

Peak Finishers are eligible for Paid Sick Leave accrual, Incentive up to $4.00/hour in addition to Peak Bonuses and overtime.

Essential Functions

• Trim backing from logo
• Steam hoop marks from garments and remove Solvy, if necessary
• Inspect each logo on a garment to assure the location is accurate, trimming of the backing has been done correctly, steaming is complete, excess threads are trimmed, and any repair of the embroidery or garment has been finished.
• Fold and package garments.
• Follows work standard for all steps in the process to assure the most efficient way to steam, inspect, fold, or bag.
• Ability to learn all of the above functions within a designated period of time.

 Expectations/Competencies:

1. Standards of Conduct

1. Follows standards of conduct to trim & finish in a professional, respectful and harassment free environment for all staff.
2. Works safely to avoid injury to self or others and avoid damage to equipment.
1. Working Relationships
   1. Will work as a team to produce quality logos according to customer’s specifications.
   2. Offers help to co-workers when problems arise or when extra help is needed in their area.
2. Communication
   1. Proactively communicates with supervisor to advise of working hours changes/requests to ensure that the team will be properly staffed to meet productivity demands.
   2. Discuss order issues with supervisor when questions arise to properly process the customer’s order.
   3. Clearly and concisely communicate with co-workers to understand order requirements.
3. Accountability
   1. Takes responsibility for your own actions, performance and results.
4. Problem Solving
   1. Learns from correcting errors to avoid issues in the future.
   2. Offers suggestions for process improvement.
5. Quality 
   1. Performs work to ensure that C&B quality standards are successfully met.  

1. Our customers expect top quality so maximum care must be exercised to assure that all products meet C&B standards.

1. Immediately notifies supervisor when there is product not meeting C&B quality standards.
1. Productivity
   1. Perform daily tasks and assignments efficiently and effectively to meet the production schedule and shipping deadlines.
   2. Each associate impacts the team incentive by meeting productivity standards.
   3. Understands the importance of “rush” orders and prioritizes them to meet our shipping deadline.
2. Dependability
   1. Adheres to the attendance standards to ensure that scheduled production may be accomplished on time.
   2. Proactively notifies supervisor of requests for time off to ensure enough notice for the approval process to take place.
   3. Is able to work the standard shift’s hours and days.
3. Technical Skills
   1. Appropriately and proficiently use the finishing equipment i.e. scissors, folders, steamers, baggers, and tape guns to avoid damage to the product.

Minimum Requirements:

• Skills/knowledge
  • Good manual dexterity.
  • Ability to perform very close detail work.
  • Perform tasks and assignments, as well as collaborate within a team.
  • Teachable.         Willing to follow direction and learn work steps and standards.
  • Ability to understand paperwork.

• Education
  • High school diploma or GED preferred or equivalent experience

• Preferred Experience
  • Sewing
  • Small assembly
  • Packing/shipping
  • Production environment

• Physical
  • Good hand/eye coordination required for 90% of tasks.
  • Proficiently and efficiently performs all manual tasks and functions as trained
  • Perform assigned tasks in an environment with production floor embroidery machine noise.
  • Demonstrated ability to lift or push carts up to 30 pounds.
  • Available to work additional hours as necessary and required to meet productivity demands.
  • Ability to stand on feet all day on concrete flooring.
  • Able to work in a warehouse environment that is cold in the winter and hot in the summer.

Our Workplace: Employees shall work in a non-hostile work environment.  That is, the employee is expected not to engage in any activity that unreasonably interferes with performance of any other employee, such as sexual harassment, unlawful discrimination or any other behavior that unduly demeans or intimidates another employee.

Cutter & Buck is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act*), or any other legally protected status, with respect to employment opportunities.  E-Verify: We verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment post-offer substance abuse testing, complete post-offer background check are required for all positions.  A clear driving record may be required for Safety Sensitive and Sales positions. 

Cutter & Buck, Inc. is a socially responsible company.