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While you may know Staples as the world’s leading office supply company, Staples Promotional Products – a division of Staples – is a national leader in the promotional products industry. At Staples Promotional Products, we help customers build love for their brands with customized merchandise solutions. Whatever story they want to tell, connection they want to make, or goal they need to deliver, Staples Promo makes it easy to design promo experiences that create lasting impact. Join our winning team!  

In this role you will be converting artwork into a stitch file so it can be read by the embroidery machines and interpreted as different stitch types.

Pay Rate:  $20.00/Hourly

Shift Hours:  6:00am-3:15pm/Monday-Thursday and 6:00am-11:00am/Friday

What you’ll be doing:

• Plan and execute embroidery stitching from customer-approved art.  
• Utilize efficient stitch counts and correct color sequences to ensure close representation of customers’ art.  
• Send completed punch to the sample area to run.
• Perform quality inspection of punch from sample area to verify sample and check embroidery before sending to punch to the machines.
• Edit or modify existing punches for placements, thread color changes, or backgrounds per customer request for ID on new products.  
• Perform editing in a timely fashion to meet customer needs.
• Perform punch testing for new fabrics, non-stock products, and placements.  
• Evaluate test products and make recommendations on whether it will work for embroidery.  
• Recommend type of embroidery to use on new fabrics.
• Communicate with Sales and Art to ensure accurate representations of customer art.  
• Send and retrieve punches from Doodle or Affinity.
• Set up work for the laser room.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you bring to the table:

• Knowledge of Wilcom software
• Skills in troubleshooting and problem-solving
• Ability to read and comprehend work instructions.
• Ability to produce quality stitch files that meet customer art specifications.
• Good written and verbal communication skills

What’s needed- Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 6 months related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

We Offer:

• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
• Flexible PTO and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)
• Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more perks and benefits 

At Staples, “inclusion” is an action word. It represents what we do to ensure that all employees feel valued and supported to contribute to their fullest potential. When we operate inclusively, diversity naturally follows. This is why we work hard to foster an inclusive culture, as we seek employees with unique and varied perspectives and areas of expertise. The result is a better workplace and innovative thinking that helps us exceed our customers’ expectations -- through the power of the people behind our iconic brand.

Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.