Embroidery Machine Operator
Basis Set Ventures (Basis Set) is an AI-native venture capital fund founded in 2017 that invests in early-stage AI companies, positioning itself as the first capital for founders. The firm backs startups across automated workflows, autonomy, intelligent collaboration, and scalable infrastructure, serving early-stage AI founders and startups as its typical clients.
About Basis Set Ventures
Basis Set Ventures is an AI-native venture fund founded in 2017, built on the science of minds and machines, that recently announced its $250M Fund IV. The firm positions itself as the first institutional capital for founders and provides hands-on, 24/7 'founder concierge' support, acting as its portfolio companies' first customer, sales rep, bug reporter, and recruiter. It invests in AI-first startups spanning categories such as automated workflows, autonomy, intelligent collaboration, and scalable infrastructure, with portfolio companies including Quince, Cusp, Path Robotics, OpenArt, Entire, Tigris Data, Mem0, Vizcom, Simular, and Sakana. Basis Set also publishes original research and perspectives on topics like trucking operations, global customs, maritime transport, real estate, agriculture, and AI agent infrastructure, and runs a Basis Set AI Fellows program for individuals to work on hard problems within the firm and its portfolio companies. Its typical clients are early-stage, AI-native startup founders across a range of industries including consumer, infrastructure, robotics, and enterprise software.
Skills
About the Role
You will join Quince's production facility as an Embroidery Machine Operator, working on the shop floor. You'll be assigned to a primary decoration method such as embroidery, debossing, heat transfer, screen printing, luggage printing, or seamstress/sewing work, trained on it, and responsible for consistently hitting output and quality targets. You'll set up, operate, and maintain your assigned equipment, run daily production, inspect finished pieces against job specs, and troubleshoot and resolve defects as they arise. You'll also log production data in real time, communicate issues to your Lead, and support finishing tasks like trimming, folding, tagging, bagging, and packing.
Requirements
- Experience in garment decoration, embroidery, apparel construction, or a related production environment strongly preferred – training available for candidates from other production or manufacturing backgrounds with transferable skills
- Strong attention to detail and an eye for quality – placement, registration, color, construction
- Ability to follow SOPs consistently and flag issues without being asked
- Reliable and able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends when needed
- Bilingual English / Spanish a plus
- Lifting up to 50 pounds
- Standing and walking throughout the entirety of your shift
- Ability to go up and down stairs, use of ladders throughout the day as needed
- Bending, twisting, or kneeling may be required throughout the day for lifting or maneuvering objects
- May be asked to work outside or travel to shoots off-site as needed
- Work in a production environment with machinery noise and variable temperature
Responsibilities
- Set up, operate, and maintain your assigned decoration equipment – embroidery, debossing, heat transfer, screen printing, luggage printing, seamstress / sewing, and others
- Run daily production against output and quality targets
- Inspect finished pieces against job specs before they move downstream – placement, registration, color, stitch count, and construction
- Identify and resolve defects immediately; escalate to your Lead when needed
- Execute job changeovers using setup sheets and decoration specs
- Perform pre-shift machine readiness checks and daily cleaning, lubrication, and preventive maintenance
- Handle first-level troubleshooting on your equipment
- Log output counts, defects, and downtime in the production system in real time
- Communicate material shortages, equipment issues, or quality problems to your Lead as they happen
- Support finishing work including trimming, folding, tagging, bagging, and packing as needed
Benefits
- Overtime opportunities available