Outdoor Gear Craftpersons / Sewers

Job Description

Mountain Laurel Designs Builds Backpacking Gear

FULL TIME PERMANENT $17p/h Start

Outdoor Gear Craftpersons / Sewers

SEE BELOW FOR HOW TO APPLY

Qualifications

If you are good with your hands, a quick learner and have great attention to detail, you may be well qualified to apply.

-No sewing experience required!

-Ability to sit, stand and use your body/arms/hands to create great gear throughout the day.

-Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.

-Can work without external distractions from personal screens or devices.

-Good at adjusting to changing production tasks and the different gear to be built.

-Hardworking and self-motivated; must be able to work in a fast pace environment with accuracy and confidence.

-Be a good team player with a positive attitude and add to the overall positive workplace experience.

-Those with previous work experience in a fast-paced production type environment tend to do well.

HS Graduate or equivalent minimum education required.

The Work

Employees will learn to build, sew and assemble the range of gear we design and sell.

-About 70% of the workday is sitting and sewing using industrial sewing machines like single , double needle and bartacker machines.

-About 30% of the workday is standing and moving around to prepare, cut fabric, make reinforcements and assemble gear.

-Most items are made start to finish by one person. We are not a sweatshop assembly line.

-Maintain a clean, efficient, and safe workspace.

Pay and Benefits

-Staring Pay at $17 per hour. (10-25% above competitors in our region and industry.)

-Option to work from 34hrs p/w to 40hrs p/w on a 4 day X 32hrs work week or 4.5 day X 40hrs work week.

-Summer and Winter cash bonuses based on productivity and total time in job. Bonus average ranges from 3% to 9% of base pay, but no set limit for outstanding production and contribution.

-Paychecks every week.

-Health Care cost assistance program for employee after 60 days.

-Paid training. No sewing experience needed.

-6 Paid Holidays per year.

-2 Weeks Paid Vacation per year. Accrual begins 60 days after hiring.

-Two paid 15min breaks per day.

-30 min lunch break

-No Weekend Work.

-No Overtime required.

-Flexible paid sick time policy.

About Mountain Laurel Designs

Mountain Laurel Designs has a small and very diversified work staff and is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate our employees' differences, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are an EOE employer.

-MLD was founded in 2002. We are one of the original small handful of Ultralight gear companies that started between 1998 and 2003.

-MLD was the very first company to build DCF backpacks and other DCF types of outdoor gear now built by hundreds of companies. We are the oldest company to offer DCF tarps and shelters. We help pioneer ultralight small pyramid based shelter design.

-We can see about 30mi of the Appalachian Trail from our windows including the famous Tinker Cliffs and McAfee’s Knob.

-We operate out of a 17,000 sq/ft building very near downtown Roanoke. Easy commuting to almost everywhere in the city or county. Most workers commutes are under 10 minutes.

-Note that we are a 100% smoke free workplace.

HOW TO APPLY

-Visit our website at mountainlaureldesigns.com to see the type and range of gear we build.

-Email a full work resume that includes all dates of work.

-Include a short letter of introduction about yourself and why you may want to join our team and email it to:

Ron Bell

mountainlaureldesigns

About Roanoke VA

Roanoke is a great outdoor city right in the middle of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

-Roanoke in Virginia's Blue Ridge is a winner of the Blue Ridge Outdoors Top Adventure Towns contest!

-The Appalachian Trail passes on one side and the Blue Ridge Parkway on the other.

-With an MSA size of over 325,000 people, it’s the perfect size to be large enough for a lot of great infrastructure while being small enough to avoid many bigger city problems.

-Hundreds of miles of hiking and biking trails surround us. River to kayaks. Lakes to fish and swim.

-We have the only Silver Level mountain bike trail system on the East Coast. Nearby ski areas and unique outdoor areas all around.

-We are within a 4hr drive of many major cities and world class climbing and adventure mountains options.

-Roanoke is in a geographical pocket with mountains on three sides that will limit and significantly delay many of the negative effects of global warming. The weather here is a pleasant four seasons without harsh highs or lows. Significant weather events are rare to none. Serious wildfire potential in near zero. Earthquake potential to cause any damage is near zero.

-As an outdoor city with ever expanding greenways, Roanoke keeps getting better and better!

-Cost of living in Roanoke is moderate.