Employer: Port Townsend Shipwrights Co Op
Email Address: hr@ptshipwrights.com
Website: https://ptshipwrights.com/employment/
Position Title: Beginning Sailmaker
Compensation/Rate: $20-27/hour
Location: Port Townsend, WA
Position Summary:
Job Description: Sailmaker
Status: Non-exempt, full-time
Who We Are
The beginnings of the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-Op go back about 40 years. We are a full service boatyard with a talented crew, well-known for our traditional woodworking skills, from fine interior joinery on sail and motor yachts to major structural restoration on commercial fishing vessels. We design and install marine electronics and navigation systems, engines, propulsion, fuel and drive, heating, cooling, plumbing, steering, refrigeration and hydraulics, spars and rigging on steel, aluminum, fiberglass and wooden vessels. PTSC also specializes in new construction. Our business model is based on having cooperative owners manage our current staff of 40 plus employees, ensuring that each job has its own team of experts. In 2021, Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op acquired Carol Hasse’s sail loft, Port Townsend Sails.
What We Are Looking For
The Sailmaker is a valuable member of our experienced team of sailmakers and marine trade professionals. The typical tasks of a Sailmaker include preparing, selecting, measuring and cutting materials, sewing by hand and machine, and repairing existing sails. You will work in the sail loft of PT Sails at our facilities in the The Port Townsend Boatyard at the Port of Port Townsend.
Contributing to the success of the Sailmaker are attentive team work, detail orientation, speed, communication and collaboration skills, good eye-hand coordination, physical strength, mathematics including algebra and geometry, accuracy and patience, as well as comfort with manual and practical work.
What You Might Be Asked To Do
Prepare materials like creasing tapes, making sail ties, making labels
Practice sail making tasks like burning fabric, assembling patches, seaming samples, practicing sewing leathers, sewing rings
Remove and sew new covers, restitch seams, repair tears and conduct other sail repair tasks
Prepare materials for shipping, handle materials
Select and measure material, mark out and cut with scissors or power cutters
Sew on an industrial machine, and maintain said machines.
Install super rings, grommets, fasteners, and use hydraulic press, drill press, hack saw, hand held punches, mallet and stump
Hand sew portions of the sail using palm, needle and thread, awl, dremel and hot knife.
Survey and assess sails for potential repair work (for an advanced beginner)
Attend and be present in staff meetings
Other duties as assigned
Competencies We Value
Excellent eye-hand coordination
Accuracy, an eye for detail
Ability to complete tasks quickly and correctly
Patience
Comfort with manual and physically demanding and repetitive work
Strong communication and listening
Teamwork and collaboration skills
Basic math skills, including proficiency using rulers and measuring tapes
Efficiency and cleanliness, awareness of all jobs on the floor and space coordination
Orientation to safety
Interest in the marine trades and maritime industries
Knowledge of sailing terminology
What we Offer
For full-time employees we offer a competitive wage, medical insurance covered at 100% for the employee, long-term disability, and a generous HSA contribution. All employees are eligible for a 3% IRA match, paid sick time, and discretionary bonuses.
