Sewing Jobs & Careers in Southeast Ohio

Work that means something, close to home

Hocking Hills Garment Center is growing. Our current expansion, backed by a JobsOhio Small Business Grant, is creating 20 new jobs in Buchtel, and our goal is to keep training new sewists every year as the factory grows toward a 50-person team.

This isn't gig work and it isn't a warehouse. It's a skilled trade in a small factory where you'll know everyone's name, see the products you make leave the building, and learn from experienced garment professionals.

How hiring works here

• You don't need sewing experience. Our paid industrial sewing training program takes motivated beginners from zero to certified production sewist in a matter of weeks.
• Training is paid. You earn a wage while you learn, and certified sewists earn more when they join the production line.
• There's a credentialed path. Our apprenticeship partnership with Hocking College means your skills come with recognized credentials, not just experience.

Who thrives at HHGC

• People who like working with their hands and seeing finished results.
• Quilters, crafters, and home sewists ready to go professional.
• Career changers who want a trade, not a treadmill.
• Neighbors from Buchtel, Nelsonville, Athens, Glouster, Logan, and the surrounding hills.

What the work is like

We run one-piece-flow production, so you're not doing one numbing operation eight hours a day. Sewists build complete garments, rotate operations, learn new machines, and take personal ownership of quality. The factory floor is a repurposed historic church: high ceilings, natural light, and music on the line.

How to apply

Email us at betsy@ohiohhgc.com with a few sentences about yourself, no formal résumé required, or call 718-666-6744, or stop by the factory at 17645 Bank Street in Buchtel. We'd rather meet you than read about you.