Headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Milliken & Company is a global, innovative, industrial diversified manufacturing company that has been exploring, discovering, and creating ways to enhance people's lives since 1865. With expertise across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical, floor covering, and performance materials, the company works around the world every day to add true value to people's lives, improve health and safety, and help make our world more sustainable. Milliken has long led the way for "knowledge-based" investment, employing over 100 PhDs, and has accumulated over 2,200 U.S. patents – and more than 5,000 patents worldwide. Milliken is widely acknowledged as an international leader in research technology, innovation, and customer service. With over 35 manufacturing facilities located in the U.S., U.K., Belgium, France, China, India, Mexico, and Australia, and other sales and service operations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, Milliken's more than 7,000 associates work to deliver innovations that do good for the world, create new experiences, and build for the future.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
essential functions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) Knowledge of all general plant safety rules & absolutes.
2) Operate equipment in a safe manner
3) Meet production goals set-out by department manager
4) Follow proper policies and procedures and job specifications set out by department and location
JOB SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
1) Knowledge of Weaver policies and procedures
2) Completing daily team maintenance (DTM) activities
3) Auditing safety items in department
4) Patrol assigned set of machines looking for stopped machines that are supposed to be in production
5) Operate water jet weave machinery by repairing end breaks and starting up mechanical failures
6) Walk backs of the machines. Complete light inspections on each machine twice per shift.
7) Identify and get cloth and machine defects corrected.
8) Creel in filling as needed.
SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
1) Ability to read, write, and follow directions
2) Ability to comprehend written and verbal instructions
3) Basic Math (add, subtract, multiply, divide)
4) Attention to Detail-thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task ensuring all aspects are reviewed.
5) Adaptability-adapts to changes in the work environment
6) Ability to identify and classify defects
7) Ability to properly draw in ends
MACHINES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:
1) Waterjet weaving machine 2) Reed hook 3) Scissors
4) Flashlight 5) Computer 6) Dye Resist Marker
7) Pouch 8) Filling Packs 9) BARCO
10) Ear Plugs and Muffs 11) Slip-Resistant Shoes 12) Reed Hook
13) Stop Card 14) Writing Utensil 15) Leno Hook
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: FREQUENCY, AMOUNT, OR DESCRIPTION
Standing: Approx. 11 hours/day spent monitoring and operating weave machines
Sitting: Break time (75 mins/day)
Moving: Continuous from machine to machine 11 hrs./day
Lifting: To locate filling packages to creel (1-18lbs.) 300 times/day.
Climbing: To reach walk boards on approximately 100 machines continuously/6 inches high.
Push/Pull/Reach: Reaching over harnesses to repair warp breaks. To get packages off filling trees. When working on back of machine to reduce mat up. Distance =3 feet.
Bending: To repair warp stops.
Visual Acuity: Must be able to see defects in fabric.
Other: Must comply with the Company rules, including but not limited to Safety, Attendance, and other job specifications.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This job operates in a manufacturing facility. This position regularly works around moving mechanical parts and powered industrial vehicles. Noise level is generally loud.
Milliken & Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $14.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
Supplemental Pay:
- Signing bonus
Application Question(s):
- Must be able to work 12 hour rotating shifts
Experience:
- Textile Machine Operators & Setters: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: One location