Support Associate

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POSITION TITLE / LOCATION

Kingsley Plant Weave Support Associate

POSITION REPORTS TO :

Production Manager or PI over Weave Support Operators

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Milliken Kingsley Plant is a world class air-jet weaving operation in Thomson, Georgia. We weave fabric for end products such as duct tape, medical tape, uniforms, military, home furnishings, and industrial products.

The Weave Support Associate supports the Weave Department by ensuring efficient material movement between filling yarn storage, weave machine and inspection. The support associate works closely with the team to ensure filling yarn inventory on loom is maintained at optimum levels and cloth rolls are doffed at the optimum length. The Weave Support Associate typically works on a rotating 8-hour shift.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform doffs. (Properly identify cloth rolls, remove cloth rolls from loom, and take to appropriate area in inspection. Obtain correct ticket and match to roll.)
• Clean weaving machines.
• Perform pullovers and doffs
• Doff Quality checks
• Cut catchcord waste
• Relief Weave
• Maintain doff trucks
• Haul filling yarn. (Properly identify and verify filling yarn. Then allocate correct amount to loom per instructions.)
• General housekeeping
• Maintain equipment and anything else as instructed by management.

JOB SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS - REQUIRED

MACHINES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / FREQUENCY, AMOUNT, OR DESCRIPTION

SHIFT REQUIREMENTS :

Shift schedule will depend on open positions at time of hire. Weekends and holidays are scheduled depending on business demands. The Weave Support Operator typically works on a rotating 8-hour shift.

PAY CLASSIFICATION :

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.

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.