Thomson, Ga Weaving 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

• Should be self-directed to the point of working with little to no supervision.
• Requires regular and predictable attendance on assigned rotating shift schedule. 
• Must be able to move around job for entire shift. 
• Knowledge of weave room policies and procedures.
• Completing daily team maintenance (DTM) activities.
• Auditing safety items in department.

 

SKILLS – REQUIRED   

• Good communication skills.
• Must be able to read and understand instructio