Drawing Machine Operator 3rd

Milliken and Company; Mayodan (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Milliken and Company in Mayodan, NC is seeking a Drawing Operator 3rd to operate the drawing line with emphasis on safety, quality, and efficiency. You will manage non-conformities and report to the Production Manager, while adhering to plant policies and procedures.

The role requires standing long hours, color identification, creeling tasks, and moving cans. Shift is 11 PM–7 AM; the environment is noisy and hot. Milliken offers equal opportunity employment.

Qualifications

• Read and recognize color patterns relevant to production quality.
• Must be able to read and follow procedures and safety rules.
• Familiarity with common shop tools and PPE is preferred.
• Push/pull and lifting tasks as part of daily duties.

Responsibilities

• Follow all department safety rules
• Follow all company rules and regulations
• Standing and walking 10 to 11 hours per shift.
• Creeling sliver
• transporting full and empty cans
• identifiying band color
• identifies and responds to indicator lights
• Repair creel breaks

Skills

Read

Recognize all colors

Air Hose/broom

Push pull – lifting

Tools

Hand tools

Lift truck

Machine parts

Utility knife

Broom

Air hose

Job description

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Drawing Machine Operator 3rd

Date: Sep 11, 2026

Location: Mayodan, NC, US, 27027

Company: Milliken and Company

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leaderwhose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. Fromindustry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products thatenhance people’s lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken’s curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook , Instagram and LinkedIn .

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.

POSITION TITLE / LOCATION Drawing Operator Two Rivers

JOB CLASSIFICATION

The operator has the responsibility to identify any non-conformity in the Quality System as it relates to their area of responsibility and report it to the Production Manager, P.I. Department or ISO Management representative.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Operator ensures adherence to safety protocols, quality standards, and environmental responsibilities as outlined in company policies and procedures and plant specific policies. Handle non-conforming materials by correcting issues or notifying supervisor.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow all department safety rules
• Follow all company rules and regulations
• Standing and walking 10 to 11 hours per shift.
• Creeling sliver
• transporting full and empty cans
• identifiying band color
• identifies and responds to indicator lights
• Repair creel breaks

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Read
• Recognize all colors
• Air Hose/broom
• Push pull – lifting

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• dependable

MACHINES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

• Hand tools
• Lift truck
• Machine parts
• Utility knife
• broom
• Air hose

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT USED:

• Steel Toe Safety Shoes
• Safety Glasses
• Goggles
• N95 dust mask
• Cut resistant glove and sleeve

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS FREQUENCY, AMOUNT, OR DESCRIPTION

1. Standing: Standing/walking approx. 8 hrs. per day 95% ofday

• Sitting: Ability to sit down 10% of day
• Moving: Ability to move throughout plant 95% of day
• Lifting: up to 20 lbs. 25% of day
• Ascending/Descending: Ability to walk upstairs, climbing & using ladders 90% day
• Push/Pull/Reach: 40 to 50 lbs. force to push. 95% of day
• Bending: Ability to pick up objects from the floor 25% of day
• Visual Acuity: Read identification labels, complete required forms 100% of day

9. Cognitive: Alert. Able to make decisions, reason, and understand information. 100% of day

10. Pulmonary: Ability to work in cotton dust environment. Meet cotton pulmonary function requirements. 100% of day

WORK ENVIRONMENT/SAFETY-SENSITIVE POSITION

This job operates in a manufacturing facility. This position is a safety-sensitive position and regularly works around moving mechanical parts and powered industrial vehicles. Noise level is generally loud. Temperatures can be more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Humidity level can be more than 98% for 100% of day.

SHIFT/WORK HOURS

Shift schedule will depend on open positions at time of hire and will be communicated with new hire paperwork. Weekends and holidays are scheduled depending on business demands.

• Shift: 11 PM – 7 AM

PAY/PAY PROGRESSION

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.

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact [e-mail].