Fixer

Shawmut Infinite LLC; Burlington, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Shawmut Infinite LLC in Burlington, NC seeks an experienced maintenance technician to service knitting machines. You will perform preventive maintenance, diagnose and repair machine stops and breakdowns, and implement style changes to keep production running smoothly.

Responsibilities include inspecting runners and guides, replacing worn parts, repairing oil leaks, and reading safety rules and procedures. A high school diploma or equivalent (or related training/experience) is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; or 20-26 weeks related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of both.
• Read and comprehend safety rules, operating procedures and instructions.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on knitting machines.
• Repair machine stops and breakdowns flagged by Operators.
• Make style changes.
• Check runners, tighten warp collars, and replace worn machine parts.
• Repair machine oil leaks and replace bad needles, sinkers, guides, sliders, and rollers.
• Inspect machines for fabric defects and excessive noise levels.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Machine repair

Troubleshooting

Quality checks

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

20-26 weeks related experience/training

Job description

Description

Perform preventive maintenance on knitting machines, repair machine stops and breakdowns flagged by Operators, and make style changes. Check runners, tighten warp collars, and keep bad end motors clean, replace worn machine parts, repair machine oil leaks, replace bad or broken needles, sinkers, guides, sliders, cover rollers, set guide bars, repair signal rollers, bad push rods/studs, selvage spreaders, and transmissions, replace bad guide bar slides/brackets, worn/frayed belts, bad boots/parts around boots. Change and time pattern wheels or chains, level guides, sinkers, needles and closing wires, set runners and take-ups, change ratios, check course counts, obtain samples, tighten warps, inspect machines for fabric defects, excessive noise levels, etc.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent; or 20-26 weeks related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of both.
• Read and comprehend most documents such as safety rules, operating procedures and instructions.