Knitter

Beverly Knits; Gastonia (NC); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Beverly Knits in Gastonia, NC, is seeking skilled Knitters to operate circular knitting machines and produce fabrics for diverse markets. You will manage yarn creels, thread, and machine setup while maintaining quality and safety standards.

Collaborate with maintenance and supervisors to deliver high-quality fabrics across intimate apparel, active wear, outdoor products and more. A positive, proactive team player helps us stay a market leader.

Qualifications

• Fast worker with high attention to detail.
• Self-starter who takes initiative.
• Loves to multi-task.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Resourceful and energetic.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Warm, friendly, approachable demeanor.
• Desire to delight customers.
• Team-oriented and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure proper supply yarn on creels and keep machines clean.
• Knit first roll after style/lot change and hold for quality check.
• Visually inspect machine and fabric for defects.
• Complete knitting tickets with defects noted.
• Be punctual and coordinate with break partner.
• Follow break schedule and assist others as needed.
• Maintain high housekeeping for quality fabrics.
• Seek continuous improvements to stay market leader.
• Be enthusiastic and a positive, supportive team member.

Skills

Fast worker

Attention to detail

Self-starter

Multi-tasking

Active listener

Resourceful

Energetic

Problem solving

Customer focus

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: MAIN - Gastonia, NC 28052

Position Type: Full Time

Job Category: Manufacturing

Beverly Knits designs and develops fabric for all markets, including intimate apparel, active wear, outdoor products, mattress and bedding, automotive, industrial, and medical. We also produce fire-retardant products for apparel, bedding and industrial end uses. Beverly Knits is one of the largest circular knitters in the U.S. and has created industry-leading solutions for some of the world’s greatest brands of performance wear, athletic footwear, and intimate apparel. The ability to innovate and respond quickly to changing demands has been a hallmark of Beverly Knits since its founding.

Knitters are responsible for operating multiple circular knitting machines to create fabrics to be used for various markets, including intimate apparel, active wear, outdoor products, mattress and bedding, automotive, industrial, and medical. Though they work mostly independently, Knitters partner closely with BKI’s maintenance, supervisors and other team members to develop high quality fabrics, free from defects to delight our customers.

What You'll Do

• Assure the proper supply yarn is on creels; assure the machine and creels are clean and threaded correctly.
• Following style change (or lot change with dyed yarns), knit the first roll and hold machine until quality check in inspection is confirmed okay.
• Continuously visually check machine and fabric for defects.
• Fill out knitting tickets properly and completely which includes defects on tickets.
• Be on the job on time, making the shift break effective with the leaving shift knitter(s).
• Adhere to break schedule and assure your break partner can handle the task effectively.
• Maintaining high levels of housekeeping is essential to the efficient production of high-quality knit fabrics.
• Seek continuous improvements, allowing Beverly Knits to continue to be a market leader so that future jobs are assured.
• Be enthusiastic about creating exceptional products for our customers and be a positive, motivational team member.

QualificationsQualities we look for in an Employee

• You’re a fast worker
• You have high attention to detail
• You’re a self-starter and love to take initiative
• You love to multi-task
• You're a fantastic listener
• You’re resourceful
• You’re energetic
• You love problem solving
• You're warm, friendly, approachable, and have an innate desire to delight customers and help others

What’s required of you

• Physical ability to stand, walk and kneel on concrete floors, climb ladders, lift 20-pound cones, move 75-pound rolls and reach above head to stock creels, bend/stoop, pull materials and sufficient dexterity to thread machines and tie knots.
• Must be able to tolerate exposure to lint, chemicals and heat in summer months.
• Ability to read and write in English
• Must comply with all safety, quality and production requirements and instructions.