Sectional Creeler Operator – 2nd/3rd Shift Premium

VALDESE WEAVERS LLC; Valdese (NC); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium

Attendance bonus

Employee-owned (ESOP)

Job summary

Valdese Weavers, a long‑standing ESOP textile producer in the United States, seeks a skilled yarn creeler for the warper. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and teamwork in a high‑volume mill.

You will creel and maintain warper yarn, assist with creel changes, and learn color patterns while supporting ongoing production. A shift premium applies to 2nd/3rd shifts, plus attendance bonuses; overtime is required as scheduled.

Qualifications

• Basic reading, writing, and math skills.
• Must meet all pre-employment qualifications.
• Manual dexterity required.
• Ability to tie a weaver’s knot.
• Ability to climb, reach, and bend.

Responsibilities

• Creel yarn for the warper.
• Keep cones tied in warper creel.
• Assist warper tender in creel changes.
• Learn the patterns and positions to hang when running multiple colors.
• Adjust arbors as needed.
• Sweep when needed – at least three times per shift.
• Open yarn cases and break down boxes.
• Take out empty cones and trash once per shift.
• Learn to operate the warper and relieve the warper tender for breaks.
• Cut off beams.
• Help warper tender bring ends up to relays.
• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.
• Work scheduled overtime.
• Follow safety guidelines and report injuries.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Weaver’s knot

Basic reading, writing, math

Climb, reach, bend

Job description

Valdese Weavers, a long‑standing ESOP textile producer in the United States, seeks a skilled yarn creeler for the warper. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and teamwork in a high‑volume mill.

You will creel and maintain warper yarn, assist with creel changes, and learn color patterns while supporting ongoing production. A shift premium applies to 2nd/3rd shifts, plus attendance bonuses; overtime is required as scheduled.