Weft Technician

Milliken & Company; Cheraw (SC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Milliken & Company in Cheraw, SC is seeking a production operator to set up and maintain textile machinery on the 2nd shift (4:00pm - 12:00am). The role involves changing patterns, mounting warps, and assisting with knit sample styles as needed.

Candidate should have experience with weft processes, good vision for quality, and the ability to follow supervisor instructions. This is a hands-on position with safety responsibilities and routine preventive maintenance.

Qualifications

• Weft experience required.
• Good vision for quality checks.
• Able to work from ladders/heights.
• Solid math skills for measurements and tolerances.
• Receives specific instructions from supervisor or lead technician.

Responsibilities

• Set up and style change machines.
• Hang warps in machine, sley and thread guide bars.
• Change and time pattern wheels; build pattern chains.
• Assist operator run machine parts in production as required.
• Operate needles, closures, start up and knit sample styles as necessary.
• Tape beams in and out; perform major mechanical repairs or overhauls as directed.
• Clean and grease machines; perform routine PMs weekly.

Skills

Weft experience

Good Vision

Climb ladders/heights

Math skills

Ability to take direction

Job description

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow's breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance 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.

Summary

Set up and style change m/c, hang warps in m/c, sley and thread guide bars, change and time pattern wheels, build, pattern chains. Help operator run m/c parts in production as required. Needles, closures, start up and knit sample styles as necessary. Tape beams in and out as necessary, do major mechanical repairs or overhauls as directed. Clean and grease m/c. Perform routine PM's weekly. This position is located at the Highland Plant in Cheraw, South Carolina. This is a 2nd shift position from 4:00pm - 12:00am.

Special Qualifications

• Must have Weft experience.
• Good Vision.
• Work from Ladder/heights.
• Good Math Skills.
• Receive specific instruction from Supervisor or Lead Technician.
• Responsible for good housekeeping and safety.
• Daily inspections of all cloth and machines to help prevent running of possible defects and off quality.
• Inform Supervisor of any machine-related problem, yarn problem or machine condition that requires attention.
• Communicate with fixer or supervisor from previous and next shifts about status of machine or yarn problems which require attention.
• Will perform any other duties as directed by Supervisor or Head Technician.

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.

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