C Shift - Knit Inspector

Culp Jobs Board•Stokesdale, NC

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs inspection of knitted cloth, including flagging seams/splices, cutting defects out as required, roll-up and identification. The role requires general knowledge of inspection and proficiency in the operation and proper use of various inspection tools and equipment. The inspector is responsible for ensuring fabric meets quality standards, identifying and documenting defects, and maintaining a clean and safe work area.

Requirements

General knowledge of inspection.
Proficiency in the operation and proper use of inspection frame, scissors, yardage meter, hoist sewing machine, air hose, production tickets, printed barcode labels, tape measure, doff table, pens, brooms, dennison gun, masking, two-way and colored tapes.
Excellent communication skills.
Strong team player.
Commitment to company values.
Ability to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Performs inspection of knitted cloth.
Flags seams/splices.
Cuts defects out as required.
Rolls up and identifies fabric.
Uses dennison gun to start a new buggy of cloth as needed.
Pulls standards or production patch to use in grading and to insure correct identification and shade as necessary.
Inspects cloth according to specified standards, flagging seams/splices, and cutting defects as required to make first quality rolls of fabric.
Tapes fabric to tube and winds straight rolls without telescoping.
Doffs full tube and properly identifies with ticket.
Runs additional tickets as necessary.
On second quality rolls, cuts out 1 yard full width example of defect for daily quality meeting.
Flags for customer to identify as second quality.
Obtains swatch for lab from every lot of fabric, if not marked as “Testing Complete.”
Maintains good housekeeping in work area.
Follows all safety procedures and policies and advises supervision of any unsafe conditions.
Performs any other duties as requested by supervisor.