Finish Machine Material Handler - 3rd shift - $16.40 up to $18.02
About The Position
Valdese Weavers, a 100% employee-owned ESOP company, is a renowned and respected textile mill located in Valdese, NC. With over 100 years of experience, we manufacture residential and contract textiles, persevering through challenging economic times. We take tremendous pride in producing beautiful decorative fabrics that are seen all over the world. Valdese Weavers offers a positive, productive, and progressive environment, along with excellent benefits. This position is in the Finishing department and reports to the Department Manager/Supervisor. The primary responsibility is to apply the proper finish to cloth.
Requirements
- Basic reading, writing, and math skills.
- Medium lifting required.
- Ability to weigh and mix chemicals by percentages.
- Ability to use a computer for tracking of fabric by process.
Nice To Haves
- Tenter frame operating experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Apply the proper finish to cloth.
- Keep the blade free from strings or other foreign objects.
- Change waste latex and waste water barrels when full.
- Clean or replace scotchgard tips and filters when necessary.
- Check on scotchgard tips to make sure they are spraying correctly.
- Pin cloth correctly.
- Keep the foamer clean and the soap tank filled to the proper level.
- Flush out the latex pump, latex lines, scotchgard pump and lines at the end of the shift.
- Clean out the inside of the dryer daily and/or weekly as requested by the supervisor.
- Mix scotchgard formulas and keep tanks filled.
- Give relief breaks to the exit-end operator and coater operator.
- Recycle waste latex.
- Mix chemicals for the different wash processes.
- Clean areas around machines.
- Line up buggies of cloth for finish.
- Perform all duties in a safe manner following guidelines established by Valdese Weavers.
- Maintain 5 S Standards
- Report all job related injuries and safety hazards to the supervisor immediately.
- Actively participate in safety programs that identify, investigate, and correct safety hazards.
Benefits
- 100% employee-owned ESOP company
- Excellent benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
