Pendleton Textile Dye and Shade Technologist

Milliken and Company

About The Position

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.POSITION TITLE / LOCATION Dying and Shade Technologist/Milliken Pendleton Finishing Plant POSITION REPORTS TO: Milliken Pendleton Finishing Plant Process Improvement Leader POSITION OVERVIEW Milliken is seeking a highly motivated individual with experience in shade matching and textile dyeing and finishing, to lead the daily operation of a dye laboratory. The candidate will be a technical expert in dyeing and shade technologies including the life cycle process of color development, system integration, project implementation, and application of manufacturing processes. Duties will include, but not be limited too, subject matter expertise in troubleshooting, automation, installation, building cross-functional teams, best practicing sharing and will assist in overall shade expertise for the plant.

Requirements

BS degree in Engineering, Textile Technology, technical field, or AMP graduate with a minimum of 10+ years of hands-on manufacturing and color development experience with relevant textile color development experience.
Communication skills and ability to interface with all stakeholders in the manufacturing process including customers, sales & marketing group, and other development engineers to meet company and customer’s objectives and goals successfully and efficiently.
Proven leader that is highly motivated, self-driven, and open-minded individual who can accomplish tasks and projects in a limited supervision environment.
Experience with color measurement and color formulation systems.
In depth knowledge of Safety standards (ANSI/RIA15.06, OSHA).
Advanced proficiency in Dyeing & Color development technology and equipment
Communication skills – verbal, written, and group presentations
Ability to manage multiple projects and work in a fast-paced environment
Analytical/problem-solving skills
Leadership skills

Nice To Haves

Multi-functional leader that has served in technical manufacturing roles, with concentration in Dyeing and Finishing and project management
Knowledge of production quality metrics
Experience creating technical specifications for manufacturing processes
Experience transitioning products and processes from prototype to production
Exposure to a wide variety of color development techniques and troubleshooting methods in a manufacturing environment
Experience with Datacolor system.

Responsibilities

Participate in the plant safety and quality improvement process
Lead the dye lab team in the process of custom color matching for the companies’ customers to see their colors on our fabrics
Assist the plant with scale-up on new styles and new colors in the manufacturing process
Assist the plant on root cause analysis of all types of off quality, including off quality for the greige mills and yarn formation locations
Implementation of cost saving projects related to dyeing, including dyeing materials and inventory controls
Testing on incoming dyes to ensure the dyes meet the specifications on the COAs
Communicate with our dye and chemical supplier on ongoing and new supply disruptions
Serve as liaison and subject matter expert between the plant and business units, and their customers
Serve as technical resource to other manufacturing technologies to improve current and new performance capabilities
Fine tuning and validating processes
Tracking and improving laboratory metrics
Serve as a go to resource for technical shade and color development in manufacturing