Hillcrest -Senior Machine Operator

Milliken and Company•Simpsonville, SC

98d•Onsite

About The Position

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader focused on materials science. The Senior Machine Operator (Needleline Operator) is responsible for operating and maintaining the needleline machine, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency throughout the production process. This role involves setting up the machine according to specifications, monitoring production, performing quality checks, and documenting all relevant information.

Requirements

Must follow all safety procedures for the needleline and the plant.
Must be able to lock out the machine when completing DTM, cleans, or other activities that require the machine to be powered off.
Must be able to set up the control panel.
Must be able to complete all required steps of the clean and verify there is no contamination in the carpet.
Must review each spec before starting the style for any changes.
Must set up the style utilizing the spec and run chart information.
Must run spec speed at all times, and contact the shift leader or PI for support if spec speed cannot be reached.
Must complete the color card at the start of each new lot.
Must review the color card and setup at each operator change and shift change.
Must change the needleboards when appropriate or requested by PPI.
Must be able to start the needleline.
Must be responsible for the quality of the carpet run on the machine and inspect for defects.
Must perform required quality checks.
Must complete the lot verification sheet for every lot processed.
Must document all run settings on the appropriate run chart once the line is running first quality.
Must verify all specs and line setups before proceeding to run the needleline at shift change or operator change.
Must report any differences in specs or setups outside the tolerances to the appropriate manager.
Must be able to doff rolls, start new rolls, and record all appropriate information.
Must be able to make the appropriate ticket for each roll (SAP, Waste, Development, etc.).
Must plot shift efficiency on the glass wall at the end of the shift.
Must complete and pass on paperwork to the appropriate area.
Must contact the area PI if a change is needed to the specs or line setups.
Must be able to operate the weigh hopper system.
Must understand how to read and follow blending orders.
Must understand the right and responsibility to stop the machine for a Safety, quality, or mechanical issue.

Responsibilities

Follow all safety procedures for the needleline and the plant.
Lock out the machine when completing DTM, cleans, or other activities that require the machine to be powered off.
Set up the control panel for the needleline.
Complete all required steps of the clean and verify there is no contamination in the carpet.
Review each spec before starting the style for any changes, setting up the style utilizing spec and run chart information.
Run spec speed at all times; contact shift leader or PI for support if spec speed cannot be reached.
Complete the color card at the start of each new lot.
Review the color card and setup at each operator change and shift change.
Change the needleboards when appropriate or requested by PPI.
Start the needleline.
Be responsible for the quality of the carpet run on the machine, inspecting for defects when not performing other tasks.
Perform required quality checks.
Complete the lot verification sheet for every lot processed.
Document all run settings on the appropriate run chart once the line is running first quality.
Verify all specs and line setups before proceeding to run the needleline at shift change or operator change; report any differences outside tolerances.
Doff rolls, start new rolls, and record all appropriate information.
Make the appropriate ticket for each roll (SAP, Waste, Development, etc.).
Plot shift efficiency on the glass wall at the end of the shift.
Complete and pass on paperwork to the appropriate area.
Contact the area PI if a change is needed to the specs or line setups.
Operate the weigh hopper system.
Understand how to read and follow blending orders.
Understand the right and responsibility to stop the machine for a Safety, quality, or mechanical issue.