Unifil Creeler

Milliken • Highland, CA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

Milliken & Company is seeking a detail-oriented and dependable Weft Insertion Creeler to support manufacturing industrial roofing fabrics at its Highland Plant in Cheraw, South Carolina. The role supplies raw materials to machines in the Weft Insertion Department, helping them operate efficiently, minimizing downtime, and supporting timely delivery to customers. The Creeler loads and maintains yarn packages on creels around the machines, feeding yarn to linear knitting machines and helping ensure continuous, efficient operation. Duties include loading, changing, and monitoring weft packages, maintaining yarn quality, and preventing interruptions in yarn supply. The position is for third shift, 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Schedules are customer-driven and subject to change; the current schedule averages five days per week, and weekend work is sometimes required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain personal safety, wear required PPE, promptly report unsafe conditions, accidents, and near misses, attend required safety meetings and training, and follow site safety rules.
• Load and replace yarn packages on creels according to production specifications.
• Tie in yarns and ensure proper threading to maintain continuous machine operation.
• Monitor yarn tension, breaks, and alignment, and address issues quickly to minimize downtime.
• Transport yarn packages and materials to and from creeling areas.
• Complete production and material tracking documentation accurately.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of creel and surrounding work areas.
• Assist machine operators and technicians as needed to support production goals.
• Perform other duties as specified by the Lead/Supervisor or Department Manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed