What are the responsibilities and job description for the Size Mixer position at Milliken?
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Summary:
Must work safe and take personal responsibility for your safety; Mix and test size for all sizes and styles; responsible for quality and accuracy of size for each slasher in operation; carry section beams to warping and remove full ones and load creels.
Job Requirements:
- MUST HAVE FORKLIFT EXPERIENCE
- MUST BE ABLE TO MIX CHEMICALS
- MUST BE WILLING TO WORK 10 HOUR SHIFTS
- MUST BE WILLING TO WORK WEEKENDS AS NEEDED DUE TO CUSTOMER ORDERS
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Must work safe, attend all required safety meetings and report unsafe conditions immediately.
- Secures raw size (liquid in drums or totes; dry in bags).
- Weigh proper amount of size, add in proper sequence and cook for prescribed time.
- Check batches for % solids using refractometer and proper texture and contamination free condition via visual inspection.
- Plan what to mix when and which kettle to pump into.
- Reviews size and % solids with Slasher Tender.
- Obtain sample size for lab on each mix.
- Assist Warper tender with doffing full section beams and creeling empty section beams.
- Help Slasher Tender lease, doff, load, empty, creel full section beams and unload empties as needed.
- Perform housekeeping duties in size cooking, size storage and size staging areas.
- Other miscellaneous duties as specified by Shift Manager.
Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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