Finish Machine Material Handler - 3rd shift - $16.40 up to $18.02

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.

Pay Rate: $16.40
Shift Premium & Attendance Bonus: $18.02

DEPARTMENT: Finishing
REPORTS TO: Department Manager/Supervisor
FLSA: Hourly-Non Exempt

Job Summary: Apply the proper finish to cloth

Tools used: Assorted maintenance tools, wrenches, screwdriver, pliers, etc.

Essential Functions: Perform the following duties according to ISO 9001 work instructions and standards:

• Apply 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.

Safety:

• 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.
PPE Required: Safety belt/harness when using PIT..

Qualifications:

• Basic reading, writing, and math skills.
• Medium lifting required.
• Tenter frame operating experience preferred.
• Ability to weigh and mix chemicals by percentages.
• Ability to use a computer for tracking of fabric by process.