Machine Operator - 1st shift - $19.00/hr

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.

Job Summary: Keep slasher running to provide the warps needed for the weaving process.

Essential Functions:

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

• Operate slasher at assigned speed.
• Help creel slasher count and lay ends in comb.
• Lease and doff warps. Tag for identification.
• Report stops, bad warps, and yarn problems to the supervisor.
• Doff warps short on breakouts.
• Keep correct or assigned tension on warps.
• Get tails at first, middle, and end of each warp and match shade changes.
• Check size for correct percentage of solids.
• Maintain personal work habits, which meet the demands and stresses of the job.
• Meet deadlines and production quotas.
• Get along with co-workers.
• Follow instructions.
• Work scheduled overtime.
• Maintain personal attendance practices to meet established company goals.
• Clean size kettles at the end of week or on formula changes.
• Dump old size and clean filters every twenty-four (24) hours.
• Maintain housekeeping and keep waste in assigned areas.
• Blow off slasher and motors each week on stop off.
• Keep overhead blown off as needed.
• Assist in cleaning beam storage areas as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Safety:

• Perform all duties in a safe manner following guidelines established by Valdese Weavers.
• Report all job related injuries and safety hazards to the supervisor immediately.
• Actively participate in safety programs that identify, investigate, and correct safety hazards.