Job Summary: To oversee and provide guidance on all Lab duties.

Tools and Equipment needed: Adaptive recipe, lab schedule, pH meters, Spectro Color eye, pipettes, pipette bulbs and scales.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain dye lab production according to established standard operating procedures.

• Check frequently all machines to ensure they are operating properly. Report all mechanical problems to maintenance and the Dye Lab Lead and Dyehouse Manager.

• Generate adjustments in adaptive. Monitor Lab techs throughout shifts.

• Weigh and mix dyes and chemicals.

• Complete daily shift reports

• Work scheduled overtime

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• When no work is available in the lab, the technician will be assigned to the Dyehouse production team.

• Check Dyes and chemicals to ensure that new chemicals and dyes match the existing standard before using them in production.

• Check yarns to compare a new shipment of yarn to existing yarn to ensure equal dyeing capabilities.

• Reformulating and rechecking production formulas for better quality and cost purposes.

• Assist in developing new colors.

• Meet deadlines and production quotas.

• Maintain all equipment to the highest possible standards with the help of the maintenance team.

• Follow instructions from the Dye Lab lead and Dyehouse Manager.

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.

• Maintain 5S standards and insure standards are met daily.

• Earplugs, safety shoes, and any other PPE as required by SDS.