Cushman Senior Machine Operator
About the role
Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance people’s lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken’s curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Purpose: To safely and efficiently run texturing machines to spec and quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Run machines to spec and quality standards
- Keep ends up and running
- Troubleshoot ends that are down and correct
- Splice packs together
- Flag position that are not working
- Keep work area clean
Skills
- Ability to work safely
- Ability to read and write and follow directions
- Ability to comprehend written and verbal instructions
- Ability to understand and follow texturing operator standard work procedures
- Ability to run 4-5 machines efficiently
- Ability to trouble and correct machine position issues and flag positions if position can’t be fixed by operator
- Ability to work as a team
- Good communication skills
- Familiarity with creel, yarn, pen, marker, doff guide, aspirator, splicer, texturing machine, step ladders
Qualifications
Authorized training time: 8‑12 weeks
Requirements
- Standing: Ability to stand to run and fix machines 100% of day
- Moving: Move freely throughout the texturing department 100% of day
- Push: Use a broom and dust pan. 50% of day
- Reach: Ability to reach yarn above head with a guide assistance to rethread machine 75% of day
- Access: Ability to use step ladders and stationary ladders 50% of day
- Bending: Ability to pick up objects from the floor. Ability to bend to ground and sometimes sit on knees to cut out laps 50% of day
- Walking: Ability to walk through the plant to get to work station, meeting