Utility

Utility Role At Fayetteville Facility

The Utility role is responsible for performing various activities in a fast-paced, repetitive environment necessary in the production of pillows and comforters across multiple departments with accuracy and speed to achieve company expectations necessary in order to meet and exceed customer demands. Associates in this role may function as a pillow bagger, making boxes, packing, filling tanks or hoppers with correct materials for production, using a pillow stuffer device, or other similar roles.

This position places a strong significance on effective teamwork, clear communication, sound judgment, safety orientation, achieving and maintaining production efficiency and a dedication to the quality of our product.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Ensure that the quality of the product meets the product specifications.
• Observes all Safety Rules and responsible for maintaining a clean and safe work area.
• Performs duties of general help and job assignments as required.

All Live Comfortably associates play a crucial role in meeting our customer requirements and are expected after initial training to perform with minimal supervision. Associates may be asked to assist with other duties and work in other departments when needed to meet those requirements.

Bagger responsibilities:

• Insert polyester or blown fiber tic into plastic pillow cover.
• Ensures bag in hand is designated for product being bagged or packed.
• Labels are facing proper direction.
• Soiled or inferior product is placed aside, and if is excessive, supervisor is immediately notified.
• Hits pillow on flat surface to ensure smooth and even fiber distribution in tic.
• Places zipper covers and poly bags over filled interlinings or cores. Distributes feather or down in filled comforter shells, folds and places in vinyl bags.
• When required, perform metal detection with wand for applicable customers.

Fiber Filler responsibilities:

• Inserts pillow cover and/or bag on pillow stuffing device which allows fiber bat or completed pillow to slide into cover and or bag from machine. Places filled pillow on additional conveyor to send to sewing stations. May work in tandem with another fiber filler or alone based on machine speed.
• Ensures proper filling product is being used.
• Being observant of foreign matter in filling material and reporting same to supervisor.
• Responsible for overall appearance of pillow being filled.

Packer responsibilities:

• Meet productivity standards
• Neatly pack various styles and sizes of pillows and/or comforters in proper carton with correct pillow count, close flaps, and properly tape carton closed – or – place in box in correct manner needed for auto packing process based on location
• Makes certain finished product in hand is designated for product being packed.
• Place any soiled or inferior product aside and if excessive, notify supervisor immediately.
• May use the compression machine based on product specifications May be required to mark and label boxes using marking tools and/or stamps.
• Place scannable content label in proper location based on customer specifications.
• May oversee the auto-packing process Stack cartons four to six feet high (depending on carton size) and move to designated location or place individual box on conveyor based on plant process.

Requirements, skills, and qualifications include:

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to read, write and follow directions
• Ability to work repetitive jobs at a fast pace.
• Physical stamina in order to stand and handle materials for extended periods

Experience and proficiency in competencies necessary to be successful in role:

• Effective Communication and Interpersonal Skills.

• Strong teamwork with ability to establish and maintain relationships in a professional manner
• Exhibits a high sense of urgency and works well under pressure
• Possesses a positive manner and approach
• Practices sound judgment
• Adaptable and flexible
• High level of reliability to include maintaining good attendance.

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All associates may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Physical demands include:

While performing the duties of this job, the associate spends most of time standing. Also required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and maneuver around production equipment throughout the shift. The associate is occasionally required to balance., stoop and bends regularly to move/lift material or equipment (typically less than 50 lbs).

Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus.

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