Support Associate, Manufacturing / Production
Listed on 2026-01-08
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Manufacturing / Production
Manufacturing Production
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POSITION TITLE / LOCATION
Kingsley Plant Weave Support Associate
POSITION REPORTS TO:
Production Manager or PI over Weave Support Operators
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Milliken Kingsley Plant is a world class air-jet weaving operation in Thomson, Georgia. We weave fabric for end products such as duct tape, medical tape, uniforms, military, home furnishings, and industrial products.
The Weave Support Associate supports the Weave Department by ensuring efficient material movement between filling yarn storage, weave machine and inspection. The support associate works closely with the team to ensure filling yarn inventory on loom is maintained at optimum levels and cloth rolls are doffed at the optimum length. The Weave Support Associate typically works on a rotating 8-hour shift.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform doffs. (Properly identify cloth rolls, remove cloth rolls from loom, and take to appropriate area in inspection. Obtain correct ticket and match to roll.)
- Clean weaving machines.
- Perform pullovers and doffs
- Doff Quality checks
- Cut catchcord waste
- Relief Weave
- Maintain doff trucks
- Haul filling yarn. (Properly identify and verify filling yarn. Then allocate correct amount to loom per instructions.)
- General housekeeping
- Maintain equipment and anything else as instructed by management.
JOB SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
- Should be self-directed to the point of working with little to no supervision.
- Requires regular and predictable attendance on assigned rotating shift schedule.
- Must be able to move around job for entire shift.
- Knowledge of weave room policies and procedures.
- Completing daily team maintenance (DTM) activities.
- Auditing safety items in department.
SKILLS - REQUIRED
- Good communication skills.
- Must be able to read and understand instructions and safety specifications.
- Must be able to follow instructions.
- Must be able to accurately record and transfer information.
- Must be able to grasp numbers quickly and accurately.
- Must be able to safely operate Powered Vehicles, Filling Carts and safely move materials manually as needed.
MACHINES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / FREQUENCY, AMOUNT, OR DESCRIPTION
Ability to stand while working. 90% of day
Ability to sit down for hour long communications meeting. 5% of day
Must be able to move around a 316,000 sq. ft. weaving facility with concrete floors to get to supplies, equipment, and to perform elements of job. 90% of day
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