Machine Operator

Machine Operator:
Monday - Thursday, 5:00 AM – 3:00 PM About the Company

Crescent Textile Solutions is a manufacturer of woolen‑spun yarns located on the western shore of Lake Michigan in Two Rivers, WI. With almost 100 years of experience, Crescent produces fibers into yarns for knitted and woven product manufacturers, handling operations such as blending, carding, spinning, winding, doubling, and twisting. The company also owns Owen Glove Lining, a subsidiary that produces knitted fleece linings for the safety, apparel, and sporting goods industries.

Crescent’s fiber portfolio includes wool, alpaca, angora, nylon, acrylic, polyester, Nomex, Kevlar and Kanecaron modacrylic. The company partners with technical staff to research and develop products tailored to customer needs and is recognized as an industry leader in innovative new blends. Crescent Textile Solutions is a business unit of Miller Waste Mills, Inc., dba RTP Company.

Monday – Thursday
, 5:00 AM – 3:00 PM

• Set‑up, start, and run the carding machine.
• Weigh materials to meet specifications and feed the carding machine by placing bales of blended fiber into one end and removing spools of finished roving at the other end.
• Monitor production and equipment to ensure safe and efficient operations.
• Troubleshoot equipment and processing issues.
• Fish out broken ends to maintain a continuous fiber and ensure roving is spooling properly.
• Refer issues/problems to Lead/Supervisor for disposition.
• Clean and maintain the carding machine.
• Document work completed and complete logs.
• Examine material visually or physically to ensure conformance with established standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Dependable with excellent attendance.
• Self‑directed with a strong work ethic.
• Works well with others and has a positive attitude.
• Safety conscious.
• Mechanically inclined.
• Previous experience with circular knitting machines a plus.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good basic math skills.
• Punctual and reliable.
• Can read, write, and speak English.

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Past manufacturing experience preferred.

• Frequent bending/stooping, squatting, reaching above shoulder level, crouching and lifting (up to 60 lbs).
• Continual walking in a relatively confined area.
• Frequent standing at floor level and above floor level on equipment.
• Coordination of skills performed at heights no greater than three feet.
• Exposure to extremes (90º
  
  F) in temperature.
• Good vision is required, 20/20 or corrected to 20/20.
• Frequent and continuous use of hands and arms.
• Employees with sensitivities to dust may be exposed to airborne dust, silk and synthetic fibers and are encouraged to wear a mask to help filter out airborne fiber.

Equal Employment Opportunity, including disability/veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.