Spinning operator job description

· Competitive market hourly wages; starting salary $22.82/hr, $25.00 after training

· Shift Differentials of $1.00 for evening shifts

· Overtime hours built into two-week schedule, plus additional overtime opportunities

· Potential for bonuses based on performance

· Comprehensive Benefits offerings including Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401k Plan

· Paid Vacation

· Ten paid holidays

· Educational Assistance

· Opportunities for career advancement

A Day In The Life Typically Includes:

· 12-hour shifts, rotating between days and nights every two weeks

· Commitment to a high standard of Environmental, Health and Safety practices

· Active participation in improvement initiatives around productivity and quality

· Being open and active to learning and growing your awareness of the company’s business philosophy

· Completing tasks with minimal supervision

· Teamwork, collaboration and adaptability to changing work environment and business needs

· Managing the operation of spinning machines and associated equipment

· Removing full packages of yarn from spinning machines

· Providing support to the area for machine checks, start-up and shut down of equipment, checking quality of yarn, product release, and disposition

· Adjusting/repairing/changing essential machine components

· Weighing and tying yarn

· Transporting full buggies of product to packing area and empty buggies back to spinning area

Basic Qualifications:

· High School Diploma or equivalent

· Willing and able to work rotating 12-hour shifts which includes weekends, holidays and overtime as necessary

· Willing and able to work in a manufacturing plant setting

· Ability to wear personal protective equipment including being fit for a respirator (which requires being clean shaven to ensure respirator seal)

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

· Ability to work a machine paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

· Must pass a physical abilities test

The ability to:

· sit, stand (up to 5 hours), walk (up to 4 hours), bend/stoop, twist, crouch, kneel, balance and reach at shoulder level and below shoulder level

· work in elevated places

· climb stairs

· work indoors

· work in a noisy environment

· frequently lift up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds

· frequently push/pull up to 100 pounds

· frequently carry up to 10 pounds and occasionally carry up to 20 pounds

· See very fine thread lines, and gauge depth perception