Dye House Yarn Stager - 1st - $17.02 - $16.40

Job Details: Job Location: Perkins - Valdese, NC, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Valdese Weavers is a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) company and has been in business for over 100 years. As one of the largest woven textile mills in the world, Valdese Weavers designs and manufactures residential and contract-grade fabrics for furniture manufacturers, fabric distributors, and large retailers. TOOLS/EQUIPMENT USED: Forklift Job Summary: Move and store materials in the preparation area used by winders and filling stagers.  Properly dispose of plastic dye tubes. Maintain assigned equipment.Essential Functions: Perform the following duties according to IS0 9001 work instructions and standards:  Take yarn from winding room to storage areas. Empty pieces of filling from bins, and take empty bins to backwinder Replace empty bins with full ones. Assist supervisor with inventory records. Keep area around backwinder clean and in order. Check every item listed on all trucks used daily.  Change batteries, fill gas tanks, and recharge batteries when needed. Notify supervisor when equipment is not functioning properly. Box and band empty steel dye tubes.   Take the clean tubes to the warehouse for shipment.  Box and band the steel tubes that have skinners on them, and place them beside the dye tube-punching machine at the back of the Warping Department. Take plastic dye tubes with clipped skinners to the scales, weigh them, record the pounds, and set them at the back dock for disposal. Keep all winders running “air jet” yarn supplied with empty boxes.  Put them up on racks when winders are finished.  When filling stagers need boxed “air jet” yarn from racks, get it down for them. Properly retrieve boxed yarn from the warehouse as needed by the winders and filling stagers. Unload trucks at the dye house dock (near the punch clock) as necessary. Keep all winders supplied with empty boxes for the storage of dye tubes. Perform other duties as needed to do the job or as assigned by the supervisor. Work scheduled overtime.Safety: Report all job related injuries to the supervisor immediately. Report any safety hazards to the supervisor immediately. Actively participate in safety programs which identify, investigate, and correct safety hazards. Perform all duties in a safe manner, following guidelines established by the Company Ear protection in high noise areas and safety belt on forklift Maintain all 5S Standards Qualifications:  EDUCATION, TRAINING, OR SKILLS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE JOB: Basic reading, writing, and math Some computer experience preferred Good physical condition – some heavy lifting required Forklift license required  Must pass test for colorblindness