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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.Job Summary: Weave Fabric Samples for Design, Sales, and R&D, determine runnability and ensure quality throughout the process. Essential Functions: Perform the following duties according to ISO 9001 work instructions and standards: Obtain materials needed to run the sample. Stop best loom for running the sample from production, change pattern and picks, and make any adjustments necessary to run samples. Weave samples. Be sure patterns run correctly. Check picks. Doff samples and deliver them as requested. Bring any fabric that weaver is unsure of to Sample Supervisor. Set up loom as it was previously after samples are completed. Report sample downtime on production looms so that compensation is made to production weaver. Turn in a daily yardage report to Sample Weaving Supervisor. Work scheduled overtime. Perform other duties as assigned. 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. Maintain 5 S standards. Use appropriate PPE, such as reed hook, scissors, metric hex key set, l3mm/17mm wrenches, pick glass, tape measure, to complete job dutiesQualifications: Qualifications: Experience in doffing, pattern changing, weaving. Minor fixing ability. Ability to make minor corrections on JC4 (such as selvage changes) Knowledge of networking and use of electronics on Thema looms Basic reading, writing and math skills Knowledge of scanning tickets for SAP
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