Job Type
Full-time
Description
Operate an assigned set of knitting machines effectively and efficiently. Patrol machines, monitoring production, inspecting fabric, repairing defects, flagging mechanical issues, completing required paperwork.
- Check rack clocks to ensure they are set correctly
- Patrol and inspect cloth for pinholes, dragging ends, streaks, dirt, oil etc
- Repair all operational defects
- Ensure warps are tight
- Keep yarn straight in sley points and avoid running ends over sley point wire
- Keep selvages in selvage spreaders, where appropriate
- Record all defects and stops on production paperwork
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent; or
- 3 months to 1 year related experience and/or training; or
- Equivalent to both
- Read and comprehend documents such as safety rules, operating procedures and instructions
- Ability to remain in a standing stationary position occasionally, moving around the work area constantly
- Using hands/fingers to operate equipment and inspect fabric frequently
- Ability to transport work-related files and materials weighing up to 5 pounds across the work area