Machine Operator

Opsource of Gaffney has partnered with a global manufacturer and provider of reusable textiles used in healthcare, hospitality, and education industry. The company is located in the Union, SC area. We are currently looking for experienced Machine Operators.

Pay for these positions:

$16.00 - $17.00

Shift for these positions:

1st 7am-3:30pm

2nd 3pm-11:30pm

3rd 11pm-7:30am

7am - 7pm

7pm - 7am

Job Responsibilities:

Bleaching Range Operator will be responsible for the creeling, loading, and unloading of a JET Bleaching Range.

Using a forklift and hoist to load rolls of cloth onto the creel.

Loading cloth into the jet and monitoring each step during the bleaching process.

Visual inspection of the sheeting cloth and measuring the whiteness of the cloth using UltraScan Vis.

Doffing A-Frames of sheeting.

Moving A-Frames to the Tenter Frame or the staging area with the assistance of a tugger.

Safety checks, set up, and operation of the Jet

Performing housekeeping duties including (but not limited to) sweeping, mopping, hosing down flooring/equipment, and removing waste.

Job Responsibilities:

Visually inspect, perform quality assurance, and roll up cloth at the exit of the Tenter Frame.

Inspect fabric for holes, tears, bad seams, shade, dirt and grease, etc. and notify supervisor of any problems.

Maintain production and downtime records and record on the proper forms.

Communicate with other assigned operators concerning lot and style changes, problems with fabric or equipment, and prior to starting or stopping range.

Perform cleaning and threading operations on assignment equipment and assist in general department.

Observe instrument panels and make necessary adjustments to guides, chain, temperature, pad pressure, etc.

Must be knowledgeable in all facets of range operations to be able to work as part of a team.

Perform preventive maintenance on equipment to include oiling bearings and filling automatic oiling system with oil.

Follow SOP in the operation, cleaning, maintenance, and threading of equipment to meet or exceed requirements for production and quality of assigned operator.

Perform such duties as directed in order to facilitate an efficient operation, promote safety and good housekeeping.

Slitter Operator Job Responsibilities:

Check set-up of machine at beginning of the shift.

Monitor appearance of fabric as well as machine operation and notify supervisor of bad quality or machine malfunction.

Sew in cloth for slitter frame from the dye house and batch and turn.

Check blade at the beginning, during and at the end of the shift for burrs, bad belts and bad rollers.

Cover slit cloth and stage in the proper area.

Maintain clean tubs for the cloth to be slit into

Dryer Operator Job Responsibilities:

Obtain full truck of fabric and sew open seams and holes.

Position trucks at dryer to begin the process of drying the fabric.

Position empty truck at the exit end of dryer to catch dried fabric.

Patrol dryer and keep watch for holes, continuous defects and fires.

Monitor and maintain temperature, overfeed and machine speed.

Cut shade checks for lab testing.

Push full truck to finishing compactor machine.

Clean lint from screens located inside the dryer as required.

Cut samples for lab testing, take shade cut on dye cloth from each roll.

Record appropriate information on production sheet.

Clean work area and machine at the end of shift or as needed.

Napper Operator Job Responsibilities:

Obtain buggy of cloth from dryer to be processed according to process sheet. If it is bleached make sure the whiteness has been approved.

Sew buggy of cloth onto leader cloth or onto lot already threaded into the machine. Make sure the seam is straight.

All holes in the cloth as it enters the napper must be caught and sewn together.

Must keep hands from all moving parts while the napper is in motion.

When you are ready to doff off a buggy from the napper, cut the roll on a seam only. Write lot number and size on each end of every strand.

Once the lot is complete it must be pushed to the compactor for further processing.

Empty the lint bag at the back of the napper prior to end of shift.

Qualifications:

High School Diploma or equivalent

1 year production or machine operation experience

Good communication skills and ability to read/write English

Ability to bend, stoop, lift and carry up to 50 lbs