Maintenance Specialist

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader focused on materials science, delivering innovative solutions to enhance lives and communities worldwide. Our company thrives on a shared sense of integrity and excellence, positively impacting the world for generations.

As a Maintenance Specialist, you will play a critical role in ensuring the efficient operation of our air jet weave machinery. Your responsibilities will include diagnosing faults, using tools to correct mechanical failures, identifying cloth and machine defects, and implementing corrective actions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Respond to quality and performance flags identified by weavers and plant supervision.
• Troubleshoot weave machine issues and implement corrective actions.
• Identify and correct fabric and machine defects.
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks.
• Obtain and complete maintenance work orders as required.
• Perform other duties as necessary to ensure optimal equipment performance.

Requirements:

• Able to successfully progress through Kingsley technician classroom and on-the-job training.
• Proficient in current senior operator position.
• Must be proficient in relief weaving prior to starting classroom tech training.
• Ability to read and write, follow directions, and communicate effectively.
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
• Good communication and organization skills.
• Strong discipline and attention to detail.

Work Environment:

• Operate in a cotton dust environment, complying with all relevant safety protocols.
• Wear approved personal protective equipment (PPE) at all times.
• Work around moving parts and maintain regular attendance.

Shift Requirements:

• Available to work one of three shifts: 8 AM - 4 PM, 4 PM - 12 AM, or 12 AM - 8 AM.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and retirement plans.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Milliken & Company is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Seniority Level: Entry-level

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Textile Manufacturing and Chemical Manufacturing

• Ability to stand while working (90% of day).
• Ability to sit (5% of day).
• Ability to navigate a 316,000 sq. ft. weaving facility with concrete floors (approximately 80% of day).
• Reach 8-24 inches to grasp packages weighing 8-25 lb.
• Lift rollers 100 lb with assistance.
• Lift 30 lb take-up motors and 40 lb let-off motors as needed (60% of day).
• Step up/down on weaving platform (10-inch and 5-inch off ground) (40% of day).
• Push/pull/reach to operate reed hook through heddle and reed.
• Bend and stoop to effect repairs.
• Work at Staubli head panel.
• Crawl to change cables/valves (30% of day).
• Walk through the plant on concrete surfaces (70% of day).
• Tie knots and draw ends in fine denier yarns.
• Visual acuity to identify defects in fabric on machine and in swatches.
• Read draw graphs and instructions (40% of day).

• Operate in a cotton dust environment.
• Comply with all relevant safety protocols.
• Wear approved PPE at all times.