Support Associate Material Handler

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leaderwhose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow's breakthroughs today. Fromindustry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products thatenhance people's lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken's curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Milliken & Company is a global, innovative, industrial diversified manufacturing company that has been exploring, discovering, and creating ways to enhance people's lives since 1865. With expertise across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical, floor covering, and performance materials, the company works around the world every day to add true value to people's lives, improve health and safety, and help make our world more sustainable. Milliken has long led the way for "knowledge-based" investment, employing over 100 PhDs, and has accumulated over 2,200 U.S. patents - and more than 5,000 patents worldwide. Milliken is widely acknowledged as an international leader in research technology, innovation, and customer service. With over 35 manufacturing facilities located in the U.S., U.K., Belgium, France, China, India, Mexico, and Australia, and other sales and service operations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, Milliken's more than 7,000 associates work to deliver innovations that do good for the world, create new experiences, and build for the future.

POSITION TITLE / LOCATION

Support Operator - Material Handler

JOB CLASSIFICATION

Support Operator -Material Handler

POSITION REPORTS TO

Production Manager

POSITION OVERVIEW

The operator has the responsibility to identify any non-conformities in the Quality System as it relates to their area of responsibility and report it to the Production Manager, P.I. Department of I.S.O. Management Representative.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Safety procedures

Follow procedure to dismount tugger correctly

Visual Inspection of Tuggers

Check battery

Check lights

Check brakes

Check horn

Check foot pedal

Complete red cards

Move full cans of stock to correct frame

Move empty cans to draw frame

Operate PIV

Ensure proper stock identification

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Read

Recognize all colors

Air hose/broom

Push pull - lifting

Operate tugger

Preferred Qualifications

PIV experience

Skill Requirements

Operate PIV tugger

Authorized Training Time

On the job training

MACHINES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

PIV TUGGER

CANS

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT USED

EAR PLUGS

STEEL TOE SAFETY SHOES

SAFETY GLASSES

TUGGER

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Standing: Standing/walking approx. 11 hrs. per day 95% ofday

1. Sitting: Ability to sit down 10% of day

1. Moving: Ability to move throughout plant: 95% of day

1. Lifting: load sliver cans onto carts 3" from floor (tilt to push on). 95% of day

1. Ascending/Descending:Ability to step onto tugger platform 7" from floor. 95% of day

1. Push/Pull/Reach: 3 to 6 lbs. force to slide containers. Load sliver cans tilt to push on weighing 40 to 80 lbs. 95% of day

7. Bending: Ability to pick up objects from the floor 10% of day

8. Cognitive: Alert. Able to make decisions, reason, and understand information. 100% of day

9. Visual Acuity: Read identification labels, identify band color, complete red cards. 100% of

day.

10. Pulmonary: Ability to work in cotton dust environment. Meet cotton pulmonary

function requirements. 100% of day

WORK ENVIRONMENT/SAFETY-SENSITIVE POSITION

This job operates in a manufacturing facility. This position is a safety-sensitive position and regularly works around moving mechanical parts and powered industrial vehicles. Noise level is generally loud.

Shift/Work Hours

Shift schedule will depend on open positions at time of hire and will be communicated with new hire paperwork. Weekends and holidays are scheduled depending on business demands.

Shift: 7am - 7pm

Shift: 7pm - 7am

Pay/Pay Progression

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.