Job Description
Job Description
Function title: Knitting Technician
Main job objective - Mission:
Within the scope of the general management principles of BekaertDeslee USA Inc., the Knitting Technician is responsible for:
- Maintaining efficient operation of knitting machines to ensure quality and productivity to machines and fabric.
The focus is on technical expertise/individual contribution.
Work territory - Job dimension:
- This position is based in Winston-Salem, NC (USA).
BekaertDeslee USA Inc. is BekaertDeslee’s production and distribution center for the USA and Canada. BekaertDeslee USA employs about 280 persons, manufactures, and sells mattress ticking to the abovementioned markets from its 270,000 sq. ft. plant and 87,000 sq. ft. warehouses. The plant consists of two main buildings with a preparation department for the production of weaving beams, a weave room with 60 jacquard looms, a knitting department with 53 circular knitting machines, a finishing department with 2 tenter frames and a hot-melt machine, and other necessary equipment and a warehouse.
Essential Functions and Key Result Areas:
1. Keep the area around the machine clean and safe to work in
2. Periodic inspection of knitting machines
3. Help knitter with samples
4. Monitor quality level
5. Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshoot machine issues
6. Diagnose knitting problems and fix them.
7. Other duties, as assigned
Educational Requirements:
· High school diploma / GED
Competencies and personal skills:
· Accountability
· Collaboration
· Honesty
· Initiative
· Respect
Physical Demands Summary:
· Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
· Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
· Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
· Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
· Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
· Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
· Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
· Standing. Particularly for sustained periods.
· Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
· Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
· Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
· Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
· Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
· Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
· Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
· Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
· Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
· Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
· Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
· The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
Specific Environmental Conditions:
· The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
· The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
· The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
Other requirements or special comments:
· Must be able to distinguish all colors (not color blind)
· Be able to climb 8 ft. ladders
Company DescriptionBekaertDeslee USA Inc. is BekaertDeslee’s production and distribution center for the USA and Canada. BekaertDeslee USA employs about 290 persons and manufactures and sells mattress ticking to the abovementioned markets from its 270,000 sq. ft. plant and 171,000 sq. ft. warehouse. The plant consists of two main buildings with a preparation department for the production of weaving beams, a weave room with 40 jacquard looms, a knitting department with 45 circular knitting machines, a finishing department with 2 Tenter frames and a hot-melt machine, and other necessary equipment and a warehouse.
Company Description
BekaertDeslee USA Inc. is BekaertDeslee’s production and distribution center for the USA and Canada. BekaertDeslee USA employs about 290 persons and manufactures and sells mattress ticking to the abovementioned markets from its 270,000 sq. ft. plant and 171,000 sq. ft. warehouse. The plant consists of two main buildings with a preparation department for the production of weaving beams, a weave room with 40 jacquard looms, a knitting department with 45 circular knitting machines, a finishing department with 2 Tenter frames and a hot-melt machine, and other necessary equipment and a warehouse.