Assistant Treasurer jobs in Chattanooga, TN

Job Summary :

Tufting Assistants will have the duties of creeling, burning in, and running machines when needed.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

• Operate assigned machines.
• Must be able to recognize and repair quality problems.
• Burn in beams with burner rack
• Change and secure backing for machines.
• Creel machines in tufting and possibly warping.
• Responsible for making first quality carpet and notifying supervisor of any quality problem.
• Must inspect carpet at intervals of no less than 50 feet.
• Repair carpet using a mending gun or punch needle
• Drop rolls from a rollup and start new rolls onto tufting cores.
• Run tufting machines during the Tufting Operator break periods.

Performance Expectations (if applicable) :

• Lifting is required of cores weighing 20 lbs. 6 to 10 times per shift and cones of yarn weighing 5 to 16 lbs at different rates based on creel needs.
• Must be able to push yarn dollies / cart loaded with yarn through the creel with a max weight of 450 lbs.
• Standing is continuous, estimated 7.5 hours per shift.
• Reaching is required to thread up machine every 1 to 10 minutes while machine is running
• Stooping is required for intervals of 10 seconds during the shift.
• Bending is required multiple times during the shift to thread up machine
• Scissors must be used multiple times per shift.
• Snips will be used multiple times per hour during shift
• Must be able to distinguish colors and shade differences.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, and kneel.
• Required to climb stairs, balance, and work on two level creel racks without issue

Experience / Education Requirements :

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Must be able to read and write and do basic addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication

Other Requirements :

• Learn and follow safety procedures and guidelines for the position and plant location
• Responsible for making first quality carpet and notifying supervisor of any quality problem.
• Run or creel required footage / poundage expectations based on machine time and speed outputs
• Overtime is required on occasion.
• All accidents must be reported immediately.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.
• Report to management any quality, safety, or potential problems encountered while performing the job.

Last updated : 2024-04-23