Enterprise - Lab Technician

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POSITION TITLE / LOCATION

Senior Lab Technician / Enterprise Dye Lab

JOB CLASSIFICATION

Dye Technician

POSITION REPORTS TO:

Sr. Technologist/Dyeing

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Lab Technician performs duties to support the daily operation of the dye lab. This includes maintaining greige inventories for sample dyeings, receiving and entering new color requests through the SAP system, cutting, labeling, and mailing lab samples. Duties also include entering approved dye formulas into the SAP system, preparing production folders, and submitting lab samples to the QA lab for fastness. The Lab Technician is also responsible for quality checks of incoming dyes and operates the mini-jet dye machine and other sample dyeing/finishing equipment.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Regular and predictable attendance
• Use spectrophotometer and software for dye checks
• Use SAP LSR system
• Use solution maker
• Operate heatset ovens, pads, mini-jet, die press ,gram scales and sample stretcher

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Computer skills
• Math skills
• Organizational skills
• Color acuity
• Communication skills
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Familiar with Beckman spectrophotometer software
• Familiar with solution maker software
• Familiar with UPS/Fedex shipping processes
• Familiar with SAP lab work creation programs

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Understand different dye classifications and test protocols for each
• Use scales to weigh small amounts of dyes/chemicals
• Communicate with customers and sales associates

AUTHORIZED TRAINING TIME

As needed

MACHINES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

• Datacolor/computer/SAP software 
• scales 
• sample stretcher, heatset oven, pad, mini-jet, spectrophotometer, die press, scales, solution maker

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT USED:

• Safety glasses
• Gloves
• Goggles

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS                                 FREQUENCY, AMOUNT, OR DESCRIPTION                                                  

1.  Standing: Ability to stand while working                                                35% of day 

1. Sitting:  Ability to sit down                                                                 35% of day 

1. Moving: Ability to move throughout plant:                                             10% of day 

1. Lifting:  Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.                                                       05% of day 

1. Ascending/Descending: Ability to walk up/downstairs/work platform           05% of day

1. Push/Pull/Reach: Ability to reach into dye machines to load/unload             05% of day    

1. Bending: Ability to pick up objects from the floor                                   05% of day 

1. Visual Acuity: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties,                      100% of day

                            including reading information from printed sources and

       computer screens, and assessing color                                                                      

9. Cognitive: Alert. Able to make decisions, reason, and understand

 information.                                                                     100% of day

10. Pulmonary: Ability to work around dyes and chemicals                                 50% 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 dyes and chemicals in an area where high heat ovens and dyeing equipment are present.

SHIFT/WORK HOURS

Shift schedule: Current schedule is Monday-Thursday, 10 hrs per day. Must be able to work Fridays if required. Schedule subject to change based on order volume in the lab.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND ACCOMMODATIONS

The company is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to any protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. The Company retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.        

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.

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact TalentAcquisition@milliken.com.