Creeler

Job Title

Creeler

Position Overview

Position Objective: To maintain a constant supply of yarn to the creel.

Essential Duties (Considering job knowledge, job environment, effort, manipulative skill, judgment, safety knowledge, and responsibility):

• Check lot numbers to ensure that the correct lot is running

• Hang and splice in yarn in creel, i.e. spotting, doubling and cutting back the creel.

• Remove exhausted tubes from creel.

• Place tube caps on running packages.

• Maintain the yarn level and cleanliness of the creel throughout the shift.

• Make preparations for boxes and tubes to be removed from creel.

• Guide LTO in loading cases or boxes.

• Remove all tubes of yarn in the creel or work area that appears to be unusable and follow procedures for disposition

• Perform a walk through of assigned creel at the beginning of the shift or when moved to a new creel to check overall condition of creel.

• Replace any missing eyelets or tie downs.

• Identify and report any maintenance needed at the creel and tag with pink ribbon.

• Load yarn into the creel

• Responsible for properly identifying non-conforming yarn.

Requirements:

• Must be able to recognize conformance or nonconformance requirements.

• Must be able to recognize letters and numbers to identify yarn lots.

• Must be able to distinguish colors.

• Must have adequate depth perception.

• Must be able to read, write, and have some basic math skills.

Work Shift

8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts PM

Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.