Job Description

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance 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 and LinkedIn

Sr. Distribution Specialist/Sycamore

JOB CLASSIFICATION

Production Associate

POSITION REPORTS TO:

Transportation Operations Specialist

POSITION OVERVIEW

Operate powered industrial trucks to load and unload material and move them to and from storage areas, and loading docks, into trucks or storage facilities.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Regular and predictable attendance

• Knowledge of all general plant safety rules and absolutes

• Obtains copy of shipping order and transports material to and from designated areas in the warehouse

• Loading and unloading goods

• Moving goods packed on pallets or in crates or loose rolls around the warehouse

• Stacking goods in the correct storage, following inventory control instructions

• Checking loads are secure

• Stacking empty pallets

• Performing daily equipment checks

• Examining products to verify conformance to quality standards
  
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent qualification.

• High degree of attention required to prevent injury to others; promote a safe work environment

• Follow instructions for operating equipment and keeping records

• Execute assignments in an accurate, timely and safe manner

• Maintain a clean & safe environment

• May be required to use RF scanner gun

• Forklift certification per OSHA standards
  
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred

• Forklift experience
  
  

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Proficient with numbers

AUTHORIZED TRAINING TIME

• Onsite training to receive inhouse forklift license – 8 hours
  
  

MACHINES, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

• Lift trucks

• Wanding guns

• Portable strapping machine

• Lockout devices

• Trailer chocks

• Drum attachments
  
  

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT USED:

• Leather gloves when handle wooden pallets

• Steel Toe Safety Shoes

• Safety Glasses

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS FREQUENCY, AMOUNT, OR DESCRIPTION

1. Standing: Ability to stand while working 30% of day 

2. Sitting:  Ability to sit down 50% of day 

3. Moving: Ability to move throughout plant 5% of day 

4. Lifting:  Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. 5% of day 

5. Ascending/Descending: Ability to walk upstairs, climb to top of range

(approx. 16 ft) 2% of day 

6. Push/Pull/Reach: 3% of day

7. Bending: Ability to pick up objects from the floor 5% of day 

8. Visual Acuity: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties,

including reading information from printed sources and computer screens. 100% of day

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

information. 100% of day

10. Pulmonary: Ability to work in cotton dust environment. Meet cotton 100% of day

pulmonary function requirements

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. Temperatures can be more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Humidity level can be more than 98% for 100% of day. 

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. 

• 1st Shift: 6AM – until the work is completed

• 2nd shift: 4PM – until the work is completed

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND ACCOMMODATIONS

The company is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to any protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodation 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.