Machine Attendant at Bridge Talent Management

Job summary:

• A Machine Attendant operates and monitors machinery in a manufacturing setting, ensuring smooth and efficient production. Responsibilities include starting, stopping, and adjusting machines, performing routine maintenance, troubleshooting issues, and maintaining a clean work area. They must adhere to safety protocols and quality standards while documenting production data. Basic mechanical skills and attention to detail are essential.

Key Responsibilities:  

Quality Control 

• Constantly examines finished products for defects and variations, reports faults in machines, and carries out quality control procedures.
• Ensure that all socks are knitted and meet the quality parameters set out by the company. 
• Where the socks do not meet the parameters set by the company, immediately inform the QC team and the machine operators. 
• Responsible for feeding raw materials into the machines (placing yarn cones in the correct positions).
• Ensure that all feeders are working correctly. 
• Bundle socks in to 24 pieces/12 pairs and always clearly indicate the relevant batch information on the dozen. 

Machine Monitoring 

• Will need to work quickly and monitor machines. This is done to ensure that all socks are checked in
• a timely manner (no back log) and ensure that no machines have stopped running. 
• Where machines stop running, quickly check to confirm why they have stopped running. If it has stopped due to raw materials, quickly replace and run. Where the machine has a breakdown for any reason except raw materials, quickly alert the machine operator. 
• Remove any knitted waste stuck in the machine. 
• Ensure there is no over/under production relative to production schedules.
• Where unsure of what to do in regards to machines, always consult with the machine operators. 

Records Management 

• Update records clearly and on time to avoid any unnecessary production. 
• Clearly set aside waste and seconds into the respective areas dedicated for these. 

Requirements

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills with great attention to detail.
• Good communication skills.
• Experience in the knitting industry is a plus point as a machine attendant/operator. 
• Attendance is an essential function of the position.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time (8-10 hours per day)
• Ability to read and write English.
• Good hand eye coordination.

Physical Demands 

• The machine attendant is required to stand for long periods of time, lift heavy machinery parts, and operate machinery for extended periods of time.
• The job may require bending, stooping, and reaching to complete tasks. 
• Noise level is medium to low due to knitting machines running.