Manufacturing Technician

Hunter Douglas is the world’s leading manufacturer of window coverings and a major manufacturer of architectural products. We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.

We are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?

Position Overview:

Responsible for the efficient operation and tending of mechanical equipment in the high speed winding and warping of yarns, coating and gluing of yarns and final lamination of those yarns leading to textile production.  Mechanical equipment that would be skillfully operated and continuously monitored is the warper, MD gluer/coater, XD machine, laminator, and slitter.

What you'll do

• Warp Machine:  High speed machine that automatically winds yarn in parallel sheets onto beams. Read and setup machine according to specified SETUP SHEET for different products.
• MD Gluer/Coater Machine: Machine that coats the warped yarn surface with glue. Read and setup machine according to specified SETUP SHEET for different products.
• XD Fill Machine: High-speed machine that laminates a layer of warped yarns in a cross weave

direction on top of machine direction warped yarns. Read and setup machine according to specified SETUP SHEET for different products.

• Laminator: Fabric is unwound and then is transported on a belt through heated rollers and then is rewound back onto a roll. Read and setup machine according to specified SETUP SHEET for different products.
• Slitter: Laminated product is slit down in accordance to the customer specification sheet. Fabric is then labeled, packaged and prepared for shipping. Read and setup machine according to specified SETUP SHEET for different products.
• Basic Laboratory Testing Duties: Cutting samples and using a digital gram scale to obtain glue weights from samples, consulting glue measurement charts, using a PIC eyepiece to count threads, preparing samples for various R&D Lab Tests.
• R & D Duties: Working with materials in non-established machine parameters, confer with R & D Technicians/Engineers from other business functions to discuss results obtained with fabric
• All other duties as assigned

Who you are

• Basic knowledge of report writing and documentation procedures used in research and development activities.
• Basic knowledge of computer use and applications such as Word and Excel.
• Basic/solid knowledge of fabric qualities and composition changes that my occur during the manufacturing process.
• Solid knowledge/experience of set-ups and operation of mechanical equipment.
• Solid knowledge of the principles of machine mechanics involved in the operation and Troubleshooting of equipment malfunctions.
• Solid knowledge of how to use and read various measurement scales and mechanical equipment gauges.
• Solid knowledge of basic mathematics to perform calculations involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers and fractions.
• Acceptable training and experience includes a high school diploma or equivalent. Previous manufacturing and/or fabrication is highly desirable. Mechanical equipment operator experience is required.

What's in it for you

• Hourly range $ - $;
• Bonus target range: 
• Set schedule: 2:20pm - 10:50pm
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability
• A company culture that prioritizes internal development and professional growth
• Time off with pay  
• 401(k) plan with a degree of employer matching
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs and product discounts