Summary:
Setting up a large amount of material for spreading, while ensuring tension-free spreading and maximizing utilization.
This position is part of the AbilityOne Program, which provides employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. All applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for the AbilityOne Program. AbilityOne is one of the largest sources of employment for people who are blind or have significant disabilities. Through nonprofit agencies (like ours), the program provides products and services, including janitorial and manufacturing services. The program also requires that 75% of the services provided be completed by individuals who meet the AbilityOne requirements (blind or have significant disabilities).
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Must be able to set up a lot of material for spreading, ensuring tension-free spreading, and maximizing utilization
- Set down the marker and spread out the underlay paper
- Mark splices, marking the beginning and end of the lay
- Record a roll ticket.
- Be able to review the fabric for defects as the lay is spread and inspect the cut as necessary.
- Must be able to identify and record the yards of defective fabric, by roll number, and provide the information to Quality Control.
Education and/or Experience:
- Less than a high school education.
- At least one (1) year of experience in a Cutting Room or similar job.
- Must have basic mathematical skills and be able to record and track information in records, handle rolls of fabric material, record information on cutting tickets, and yards used.
Language Skills: Basic English communication skills are preferred but not required.
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.
Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work promptly; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.
Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Asks for and offers help when needed.
Reasoning Ability - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and work most of the day, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Additionally, you must be able to lift and carry at least 50 pounds.
Work Environment:
Should be prepared to work in a noisy manufacturing area with heavy traffic and floor vibrations.
Skills Required
- Must meet AbilityOne Program eligibility (persons who are blind or have significant disabilities)
- At least 1 year experience in a cutting room or similar job
- Less than a high school education
- Basic mathematical skills and ability to record and track information, cutting tickets, and yards used
- Ability to inspect fabric during spreading, identify and record defective yards by roll number, and communicate to Quality Control
- Ability to lift and carry at least 50 pounds and perform sustained standing, bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling
- Basic English communication skills
What We Do
Goodwill South Florida empowers individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment through job training and education, while also operating business enterprises like apparel manufacturing.
