machine operator

equipment technician

technician

weaver

operator

Milliken & Company

First of all the management does a great job with communications.   they have been great with helping operators be more successful with the daily operations.   Whenever there was an issue with a machine I was always able to reach someone.   if given the opportunity I would work for most of the bosses i was under in a heartbeat.   

this is a job where you will work 7 12s on days and 2 off and 7 nights on 12s and 5 off.  this was the main reason for me leaving this company.   this schedule is very rough.   you will never get used to this .  yes I made a ton of money and go alot of good machine operating experience from this company but you will put in alot of hours and you don't see you family and friends that often.   the health and dental benefits are really sorry, one of the worst companies to work for if you need great healthcare coverage.   and not to mention if you put a spouse or a child on your insurance you will be paying alot per week.   you work on holidays and there is rarely any time off.   

You will not be micro managed that much,  you will be expected to get things done and you don't see management a whole lot unless if there is something important to know.  they will occasionally check on you but thru out the day you wont see them much.   Safety is a top priority there you will get walked out without warning for lock out tag out or sleeping there is no forgiveness there.  I seen alot of people fired from there for loto or sleeping,   

the plant is hot in the summer and cold in the winter so there is no cozy ac in the plant.   sometimes you have easy day and other days you have bad days.  I had days where i felt like i hardly did any work at all and other days where i was just bombarded with tasks and messing with the machines to get them to work right. It is also VERY LOUD in the plant.  you could go def without earplugs.     

it is very easy to ignore your co workers and keep to yourself, most of the positions you are mostly dealing with your machine and making sure you are getting stuff done.  great opportunity if you don't like working with a bunch of people.   I have developed great relationships with management and co workers at Milliken.   

The job itself is very LOUD, it is hot and cold,  it is dusty but not as bad as some other places.  don't wear anything nice to work.   you will get fiber all over you or latex if you run the coater.   there are no dangerous and hazardous chemicals, you will be safe if you fallow the safety guidelines.   you will get experience from working there and it is a great place to work if you want to get into running machines.   

Ive worked at two Milliken plants in my life. The first was just after getting my associate degree and at a weaving plant. I found out quick that unless all I ever wanted to do was work on weaving machines and never advance my career that I needed to move on. The second time was training their employees (microprocessor) technicians as they were called. Never really understood why you would call a electronic technician a microprocessor technician but if you got the title that meant the more money you were going to make. Anyway I was hireed into another Milliken Company/plant to help train their microprocessor technicians on how to troubleshoot reliance vector drives and fincore dc drives and how the drives and systems worked together to wind cloth up on a winder. This was a job because winders are one of mans hardest things to ever learn and the engineer at this plant was lost also. But still I trained everyone inside the plant on Drive systems, reliance automax PLC's and winders. Afterwards I was let go because my job was complete. It was how I was let go that makes this job one of the worst places I have ever worked. After training their employees (some you just cant!) keeping two plants running during major breakdowns, they actually fired me because some camera monitor supervisor said I. left at 7:15 pm and 7:30pm like I had filled out on my time sheet. No I had finished all the training and the plant was standing every other week and I being the low man that had fulfilled my dutys at training all the electrical and electronics techs in the plant I was no longer needed. No two week notice, no one week or even an option to just resine because I could see the job was coming to an end. No they did it the Milliken way and that way proves to me that never would I want to see anyone get treated with such disrespect when you did offer your knowledge to anyone that askes that worked inside two of the plants. At once I felt as if Milliken was a leader but once the old man let others take control the company now has became one like most of the rest. Work and work some more and in the end you may get a thanks but don't hold your breath too long waiting. I'm afraid you would die waiting on a thank you.

A typical day at work would consist of me having to clock in. I then go to my computer desk where the truck drivers come to pick up bills from, to see what is being shipped out for that day and what time it is expected to be shipped out. Next, i see what materials are needed for slashers to run. communicate with the operators to see if the right material is going to be the same as it is on the schedule. Then i bring  the material out that is needed for that particular slasher, whether it is from the dock space or unloaded from a truck. if there are 4 trucks going out, then i will need to unload 4 trucks to get my shipments out. the slashers will run to make the material that is to be sent out. then i look to see where the material is to be shipped out. the material is normally in a certain designated place, so i will not have to look for it too long. normally it takes 30 mins to load an entire truck. after i load the truck, i then go and scan all materials to the computer, so i can print the BL's for the truck driver. i typically get done 1 or 2 hrs. before the driver gets there. my supervisor never has a problem about shipments being late or driver having to wait. After my job is complete and all shipment requirements are met, then i clean up the dock, realign beams and racks, help out where ever is needed to complete my 12 hrs. I learned a lot from working here, it has taught me communication skills, brainstorming skills, how to put things in order, great SAP experience setting goals, and being safe. i think the hardest part of the job is time management. getting trucks out on time, in which i really did not have a problem with. the most enjoyable part was to communicate with managers to learn a lot more about the company, and also going to the research center to see what all the company makes and winning awards for associate of the year in 2012 and 2017. everyone is very nice and cooperative.

The company was very interested in us learning about its past and its goals while the machines were being installed. We learned about safety Lock out Tag out (loto), fall prevention and blood borne pathogens. We were taught about the operations and started to prepare by purchasing materials that would be needed to keep the machines running. I had a great group of mechanics working with me and we spent a lot of time removing fibers from various parts of the machine. When we weren't removing the fibers from the parts, we had time to work on a course from the University of South Carolina. The course covered the workings of bearings, gears, and electrical troubleshooting. Similar to the Man U course that Dixie state college has in Utah. I left the company to work at Viracon. I felt there was a better opportunity to use my electrical skills there.

I have never in my life worked at a job that I hate going to. It's even worse when the economic climate is in crisis and nobody else worth working for is hiring. 

Want to feel unappreciated? This is the place to come work.
Want to be micromanaged? This is the place to come work.
Want to do 3 jobs without the pay? This is definitely the place to come work.

The folks at all 3 Lagrange plants do not value you as an employee. You have to beg for your raises, and they want you to babysit grown people. You'll have a hundred meetings a week about safety, which I feel are very unnecessary. Management at all 3 (Valway, DMS, and Live Oak) are terrible. It's very family-oriented at DMS, so expect favoritism. The turnover rate is extremely high. They don't encourage moving around and being promoted within the company unless you're of a "certain" skin color. I would never recommend working for this company. It's stressful, miserable and very tacky.

Milliken is a 151 year old company stuck in the past. They have discrimination ingrained in the culture. They run the plants like a plantation treating associate's like second class citizens. The seperation  between management and associate is based on educational achevement (4 year degree) Associates that have been with the company for 30 or 40 years are treated like new hires and temps. Overall just an unethical company that displays whats wrong with unchecked capitalism.

Tons of favortism.  Tons of unqualified people promoted to management based on the buddy system or a degree that apparently did not teach them how to manage.  They frequently fire employees and then expect the remaining employees to pick up the slack with no extra pay while the management openly acknowledges that they do not even intend to fill the positions.  They will fire you if they suspect you are considering leaving the company.  The working environment is unsafe and no matter how many times concerns are reported, nothing is changed.  They think an extra meeting fixes everything, but it won't because nothing is followed up on.  You can't get what you need to complete your assignment, but then you will be blamed for not completing what you were not given the tools to do.  Overall, just a terrible place to work and for poor pay.

Very easy  job unless there are range issues or cloth breaks out. Management is a management team and if you have issues with anyone you can not talk to anyone else about your issues or you will be watched and tried to fire you. Management will talk to other people badly about you when you haven't heard any such problems. Uncomfortable to talk to HR Manager knowing he has is other managers backs. Contacting corporate office does not work. Even if you are certified on more than 3 machines you don't make more but more is expected of you. Wont get to first shift unless you know someone and are liked by them on first shift.

There are at least 3 plants that need attention in the HR department from the corporate office. Supposed to be safety first, being associate lead but 9 times out of 10 it’s HR that puts safety rules in place without considering all factors. The workload on management and other job positions is waaayyy more than the pay scale. While other positions ride the clock to get a check. The only way to move up the ladder now is to have a degree, doesn’t matter if you have experience in the management position that is available, if u don’t have a degree, don’t even apply. And even worse- the degree doesn’t have to be in that related field. Morale seems to drop more and more. Used to be a great place to work, but after the passing of Roger Milliken,the concern for the associates went away completely.

This job is great for someone who does not have family or friends. the company concern is mainly about production not taking a person health in consideration I worked 10 years for them and got hit head on on by a drunk driver on my way home from work I was terminated while still under doctors care. The hardest part about working for Milliken is you do not get to spend time with family because of rotating shift. And once you get hurt they let you go. So your job is not secure. I was full time perminate until I was injured. If you are considering this job they do start off temp to see how well you do the job and put you on the hardest job they have and at the end of the 6 months there is still the possibility that you will not be hired permanent.

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