Technician

Glen Raven

Anderson, South Carolina

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, High School Diploma, Identify Issues, Manufacturing, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Quality Control, Safety/Work Safety, Textile Industry, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Anderson, South Carolina
POSTED
30+ days ago

Glen Raven Material Solutions, a global leading manufacturer of performance fabrics, is currently seeking candidates for Technician positions.
These positions are required to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair machines to proper working order repairing all flagged machines.
Positions are available in multiple departments throughout the plant on various shifts.

Available shifts include 12 hour night shifts on a 2/2/3 schedule, and 2nd and 3rd shift.
Pay Rates vary, starting at $24.46 and up.

 

Position Requirements:

  • 2+ years of experience as a manufacturing technician is preferred
  • Troubleshooting ability is required
  • A high school diploma or GED is required
  • Follow company policies and safe work practices to prevent injury to yourself and other associates
  • Immediately correct unsafe behaviors and immediately correct/report any unsafe work condition.
  • Repair break downs.
  • Perform all long- term scheduled maintenance and lubrication.
  • Complete assigned maintenance work orders.
  • Assist other mechanics with special breakdowns as required.
  • Repair parts as needed.
  • Work on machines with running mechanical defects following quality control guidelines.
  • Must be willing to work overtime and weekends as needed
  • Good verbal and written communication skills are needed
  • Basic computer skills are required

Perks and Benefits

  • Health, Dental and Vision Benefits
  • 401 (k) Retirement Plan and Pension Plan
  • Wellness Program
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Vacation & Holiday Pay

Why Glen Raven:

Working at Glen Raven allows you to be part of a hard-working team proud to weave connections worldwide with some of the most trusted brands in textiles like Sunbrella®. Every day, we strive for and welcome diverse voices, solutions-driven ideas and innovative opportunities for continued growth throughout the company. We work toward a shared success while lifting each other up on the job and in our communities. Together, we keep the world spinning. Join our team. Connect people and drive innovation beyond the boundaries of Glen Raven

 

 

About the Company

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Glen Raven

Vision

Let Endless Possibilities Begin

Mission

Enhancing life for global consumers with the world's most innovative fabric-based, market-driven solutions.

Values

Engaged Associates - Creating fulfilling professional experiences through enthusiasm, focus, teamwork, diversity, creativity, innovation and a shared vision.

Who are . . .

• Embracing Change - Reveling in the evolving technological, social and market forces shaping our world, and pursuing the opportunities they produce.

To deliver . . .

• Profitable Growth - Building a premium portfolio of businesses that return better than cost of capital, offer substantial opportunities for expansion and in which we have a competitive advantage.

Through the pursuit of . . .

• Delighted Customers - Delivering products and services marked by excellence in quality, design and performance that deliver value and satisfaction at a level that instills preference and insistence in our customers.

Guided by . . .

• Honorable Stewardship - Conducting without compromise to the highest standards of ethics, safety, environmental protection, lawfulness and respect for our fellow man.

Reflected in . . .

• Confident Shareholders - Managing the company's resources in a manner that capitalizes on opportunity, safeguards against adverse conditions, delivers long- term value, and instills satisfaction of ownership.

History

Headquartered in Glen Raven, North Carolina, our company has grown from a small cotton mill into a global leader in performance fabrics. Founded in 1880 by John Q. Gant, Glen Raven is still owned and managed by his descendants.

Glen Raven's ability to identify and lead niche market segments throughout history has contributed greatly to our success. Within the first few years of operation, we became one of the first mills in the South to dye fabrics. After being one of the first companies to adopt synthetic fibers and build knitting operations, the growth in women's hosiery led to the invention of panty hose in 1959.

Having an expertise in rayon provided Glen Raven with an opportunity to manufacture parachute fabrics throughout World War II, specializing in parachute fabrics for air drops of heavy military equipment, which is a product focus that continues today. Following the war years, a weaving operation was opened in Burnsville, N.C. in 1948 focusing on nylon and polyester used in a wide array of products, from luggage to sail cloth, another operation that is still used today.

Continuing to build on this knowledge of technical fabrics, Glen Raven introduced its Sunbrella brand of performance fabrics in the 1960s, which essentially made its own awning product at the time- cotton duck- obsolete. Today, Sunbrella is the premier performance fabric for awnings, furniture, marine applications, and convertible tops. To expand Glen Raven's global presence, Dickson, SA of France was added in 1998, and by 2000 had implemented a global performance fabrics strategy. To support its activities throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim, the company completed a 190,000-square-foot business center in China in 2006.

With the acquisition of long-standing business partners The Astrup Company and John Boyle & Company in May 2007, we have joined forces with two of the nation's largest distributors of fabrics, hardware and finishing supplies for the awning, marine and casual furniture industries. The new company, Tri Vantage, merges Glen Raven's resources with those of Astrup and Boyle to position us to serve our global markets with greater supply chain efficiency and the highest level of customer service. For more than a century, we have created a culture of innovation and integrity. As a result, our company has continuously found new possibilities for the utility of fabric. Today, with our long history of invention and expertise, we remain committed to developing state of-the-art fabric solutions.

COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Clothing and Textile Manufacturing
FOUNDED
1880
WEBSITE
http://www.glenraven.com