Designed Fabrics Product Specification Tech Colorist needed! Job#2881
Location: Tuscaloosa Alabama
Compensation: Competitive
Relocation: Available
The Product Specification Technician in the Design Fabrics Product Line will create and maintain data in the specification database to ensure accurate and consistent product specifications for the textile division. Management may assign additional duties as needed.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Will create specs for new materials including component settings, bill of material components and quantities, special instructions, and all other information required to produce a consistent, quality product.
2. Will update specs to reflect processing changes, improvements, inconsistency corrections, and as requested to support Designed Fabrics production.
3. Will work with product lines, R&D and Sample Production, support personnel, and any others to ensure the specification system data is meaningful, accurate, and consistent with operation needs.
4. Will communicate regularly with Product Line Management and the SAP master data personnel so they are aware of all process and spec changes and work with them to ensure there are no inconsistencies between the spec system and SAP data.
DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
1. Computer Skills - Must be proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook. Prefer knowledge of SAP & MES applications.
2. Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
3. Judgment & Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
4. Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
5. Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
6. Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
7. Self-Discipline - Doing something difficult to improve themselves, others, or the process.
8. Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
9. Open Minded - Considering alternative ideas without personal bias.
10. Communication Skills - Communicating information effectively both verbally and in writing.
11. Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
12. Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
13. Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
14. Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
15. Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making.
16. Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
17. Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
18. Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
19. Implementation Planning - Developing approaches for implementing an idea.
20. Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of computer hardware and software, including applications and system development
21. Mathematics - Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, statistics, and their application to system development
MINIMUM JOB SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. Prefer experience with Extruding, Beaming, Weaving, Tentering, and Grading manufacturing processes
2. Experience with Windows applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
3. Understand the importance and purpose of product specifications
ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
1. Prefer a minimum of 5 years of manufacturing management experience.
2. Prefer knowledge of current specifications
3. Prefer experience with SAP and/or MES applications
BOTTOM-LINE REQUIREMENTS: (Candidates must answer)
1. Education beyond a high school diploma preferred.
Answer:
2. Experience as a colorist or have worked with colors in a manufacturing/textile setting.
Answer:
3. 5+ years of manufacturing management experience preferred.
Answer:
4. Experience with SAP and/or MES applications preferred.
Answer:
5. Experience with Extruding, Beaming, Weaving, Tentering, and Grading manufacturing processes preferred.
Answer:
Please send resume in Word format to andersonrecruiting2@gmail.com as an attachment and include salary, phone number and reference Job #2881. Candidates must also provide responses to the employer's BOTTOM-LINE REQUIREMENTS which are numbered and listed above
Location: Tuscaloosa Alabama
Compensation: Competitive
Relocation: Available
The Product Specification Technician in the Design Fabrics Product Line will create and maintain data in the specification database to ensure accurate and consistent product specifications for the textile division. Management may assign additional duties as needed.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Will create specs for new materials including component settings, bill of material components and quantities, special instructions, and all other information required to produce a consistent, quality product.
2. Will update specs to reflect processing changes, improvements, inconsistency corrections, and as requested to support Designed Fabrics production.
3. Will work with product lines, R&D and Sample Production, support personnel, and any others to ensure the specification system data is meaningful, accurate, and consistent with operation needs.
4. Will communicate regularly with Product Line Management and the SAP master data personnel so they are aware of all process and spec changes and work with them to ensure there are no inconsistencies between the spec system and SAP data.
DESIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
1. Computer Skills - Must be proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook. Prefer knowledge of SAP & MES applications.
2. Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
3. Judgment & Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
4. Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
5. Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
6. Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
7. Self-Discipline - Doing something difficult to improve themselves, others, or the process.
8. Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
9. Open Minded - Considering alternative ideas without personal bias.
10. Communication Skills - Communicating information effectively both verbally and in writing.
11. Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
12. Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
13. Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
14. Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
15. Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making.
16. Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
17. Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
18. Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
19. Implementation Planning - Developing approaches for implementing an idea.
20. Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of computer hardware and software, including applications and system development
21. Mathematics - Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, statistics, and their application to system development
MINIMUM JOB SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. Prefer experience with Extruding, Beaming, Weaving, Tentering, and Grading manufacturing processes
2. Experience with Windows applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
3. Understand the importance and purpose of product specifications
ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
1. Prefer a minimum of 5 years of manufacturing management experience.
2. Prefer knowledge of current specifications
3. Prefer experience with SAP and/or MES applications
BOTTOM-LINE REQUIREMENTS: (Candidates must answer)
1. Education beyond a high school diploma preferred.
Answer:
2. Experience as a colorist or have worked with colors in a manufacturing/textile setting.
Answer:
3. 5+ years of manufacturing management experience preferred.
Answer:
4. Experience with SAP and/or MES applications preferred.
Answer:
5. Experience with Extruding, Beaming, Weaving, Tentering, and Grading manufacturing processes preferred.
Answer:
Please send resume in Word format to andersonrecruiting2@gmail.com as an attachment and include salary, phone number and reference Job #2881. Candidates must also provide responses to the employer's BOTTOM-LINE REQUIREMENTS which are numbered and listed above