Product Development Assistant

Product Development Assistant

Weight Test(WT)

While running the sample we will execute a yarn consumption test

Weigh all the yarns going into the sock

Tie all the yarn on the machine correctly

Confirm cross stretch is set correctly

Currently run 6 socks Trying to reduce that # required for the WT

Check for quality, yarn outs, drop stitches, toe holes

Capture Total Run Time

Re-weigh & Capture Weights of each yarn on the yarn sheet

Match the yarn weight with the sock weights for reference

Photo the weight test and post it in the correct SLACK channel

Give Sample Department ALL the socks to be processed and boarded

Give Product Specialist the WT Sheet

Keep a copy of the WT sheet

Product Specialist will tag you in the channel after she has set up with WT

Confirm Product Specialist has entered the WT materials correctly with a √ in the slack channel when she posts the data entry clips OR correct any errors, Run time, leg length, lbs. per dozen in Sock Info

Calculate the weights on the weight sheet Weigh sock and confirm accuracy of WT Sheet total to actual socks

Evaluate & enter weight test details in style manager Create sample yarn color for entry

Enter Run Times

Enter Wt. Per Doz.

Set size details for style manager

Enter layout measurements

Sample Yarn Procedure

Boxed Sample Yarns

• Location and finding yarns need to be easy and timeless. If we’re searching for yarns, we are wasting critical time for sampling
• Boxes are to be held till the PD box is ready to create.
• We need an ongoing list of yarns in the box storage area & locations. These items should be on the box Count
• Blend
• Supplier
• Customer

• Storage in the cardboard boxes is for overflow quantities only
• Really large quantities of yarns need to be set up and located in general inventory if we get tight on space – note location on our sample yarn sheet for future reference
• Yarns that are in multiple PDs – should be placed in a tote and labeled with all the PDs that use them If all cones won’t fit, I would stock 4 cones to start and replace as needed

• Once we get the racks on the wall at the machines, then we can store all those multiuse yarns in totes on those racks for easy access

PD Totes

• PD Totes and their locations are critical to our flow of work. If you can’t find the yarn or the tote we’re wasting time.
• When a PD Tote is created the location should be posted in the PD Slack channel
• Anytime that PD Tote is moved the new location should be posted in the PD Slack channel
• IF any yarn is removed from that PD box – at least a note should be placed in that tote by who took it and if a new PD Box – what that # is. That should also be posted in the Slack channel for both PDs if it’s a permanent change
• When the PD Tote is restocked that should be posted in the SLACK channel, so no one spends 30 minutes looking for it

Sample Yarn Use – if we are knitting samples, multiple PDs and you see the yarn is running low, there isn’t any back up yarn in the Boxed Sample area. Please post in the PD Slack channel so additional yarn can be purchased.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Prescription drug insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Overtime

Supplemental Pay:

• Yearly bonus

Ability to Commute:

• Mount Airy, NC 27030 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Mount Airy, NC 27030: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person