James Qualls
Rossville,Ga
Summary
Organized technician bringing strengths in handling work independently and solving routine problems without oversight. Offers expertise in maintenance and management and ability to quickly learn new processes.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Weaver
Shawind
Chickamauga, Georgia
03.2024 - Current
- Consistently met deadlines by efficiently managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Threaded yarn, thread and fabric through guides, needles and rollers of p7100 and p9500 machines.
- Mentored junior weavers, providin guidance on best practices and enhancing overall team performance.
- Reduced fabric defects by consistently monitoring the weaving process and making necessary adjustments.
- Inspected products to verify manufacturing specifications and determine if machines need adjustment.
- Used air hoses, cleaning solutions, oil cans and rags to clean, oil and lubricate machines.
- Examined looms to determine causes of loom stoppage such as warp filling, harness breaks or mechanical defects.
- Inspected woven cloth to detect weaving defects.
- Tidied work area to create and maintain safe working environment on floor.
- I have worked as a weaver and technician on tw11,pu and p7100 Sulzer looms and weaver and technician on Itema p9500 airjets.
Reliability Technician
Shaw Industries
Chickamuaga
01.2007 - 03.2024
- Preform upkeep on machines
- Install covering on rollers
- Preform daily checklist on machines to make sure the highest quality backing is being produced
- Time managing when working on different machines
- Working with all of the department, Doffers, Warp Crew, Weavers and also other technicians to succeed as a department in both quality and efficiency.
- As a technician I showed weavers things to make their job easier and more efficient to keep them from going back to the loom for the same things over and over.
Supervisor
Rossville Yarn
Rossville
01.1993 - 01.1999
- Matched colors to customer standards
- Adjusted Formulas
- Supervised dye and dyeline personnel for 5 dye machines
- Scheduled people based on skill level on each machine
- Created culture of continuous improvement, inspiring employees to take action to solve problems
- Planned and published the production schedule and ensured that required staffing and resources were available to meet production goals
- Developed employees to improve their knowledge bases, increase team value and improve leadership potential
- Ensured raw materials were accessible and equipment was operating at full capacity.
- I made sure that all employees knew that if they had a question I knew the machines and could help them become more efficient and more knowledgeable.
Education
High School Diploma -
Rossville High School
Rossville, GaSkills
- Process improvement
- Equipment maintenance
- Schedule oversight
- Reporting and documenting
- Preventive maintenance
- Build successful teams
- Quality control
- Deadline compliance
- Product inspections
Timeline
Weaver
Shawind
03.2024 - Current
Reliability Technician
Shaw Industries
01.2007 - 03.2024
Supervisor
Rossville Yarn
01.1993 - 01.1999
High School Diploma -
Rossville High School