Hybrid Dye Operator - Second Shift bei Insight Textiles

Dye Operator – Insight Textiles (An Apex Mills Company)
Location: Stuart, VA

About Us
At Insight Textiles, part of the Apex Mills family, we design and produce high-performance fabrics used in industries from healthcare to aerospace. Our Stuart, VA facility is known for quality, innovation, and a commitment to American manufacturing. We’re looking for a dedicated Dye Operator to join our dyehouse team and help create the vibrant, consistent colors our customers expect.

What You’ll Do
 As a Dye Mixer, you’ll play a key role in the safe, efficient, and productive operation of dye equipment in the dyehouse. Your day-to-day will include:

• Mixing dyes for all equipment according to established procedures
• Reading and following written SOPs and dye mixing instructions
• Operating dyehouse equipment, including microprocessors and overhead hoists
• Using tools like tape measures and pH meters for precise adjustments
• Moving full chemical barrels using a barrel truck or forklift
• Maintaining clean, safe, and organized work areas
• Communicating equipment status to incoming shifts

What We’re Looking For

• Ability to read, understand, and follow written procedures and perform all responsibilities of the role
• Comfortably handling chemicals safely and using the required PPE
• Physically able to lift/move 100+ lbs and work on your feet for most of the shift
• Able to work in a humid environment around moving mechanical parts and chemicals
• Forklift operation experience
• Team-oriented with good communication skills

Work Environment & PPE

• Exposure to wet/humid conditions, moving parts, fumes, and chemicals
• Hearing protection and respirators required in certain tasks (must be clean-shaven to wear a respirator)
• Required PPE includes waterproof safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, and apron

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Stable, long-standing company with a strong reputation in the textile industry
• Competitive hourly pay
• Opportunities for training and skill development
• A team culture where safety and quality come first

If you’re dependable, detail-oriented, and ready to be an important part of a growing company, we’d like to meet you.

Apply Today – Bring your skills and join a team that takes pride in every fabric we produce.

Apex Mills is a leading American manufacturer of high-performance fabrics, knits, mesh/netting, and elastics with 80 years of experience working with Fortune 500 businesses, government agencies, and organizations of all sizes to provide business-critical fabric solutions. As a respected member of AFFOA, SEAMS, AAPN, ATA, and other organizations, we are committed to continual process and product improvement with ISO 9001:2015 OEKO-TEX Standard 100. Our fabrics are made in the USA with full traceability and transparency.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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