Human Resources

Ricaye
BS Computer Science,
Wofford

Who Do We Hire?
The majority of Human Resource associates begin their Milliken career at a manufacturing location in a process improvement or manufacturing management position. This provides an opportunity to gain technical and managerial experience, which better prepares you for the Human Resource field. In the recruiting process, we consider a wide variety of majors.

The skills and personal qualities that make an individual successful in Human Resources are:

  • A juggler - Flexibility to manage multiple situations and projects
  • A communicator - Effective oral and written communication skills
  • A team player - Effective team skills, and a desire and ability to work with people
  • A leader - Self-confidence and strong assertiveness
  • A doer - Strong work ethic
  • A confidant - Ability to handle confidential situations

 

What Will You Do?
Your initial role in Human Resources will be an Education or Employment Manager. You’ll report directly to a location Human Resource Manager and acquire the skills and knowledge in both the education and employment function. Some of your job responsibilities will include:

  • Recruiting new associates
  • Orientation and training of associates
  • Safety process
  • Company policy and labor law administration and interpretation
  • Government and state regulation and compliance
  • Community relations
  • Associate morale
  • Salary and benefit administration

 

Where Can You Go?
Career advancement in the Human Resource field is driven by the complexity and size of our manufacturing locations. With larger and / or multiple locations come increased responsibility. Advancement opportunities also exist in the Human Resource corporate area--safety, public affairs, college relations, corporate support, benefits and education.

Milliken promotes from within so there are many career opportunities, such as in marketing and sales, supply chain management and manufacturing management.

ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES

Engineering Services

Engineering Services associates ensure that all of the operations of a facility run smoothly and efficiently. Responsibilities include monitoring all of the utilities and systems of the plant, including ...

Research & Development

Nearly all of our newly hired Research and Development associates are located at the company headquarters in Spartanburg, S.C. Research associates work in a variety of settings, from a traditional wet ...

Product & Process Improvement

A significant number of graduates hired into this area have an engineering major and become Process/Product Engineers. Individuals with technical majors and humanities majors are also hired ...

MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Manufacturing Management

On a daily basis, you will be responsible for interaction with production associates in the manufacturing areas of Milliken plants. You’ll manage machine schedules and personnel requirements needed to ...

Human Resources

Your initial role in Human Resources will be an Education or Employment Manager. You’ll report directly to a location Human Resource Manager and acquire the skills and knowledge in both the education ...

Marketing & Sales

Milliken promotes from within so there are many career opportunities available once you have established yourself and are successful in your current position.

Finance

A finance associate plays an important role in the organization’s success. Using the latest computer technology, you will help guide and support business decisions to maximize business profitability.

Information Services

First assignments involve consulting with our businesses and implementing hardware and software solutions. Associates will be trained on one or more of these platforms: Mainframe, Mid-range, UNIX, Client/Server and SAP.

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Management associates have multiple duties and responsibilities, always focusing on superior on-time customer delivery while optimizing quality, cost and inventory levels.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Summer Internships

Each intern is teamed with a Milliken associate who serves as the intern's sponsor. Your sponsor is there for guidance and support, but interns have full responsiblity for managing their project.

Cooperative Education

You will be working on projects that seek to reduce operational costs, improve operational processes, uncover innovative solutions to manufacturing problems and increase value to our customers.