Job Description

Job Overview

THH Recruitment are proud to be working alongside a prestigious textile manufacturer, they are known UK wide for their quality products.

From January they are looking to recruit a skilled textile operator, ideally with Weaving and Looming experience to work within the production team.

Key Responsibilities:

To ensure that loom down time is kept to a minimum through the efficient management of job changes, by working with Weavers to reduce downtime.

Where a job or gear change is required, it will be important to ensure that the tie-on is satisfactorily completed and the job pulled through and checked as necessary.

Understand peg plans, drafts and setting temples, yarn pick up, shed timings

Assistance with beam installation and the tie in procedure.

To ensure that machines are operated at their optimum speed and efficiency.

To assist the company in the high quality of woven fabrics, by ensuring that the production of second quality goods is kept to a minimum.

Passing off the first piece of all new jobs. This will particularly include ensuring that the picks per inch, weave, width and weft colours are as specified on the weaving tickets or match the passing sample.

Assisting the Production Manager in the identification and rectification of weaving quality problems.

To assist in the maintenance of a safe working environment through the strict adherence to company health and safety rules and procedures.

Ensuring that all maintenance, repair and lubrication is carried out when the looms are at a standstill.

Ensuring that machines are only operated in line with the manufacturer's instructions.

Ensuring that a high standard of housekeeping is maintained, with particular emphasis and notice taken of oil grease and warp lubricant spillages.

Hours

AM -

6am-2pm - Monday to Friday

PM -

2pm-11pm Monday - Thursday , Fridays 2pm-5:30pm

Requirements

Prior knowledge of Weaving process Engineering Knowledge Can work the shifts advertised AM/PM rotation Can commute to Dewsbury for shift start
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 14.00-18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Work Location: In person