Tuner - Nights

**Who are we?**

A multi-award-winning têxtile manufacturer with two centuries of heritage and a forward-thinking approach to innovation and sustainability, Camira designs and manufactures environmental fabrics for the commercial, public transport and residential sectors.

**Purpose**:

- To set up new weaving schedules in loom in accordance with fabric specifications.
- To adjust loom settings to ensure fabric weaves to the correct quality and specification.
- To ensure looms are free from defects which could present a safety hazard.
- To repair and replace faulty loom parts.

**Key Tasks and Accountabilities**:

- To start up new production jobs in loom, ensuring the fabric is set to weave as determined by the job specification.
- Ensuring any loom defects with regard to health and safety are repaired immediately, or taken out of service until safe operation can be guaranteed.
- Correcting any machine faults or variation when fabric is weaving in loom.
- Checking the fabric width, pick rate, design, length settings and yarn used at every new start up.
- Changing looms over from different designs and gears.
- Checking all looms at the start of every shift to ensure fabric woven is fault free.
- Patrolling looms and completing a quality check sheet at the start of every shift.
- Assisting weavers to ensure all fabric woven is fault free by making fine adjustments to loom settings as and when required.
- Responding to loom breakdowns to repair and fit parts when required.
- Working with the knotting team to ensure style changes are done as efficiently as possible
- Updating the Barco plan board to ensure accurate data is generated.
- Ensure general maintenance is carried out on all looms.
- Ensure the working and storage areas are clean, tidy and free of obstructions.
- Maintain the department’s quality, health and safety standards by following the set procedures.
- Any other general duties as and when required.

**Knowledge/Education/Skills/Experience**
- Knowledge of flat weaving production.
- Knowledge of Dornier, Sulzer,Somet & Picanol machines.
- Knowledge of Camira woven products.
- Knowledge of airjet, rapier, dobby and jacquard weaving.
- Good attention to detail.
- Mechanical skills.
- The ability to recognise and rectify mechanical and material faults.
- Excellent numeric and literacy skills.
- Experience in woven têxtiles.
- Experience of loom mechanics.
- Experience of yarns and their limitations / characteristics.

**Aptitudes Required**
- The ability to bend stretch and lift weights up to 25 kgs.
- Flexibility and self motivated.
- The ability to distinguish between similar colours and shades.
- Good hand and eye co-ordination.
- The ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

**Shift Pattern**
- Monday-Friday 9:30pm-6am

**Other relevant information**

The position requires a flexible individual who can work on their own initiative as well as part of a large team. The role will require the individual to communicate effectively with all relative departments, therefore co-operation is essential. The position also requires an individual who has the confidence to take responsibility for ensuring all woven products are manufactured to high quality standards and in a safe working environment.

There may be occasional requirements to work overtime or assist in other areas of manufacturing, reasonable notice will be given.

**In return you'll receive**:

- Full time permanent role
- Salary £41,401.43
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension
- Free on site parking
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted Gym Membership and more

**Salary**: £41,401.43 per year

**Benefits**:

- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Night shift

**Education**:

- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Tuner: 5 years (preferred)

Shift availability:

- Night shift (required)

Work Location: In person