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**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**:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
**Experience**:
- Tuner: 3 years (preferred)
Shift availability:
- Night shift (required)
Work Location: In person