Textile Operative

2 weeks ago

Huddersfield, United Kingdom wooltex Spinning Co Ltd. Full time

**Wooltex Spinning Company Ltd.**

**TEXTILE OPERATIVE - Night Shift ( Mon to Thursday )**

48 Hrs per Week: Monday to Thursday: 18:00 - 06:00

This is a great opportunity to develop a career with an established company where you will gain valuable skills working as part of a friendly, modern and innovative business. The facility processes worsted spun yarns and is the first wool spinning company to open in the UK for many years. It utilises the latest technology for drawing, spinning, winding & twisting.

**Main Role**:
To operate machinery within the têxtile mill, ensuring adherence to health & safety, quality and environmental standards. To succeed in the role, you will be comfortable understanding and following work instructions and procedures.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Load and unload materials where appropriate
- Monitor machines to ensure their smooth and effective operation
- Follow the work procedures for the task / machine, ensuring high quality standards are maintained
- Work in a safe manner reporting any issues to management
- Record key data effectively and accurately
- Communicate effectively with other colleagues and managers during the shift, ensuring any faults are reported promptly
- Keep machinery and work areas clean and tidy at all times
- Contribute towards achieving daily targets

**Personal Skills**:

- This is a physical role, involving regular manual handling
- Good observation skills and attention to detail is important
- You will have good organisational skills and be able to prioritise work tasks effectively
- Flexibility will be key as you will need to support and operate across different departments
- You will demonstrate a proactive approach to Health and Safety
- Have good attendance and timekeeping
- Be willing and able to learn new tasks and develop new skills
- Work well as part of a team

**Previous Experience / Qualifications**:

- Previous experience in têxtiles manufacturing would be advantageous, in particular, skills in drawing, spinning, winding, twisting and steaming.
- Experience gained in other manufacturing environments would also be beneficial
- There are no specific qualifications required for the role. However, têxtile-focused qualifications are desirable.

**Benefits**:

- Onsite parking, Company events, People’s Pension Plan (auto-enrolment scheme), Group Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Holidays: 6 weeks holiday (taken mostly at company shutdown periods).

**Before applying, please ensure you can get to and from Wooltex Spinning Co (HD3 4BZ) for shift start and finish times.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Huddersfield HD3 4BZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Textile: 1 year (preferred)
- Manufacturing (Other): 1 year (preferred)
- Spinning: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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