Tuner

**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.

This role is based at our Meltham site.

**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/Skills/Experience/Qualities**
- 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.
- 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.
- Experience in woven têxtiles.
- Experience of loom mechanics.
- Experience of yarns and their limitations / characteristics.

**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 £35,959
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Gym membership discount and more

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

**Salary**: £35,959.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Holmfirth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you have experience of loom mechanics?
- Do you have experience of Yarns?
- Do you have experience in woven têxtiles?

Work Location: In person