Textile Machine Operator – Immediate Start, Weekly Pay

SMS Personnel; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Brand new facility in Pakenham

Weekly pay

7am start

Small team

Excellent working conditions

Job summary

SMS Personnel in Melbourne-based textiles group is seeking a machine operator to work with Dornier knitting and Stent machines. You will set up Dornier looms, monitor tension, and perform maintenance to keep downtime low, while ensuring fabric quality and meeting specifications.

This role starts at 7am for 38 hours per week in a brand-new Pakenham facility. Training will be provided, you’ll join a small team with excellent working conditions and weekly pay.

Qualifications

• Must have mechanical aptitude and be trainable.
• LF Forklift license is required.
• Experience in maintenance and machine operation with high attention to detail.
• Good communicator who can work in a small team.
• OH&S compliant.

Responsibilities

• Dornier machine setup: Programming and configuring looms for new design setups
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Monitoring tension, repairing and maintaining looms to reduce downtime
• Quality control: Ensuring fabric meets standards for width, pick rate and yarn specifications
• Pattern adjustments: Preparing mechanisms for specific fabrics and adjusting for optimal weaving
• General maintenance on machines

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Forklift license

Maintenance experience

Team communication

Tools

Dornier knitting machine

Stent machine

Job description

SMS Personnel in Melbourne-based textiles group is seeking a machine operator to work with Dornier knitting and Stent machines. You will set up Dornier looms, monitor tension, and perform maintenance to keep downtime low, while ensuring fabric quality and meeting specifications.

This role starts at 7am for 38 hours per week in a brand-new Pakenham facility. Training will be provided, you’ll join a small team with excellent working conditions and weekly pay.