Machine operator - textile fibre and yarn preparation

Filature Lemieux Inc.; Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking available

Learning/training paid by employer

Team building opportunities

Travel insurance

Disability benefits

Health care plan

Paramedical services coverage

Group insurance benefits

Life insurance

Pension plan

Long-term care insurance

Job summary

Filature Lemieux Inc. in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Quebec, seeks a reliable textile machine operator for a permanent, full-time role. Fluency in French and a 40-hour work week are required, with experience on a range of yarn and fibre equipment to sustain production.

Responsibilities include loading and feeding machines, monitoring performance, reporting malfunctions, assisting colleagues, and ensuring product quality while following safety guidelines.

Qualifications

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate is required.
• Experience is an asset or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Load and off-load machines.
• Operate and feed a variety of machines.
• Set up, maintain and make minor repairs to machinery.
• Push carts, trucks or cans of fibres between areas.
• Clean machines and immediate work areas.
• Investigate machine stoppages.
• Assist machine operators and other textile workers as required.
• Examine products for defects to ensure quality.

Skills

Attention to detail

Manual dexterity

Team player

Reliability

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Blender

Carding machines

Spinning frames

Spooling, winding and twisting equipment

Staple processing machines

Finishing machines

Pressers

Job description

Qualifications

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: Experience an asset

Work Details

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: French
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: Experience an asset
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Relocation costs not covered by employer

Tasks

• Load and off-load machines
• Notify supervisor or mechanic of equipment malfunctions
• Operate and feed a variety of machines
• Set up, maintain and make minor repairs to machinery
• Push carts, trucks or cans of fibres from one work area to another
• Clean machines and immediate work areas
• Investigate machine stoppages
• Assist machine operators and other textile workers as required
• Examine products for defects to ensure adherence to quality standards

Type of yarn and fibre

• Wool
• Fabric blends
• Synthetic

Equipment and machinery experience

• Blender
• Carding machines
• Spinning frames
• Spooling, winding and twisting equipment
• Staple processing machines
• Finishing machines
• Pressers

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Ability to distinguish between colours

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Reliability

Screening questions

• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

• Evening

Employment terms options

• Day

Health benefits

• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Pension plan

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance

Other Benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Travel insurance