Weaver

Camira; Meltham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Camira, a long-established textile manufacturer, is seeking a night-shift weaving operator to manage up to 12 looms and produce fabrics to set schedules, meeting customer demand.

You will monitor quality, stop machines when issues arise, repair warp and weft breaks, and maintain a safe, clean workspace while adhering to the Camira Code of Conduct and all health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience operating weaving looms or similar textile machinery.
• Ability to manage up to 12 looms and handle yarns.
• Commitment to quality, safety and housekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Operate and weave on multiple looms to meet schedules.
• Maintain quality; repair warp and weft breaks.
• Report quality issues to team leader and loom tuner.
• Ensure safe, clean and orderly work area.
• Adhere to quality, environmental, health and safety standards.

Skills

Loom operation

Dobby & Jacquard

Quality control

Safety compliance

Job description

Camira are a multi-award-winning textile 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 of the role

To manage and operate a set of weaving machines, produce woven fabrics to set schedules and to meet customer demands on the teams night shift.

The day to day

• To adhere to the Camira Code of Conduct and comply with all relevant quality, environmental, health & safety, data protection, and corporate legislative requirements
• To manage and weave up to 12 looms using both natural & synthetic yarns.
• To understand and operate both dobby and jacquard looms
• To maintain a high standard of quality when weaving on the looms, repair warp & weft breaks, ensure weft creels are filled and full pieces of fabric are doffed at the correct length.
• Checking work to ensure fabrics are defect free and ensuring all quality procedures are followed and documented.
• To take the responsibility to stop machines weaving if they suspect any quality problems. Ensuring any quality issues are reported to their team leader and loom tuner.
• To ensure the working environment is maintained to a high standard, maintaining their work areas in a safe, clean & tidy manner with a high standard of housekeeping.

Other considerations

• To manage and weave up to 12 looms using both natural & synthetic yarns.
• To understand and operate both dobby and jacquard looms
• Checking work to ensure fabrics are defect free and ensuring all quality procedures are followed and documented.
• Ensuring any quality issues are reported to their team leader and loom tuner.
• We have mulitple positions and shifts available, Days and Nights

Our success lies in our customer’s success. We focus on building long lasting relationships and delivering a brilliant customer experience to a global market; using digital technologies, providing high-quality products, support and services that add value, inspire, and exceed expectations.

Our commitment to quality, health & safety, and environmental standards ensures we consistently deliver products and services that meet both customer and regulatory requirements.

We do the right thing, no matter how hard. We uphold integrity, honesty, and transparency with our customers, our people, and the planet. We respect our resources and commit to making pioneering fabrics and delivering value added services that contribute positively to a more sustainable future.

At Camira, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of our values. We adopt a workplace where every team member feels valued and respected. Our inclusive culture ensures all employees have equal opportunities for growth and development. If you require any adjustments and/or additional support during the interview process, please let the talent team know.