Loom Tuner

**VACANCY**
**LOOM TUNER**

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Ensure that predictive & preventive maintenance is effectively performed to minimise downtime & maintenance costs.
- Attend to machine breakdown as quickly as possible to minimise downtime.
- Ensure that safety standards are maintained & best practices followed when maintaining equipment.
- Solve problems as they arise and ensure that any major problems have been communicated to the Weaving Manager ASAP.
- Manage critical spares to minimise downtime due to equipment breakdown.
- Fix damaged or warn part to be put back into production to save money on spares wherever possible.
- Control all relevant tools & critical spares so that they are available when needed.
- Manage maintenance expenditure (spares & contract work) in line with the budget.
- Maintain housekeeping standards to prevent accidents or incidents.
- Maintain documentation & records for traceability & analysis purposes.
- Co-ordinate trials & give input to the development of new products to ensure that these are optimised from technical, cost & operability point of view.
- Develop optimal setting & parameters for new product development to ensure a balance between quality, run-ability & cost.
- Assess modifications or new equipment requirements to meet new product developments.
- Provide feedback on the running of new articles and designs to complete the continual improvement loop.
- Document all trials & development for records and reference purposes.
- Act as a mentor & coach to uplift people, improve motivation & provide life skills.
- Facilitate performance management & Disciplinary processes.
- Conduct training as &when required to ensure skills transfer & enable empowerment.
- Identify potential & manage personal development goals.
- Perform routine assessments & trade tests on apprentices & learners in the department throughout their training period.

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Matric
- Minimum N3 Textile Technology qualification
- Qualified Loom Tuner with rapier loom (advantageous)
- 3 years’ experience

**Skills**
- Maintenance skills
- Organisational skills
- Technical skills
- Budget management
- Communication skills
- Housekeeping skills
- Stock control skills
- Documentation skills
- Engineering skills
- Product development skills
- Mentoring skills
- Training Skills
- Assessment skills

Ability to Commute:

- Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal: Relocate before starting work (required)