Loom Tuner

**Job requirements**:

- Knowledge in recognizing and distinguishing between different colours
- **Be prepared to work shifts**:

- Minimum Grade 12 with Maths + Science
- Working knowledge of **Sulzer projectile looms and polyprop plastic**:

- Ability to work independently
- Relevant Experience - **loom tuner or technical qualification**:

- Must have experience working with** Donier or Somet Looms fitted with Staibi dobbie or jacquards is desirable**

**Job responsibilities**:
To ensure that all looms are kept in peak working condition following company preventative maintenance schedule. This will include:

- Prioritizing maintenance to ensure maximum loom efficiency.
- Identifying worn or defective parts replacing as and when required.
- Checking and changing lubricants as per the maintenance schedule.
- Internal cleaning
- Ensure that loom down time is kept to a minimum through the efficient management of job changes.
- Where a job or gear change is required, it will be important to ensure that the tie-on is satisfactorily completed and the job pulled through and checked as necessary.

**The following will also be required: (Overlooker)**
- Assistance with beam installation.
- Assistance with the tie in procedure.
- Pin dropping and redrafting.
- Removing woven cloth to the perch.
- To ensure that machines in service are operated at their optimum speed and efficiency, with active involvement in managing** warp/weft breaks.**:

- This will include the fine tuning of the loom and its constituent parts including **dobbies, jacquards, or yarn accumulators**, where fitted.

**Specific Requirements/Additional information**
- To assist the company in maintaining its reputation as a weaver of high-quality woven têxtile, by ensuring that the production of second quality goods is kept to a minimum.
- **This will include**:

- Assuming specific responsibility for the quality of fabrics woven and the passing of the first piece of all new jobs
- Ensuring that the picks per inch, weave, width, and weft colours are as specified on the weaving tickets or match the passing sample.
- Assisting the Weaving Manager in the identification and rectification of weaving quality problems
- To assist in the maintenance of a safe working environment through the strict adherence to company health and safety rules and procedures.

**This will specifically include**:

- Ensuring that all maintenance, repair, and lubrication is carried out when the looms are at a standstill and are clearly posted as such.
- Ensuring that machines are only operated in line with the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Ensuring that all safety interlocks are working correctly all guards are securely attached and that this check is recorded.
- Ensuring that a high standard of housekeeping is maintained, with particular emphasis and notice taken of oil grease and warp lubricant spillages.
- Adhering to all C.O.S.H.H guidelines.
- Ensuring that all Personal Protective Equipment as issued is used.