Factory Operative - Sherborne, United Kingdom - Valmiera Glass UK Ltd

Valmiera Glass UK Ltd

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Sherborne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overtime (regularly available at
150%)

Career Progression & Training In-House
Birthday as paid leave
Factory Closes for Christmas

Valmiera Glass UK Ltd. is one of the leading manufacturers in Europe of products based on glass fibre.

Overall function and description of the job:

To weave high quality fabric at the maximum attainable efficiency, by correct patrolling, starting, stopping, flagging of looms and repairing weaving faults.

Main duties:

Patrol loom sets checking quality of fabric and condition of weavers beams continuously. Inspect fabric using inspection loom spotlights (where applicable).
Observe and respond to loom lights which indicate type of faults.
Repair faults, including the most frequent: weft package run out, warp break, weft break, selvedge spool break or run out, without leaving a start mark.
Report any condition reducing efficiency or quality on the set to the Section Leader.
Clean weft feeder/accumulator as required, at least once per shift, ensuring weft channel is free from dirt and contamination.
Change weaving glue regularly.
Be aware of fabric faults and what they look like (fabric defects standards manual), taking appropriate corrective action and notifying the section leader, and recording details.
Document quality and/or other faults, ensuring continuity between shifts.
Rotating shift work
5 x 7.5 hours 3 shift working rotating (early shift 6am2pm, Late shift 2pm10pm, Night shift 10pm6am )