Yarn Textile Technician – Yarn & Colour
Overview
This role ensures the integrity and consistency of yarn and fabric quality through rigorous testing, analysis, and collaboration across production and design teams.
Supporting the Production and Quality teams in ensuring excellent standards of yarn and fabric performance, and shade continuity through testing, data analysis, reporting, and corrective action planning where appropriate.
Developing and maintain processes that enable timely completion of production and development testing, QC checks, and resolution of queries arising from production areas and external materials supply.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct and document testing of yarn and shade samples for compliance with established standards
- Work with Quality and cloth production colleagues to understand the impact of non-conforming yarn on production, and with Yarn procurement and suppliers to resolve
- Maintain records for yarn and fabric shade continuity and colour fastness (traceable from base material through to finished fabric). Work with the lab managers to analyse this data for trends and introduce corrective/ improvement action plans where appropriate
- Investigate finished fabric shade queries to establish root cause/trends and work with all related departments to agree resolutions and plan corrective actions where required
- Lead investigations, into colourfastness collaborating with internal teams, and suppliers to implement improvements.
- Work with Design and the Dyehouse/Blending/Yarn team on matching and creating new yarn blend colours.
- Perform fabric and yarn Quality testing activities where workload across the departments demands
Working Environment
- On site, lab based role
- Regular use of testing equipment
- The role requires the ability to move between different areas of the mill to carry out yarn testing.
- Minimum level 3 qualification in Textiles or related subject
- Knowledge of yarns, fabric constructions and finishing processes
- Work experience in textile testing and colour/shade assessment
- Exceptional colour vision and a good eye for detail – a colour vision test will be required
- Strong organisational, analytical and communication skills
- Good presentational skills (mounting samples for visual assessment, records etc)
- Competent to carry out activities under ISO/IEC 17025 lab conditions
- Proficient with Microsoft applications
- Proactive team player with strong customer service understanding and problem solving skills
- Hungry – we want you to commit to working hard, have a burning desire to achieve your goals and are willing to put in the effort and dedication to make them a reality.
- Humble – we want you to recognise your strengths while staying open to learning, growing and acknowledging the contribution of others.
- Smart – we want you to be honest and inclusive and respectful of others, value diversity and foster a sense of belonging for everyone.
We are an international brand with a long-standing reputation for innovation, design and premium quality – producing authentic, woollen fabrics and accessories for leading fashion brands and interior designers worldwide.
As one of the select few mills in the UK that can perform all processes at a single site, we boast remarkable versatility and the ability to control each process to meet our exacting standards. Each of these processes required incredible expertise and finesse, which is where our fantastic, diverse team come into play who champion a culture that encourages leadership, creativity, innovation and learning p interacting as one team, irrespective of position or level.
Even after almost two centuries in business, we remain incredibly ambitious with big plans for growth and expansion. End-to-end technology integration, growing new routes to market, and increasing brand awareness are just some of the exciting new projects in the pipeline, with plenty more to come.
To apply for this role, please send us your CV and covering letter using the button below. If you have any further questions, please get in touch at careers@moons.co.uk.
