Apprentice Multi-Skilled Cloth Production Operative
Overview
You will work alongside experienced Colleagues, learning the technical craft of cloth production, including twisting-in and weaving, whilst earning your Level 2 Textile Manufacturing Operative qualification at the Textile Centre of Excellence. Being a valued member of the team you will contribute to the quality and efficiency, ensuring Health & Safety compliance. The role plays a key role in preserving Abraham Moon & Sons craftsmanship and heritage while building the foundations of a skilled career.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in minimising loom downtime by supporting job changes, weft changes, piece felling and weaving, by working alongside tuners, weavers and twisters
- Learn to understand and interpret peg plans, drafts etc
- Learn weaving principles including set up, operating and monitoring
- Recognising faults, and how to respond to these quickly to avoid long running issues and troubleshooting
- Ensure fabric meets design, patterns and quality
- Assist and check lease bands, rods, warp sheets and ensure all ends are in the lease and warped to pattern
- Support setting up drawing in and knotting machines, ensuring correct picking needle size
- Maintain a safe working environment by strictly adhering to company Health & Safety rules and procedures
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping
- Assist with safe movement of materials and finished pieces
Apprenticeship
Textile Manufacturing Operative Apprenticeship Level 2 – Textile Centre of Excellence, Huddersfield
Course includes:
- Preparing for textile manufacturing operations
- Operating machinery and equipment following Standard Operational procedures (SOP)
- Complete Quality Assurance activities
- Prepare materials
- Contribute to maintaining the workplace environment (H&S)
- Conduct basic maintenance
- Complete work records
- Contribute to continuous improvement
- Maths & English level 2
- Interest in mechanics, engineering
- Team worker, with excellent communication 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.
