Loom operator

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Français
• Heures de travail: 32 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Noisy

Work setting

• Textile plant

Tasks

• Repair minor mechanical problems such as broken or defective needles
• Notify supervisor or repairers of mechanical malfunctions
• Read loom patterns and prepare loom pattern mechanisms for processing
• Verify equipment's efficiency
• Investigate machine stoppages
• Operate looms to weave yarn or thread into textile fabrics or products
• Make adjustments to machinery
• Patrol machines and check fabrics or products for defects and to verify efficient operation

Type of looms

• Needle loom, narrow fabrics

Type of fabric preparation machines

• Needle punch

Manufacturing sector experience

• Textile

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Night

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Night shift premium
• Pension plan
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available
• Travel insurance

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth