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Loom operator
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: French
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Noisy
- Dusty
- Hot
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
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Evening
Employment terms options
- Night
Health benefits
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
Other benefits
- Parking available