Loom Operator

Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
**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 têxtile 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
**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 for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- What is your current level of study?
**Health benefits**:

- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
**Financial benefits**:

- As per collective agreement
**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
**Other benefits**:

- Parking available
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: French
- Hours: 40 hours per week