Loom Maintenance Tech Jobs

This is a 3rd shift opening. The hours are from 12AM to 8AM

Pay is from $20.15 to $22.04 an hour

Job Summary

The Maintenance Loom Technician is responsible for the overall condition and operation of the machines on their assigned team lay-out, maintaining their condition with the lowest possible supply cost, and to produce a maximum quality of fabric, at a minimum loss of efficiency. The LMT is responsible for correcting all mechanical malfunctions of the looms, make periodic maintenance inspections on looms within the assignment, replace broken or worn parts as necessary, diagnose machine problems and make adjustments and repairs.

Duties

• Set machines up in accordance to specifications of new warp Construction sheets & SOC. Start up new warps and tie backs in accordance to specifications of new warp Construction sheet, warp-out checklists and SOC.
• Patrol job lay-out inspecting condition of job at shift change.
• Report quality related problems of warps and fabric that cannot be corrected.
• Must be safety conscious at all times, abiding by all plant / department safety rules, and the Job Safety Health Analysis pertaining to the job.
• Perform routine housekeeping around work area, keeping floor free of oil, grease, old machine parts, and rags.
• View selective rolls of fabric upon request with Shift Support, weaver, and the cloth inspector in inspection department, then return to the machine to see if the problem still exists.
• Report all accidents, unsafe condition, and hazards: no matter how small.
• Remove defective filling yarn from the machine, attach nonconforming tag and place beside loom, fill out a new warp check off list, and then Key in CIM for Doffer
• Perform maintenance inspections on assigned looms according to the maintenance schedule.
• Clean gear parts as needed at station at Dornier looms
• Replace all worn and bad parts, make corrections on the machine as needed.
• Report any machines requiring overhaul maintenance, and record on the overhaul board.
• Check that the filling yarn code on bobbin labels and filling tickets on the machines are in accordance with specifications of the Construction sheet, if not, have removed from the loom. Have weaver scan yarn if Kevlar (Dupont)
• Perform maintenance inspections on loom randomly, preparing machines for routine audit inspections, and then correct tags written.
• Perform pre-warp checkout on warped out machines in accordance to the warp-out checklist.
• Check machine flags, diagnosing problem and correcting, work on machines that requires the least amount of time first.