Carding Feeder

 

Send your CV and cover letter to: careers@camirafabrics.com

Location – Camira Yarns, Birkby

 

Purpose

To ensure the cleanliness of the card wire on the carding machines.

Responsibilities

•    Operating a high speed pneumatic drill to rotate the rollers that need to be fettled.
•    Vacuum fettling grease, dirt etc. from the wire on the smaller top rollers.
•    Engaging and watching the swifts and doffers during automatic fettling.
•    Hand fettling with metal combs on jobs which can’t be vacuum fettled.
•    Jack boarding metallic wire to remove surface grease.
•    Blowing out metallic wire with combs and nozzles using compressed air.
•    Lifting top rollers to give access to hidden rollers which requiring fettling.
•    Running machines off prior to fettling and undoing chains, belts, etc.
•    Picking ends up after fettling and replacing belts, chains, etc.
•    Running on and off rubber ropes to engage and disengage eccentric drives.
•    Cleaning around and under the machine.
•    Opening and closing the guards on the interlocking system.
•    Ensuring fettling nozzles & drill are clean and in good order
•    Reporting damaged wire to the carding manager.
•    Other ad hoc duties.

 

Education / Skills / Knowledge / Experience

•    It is desirable that the applicant must be able to demonstrate a degree of competence in carrying out the tasks involved in fettling 
•    Good eyesight with or without spectacles is necessary.
•    GCSE’s in English and Maths or equivalent

 

Shift Pattern

•    2pm-10pm

Personal Competencies

•    Ability to work in a busy and fast paced environment.
•    A team player who can also work on their own initiative.
•    Flexible and self-motivated.
•    Work with attention to detail.

 

For more information or to apply for this position please send your CV to careers@camirafabrics.com