LOOM FIXER

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Hillsville, Virginia, United States, 24343

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• Patrols assigned set of looms and checks for quality defects and machine malfunctions. Makes adjustments, repairs and overhauls to machinery as needed to minimize machine down time and maximize safety, quality and production.
• Perform all “check lists” type duties on style changes, new warps and maintenance looms. Supervisor may assign assistance as deemed necessary.
• Performs preventive maintenance procedures on looms. Records all action on the proper forms, takes corrective action or makes recommendations for repair.
• Inspects machine malfunction and woven cloth to locate problems, determine work to be done, repair, clean, adjust, lubricate, etc. as required to correct malfunction.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts, adjusts tension and timing of parts using hand tools.
• Levels and aligns parts to prevent excessive wear.
• Assists the warp changer personnel on cleaning and start-up of looms at warp out.
• Will perform routine cleaning duties on assigned set of machines.
• Assists weaver as needed in repairing stops and creeling fill yarn.
• Measures roll widths as needed or directed.
• Follow all written procedures when performing lockout/tagout.
• Follow Blow Off Lay-Out schedule. Blow off looms, box shuttles and do daily loom oiling within the first 2 hours of the shift. The two-day shifts will blow off and oil each other’s looms and the two night shifts will blow off and oil each other’s looms. Must wipe off the Plexiglas filling shield (not just blow off shield).
• Place and replace oil pads as needed.
• May be required weave, as needed and directed by the supervisor.
• Loom Fixers are responsible for:
• FA conveyor track sprocket bearing.
• Switch out FA housing.
• Clutch and brake band.
• Maintaining ALL loom settings.
• Oil leaks.
• Free wheeling device.
• All oil seals, except main shaft and slay drive seal.
• Replace all O rings.
• Reed changes.
• Rebuild take-up shaft at pick gears.
• Change out take up roll (first cloth roll, top inspection roll and three cloth take up rolls)
• Replace carrier roll bearing
• Replace slay drive(s)
• Don’t adjust bronco box or control box without informing supervisor.
• PM Audit Papers
• Jobs that require two or more persons
• Harness drives
• Let-off motor, maintenance will do electrical work and fixers will remove and replace motor.
• Change out ALL take-up bearings except two large rolls on old take up
• Replacing SU housing (assists over hauler or loom fixer)
• Replacing tappet housing
• Replacing top and bottom harness slats
• Change let off
• Replacing whip roll bushings
• Replacing harness ribs
• Replacing whip roll
• Removing conveyor track
• Moving loom
• Moving loom cloth take up
• Changing take-up motor (wt. ~53 lbs.)
• Wire roller removal / press roll (may be performed by one loom fixer and one breakdown employee/ one 5-day weaving maintenance employee). See wire roller removal procedure.
• General Duties
• Participate in Safety programs and Neighborhood Watch.
• Works safely and orderly.
• Notify supervision of any hazardous or unsafe conditions.
• Maintains clean and orderly work area.
• Keep grease and yarn off FA and SU side of loom. Keep yarn and grease off catwalk and floor. All yarn waste must go inside the string waste can at loom.
• Perform all necessary miscellaneous work pertaining to the above job duties.
• Any other duties assigned by management.

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