Textile Manufacturing Operative Apprenticeship
WOOLTEX U.K. LIMITED
Huddersfield (HD3 4BZ)
Closes on Friday 22 August 2025
Posted on 14 July 2025
Contents
Summary
Ready to weave your way into a rewarding career? Then this could be your perfect opportunity. We’re on the lookout for curious minds and practical hands to join our Textile Manufacturing Operative Apprenticeship – designed to give you all the essential skills to build a strong and rewarding future in textile production.
- Wage
-
£21,450 a year
- Training course
- Textile manufacturing operative (level 2)
- Hours
-
Monday - Friday
08:30 - 17:00.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
-
Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
-
1 year 6 months
- Positions available
-
2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Apprentices will learn:
Manufacturing processes, tools and techniques to support a career working with fibre, yarn and fabric
Experience may be gained in a variety of departments such as:
- Weaving
- Warping
- Dyeing
- Finishing
Where you'll work
New Hey Road
Huddersfield
HD3 4BZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
HUDDERSFIELD TEXTILE TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Textile manufacturing operative (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Read and interpret information for example, standard operating procedures, manuals, production plans, handover notes.
- Organise and prioritise own work.
- Follow health, safety and environmental procedures in line with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Apply sustainability principles for example, minimise energy usage, minimise waste, and recycle materials.
- Follow operating procedures.
- Check resources.
- Check and set up equipment and machinery.
- Conduct start-up quality checks.
- Feed textile product components into the machine.
- Monitor manufacturing process; adjust parameters for example, speed, temperature.
- Conduct in-process production quality checks (roaming).
- Conduct final inspection quality checks.
- Prepare output for next stage for example, label, package.
- Monitor own performance data.
- Collect and record information: text or data - paper based or electronic.
- Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Follow basic maintenance procedures for example, clean, oil and lubricate machinery.
- Identify and resolve common faults and issues.
- Escalate issues.
- Identify opportunity for continuous improvement.
- Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with cyber security.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate with others for example, colleagues, customers, and managers.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Read and interpret information for example, standard operating procedures, manuals, production plans, handover notes.
- Organise and prioritise own work.
- Follow health, safety and environmental procedures in line with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Apply sustainability principles for example, minimise energy usage, minimise waste, and recycle materials.
- Follow operating procedures.
- Check resources.
- Check and set up equipment and machinery.
- Conduct start-up quality checks.
- Feed textile product components into the machine.
- Monitor manufacturing process; adjust parameters for example, speed, temperature.
- Conduct in-process production quality checks (roaming).
- Conduct final inspection quality checks.
- Prepare output for next stage for example, label, package.
- Monitor own performance data.
- Collect and record information: text or data - paper based or electronic.
- Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Follow basic maintenance procedures for example, clean, oil and lubricate machinery.
- Identify and resolve common faults and issues.
- Escalate issues.
- Identify opportunity for continuous improvement.
- Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with cyber security.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate with others for example, colleagues, customers, and managers.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
Your training plan
What’s in the fabric of the programme?
- A 12–18-month journey packed with hands-on learning and off-the-job training.
- Classroom-based modules held at the Huddersfield Textile Centre of Excellence
- Support from your very own on-site mentor + regular catch-ups with a college tutor
- Enhance your English and maths skills if needed
- Wrap it all up with a final assessment: a knowledge test and a practical skills session with a discussion
More training information
The Textile Centre of Excellence is a private, not for profit Group Training Association providing training across a range of industries and sectors. The Centre has a Board of non-Executive Directors who own and run textile manufacturing and processing businesses.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
The role will involve working in a busy fat paced environment.
About this company
Located in the heart of Yorkshire’s textile industry, WooltexUK have been designers and manufacturers of textile fabrics since 1996. Wool is at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on excellent customer service, the very highest quality standards and market leading innovation. Wooltex are manufacturers of fabrics used in office seating, public buildings and concert halls. Most of our sales are exported for distribution within the EU, and beyond.
https://www.wooltexuk.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
6 weeks' holiday – mostly during our scheduled shutdowns (more time to unwind). Auto-enrolled pension via People’s Pension (age rules apply). Free on-site parking. A friendly and supportive Workplace and company social events.
After this apprenticeship
It is ideal for the next generation of textile machine operators, as well as aspiring technicians and supervisors who can potentially progress their career further through a number of different career pathways.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HUDDERSFIELD TEXTILE TRAINING LIMITED
Paul Britton
paulbritton@textile-training.com
07973887206
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331393.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 22 August 2025
When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.