Apprentice Tuner/Loom Technician
ABRAHAM MOON & SONS LIMITED
West Yorkshire (LS20 9PA)
Closes in 31 days (Sunday 30 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 27 October 2025
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Summary
You’ll play a key role in our Cloth Production Team, ensuring our looms run smoothly and efficiently while producing world-class fabric. Working alongside skilled weavers and tuners, you’ll learn the technical art of loom management and contribute to our goal of 100% on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery and premium-quality wool production.
- Wage
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£24,570 a year
- Training course
- Textile manufacturing operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 6.00am to 2.00pm and 2.00pm to 10.00pm, alternate weeks.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
What You’ll Be Doing
Support Loom Operations: Work closely with the weaving and production teams to ensure looms run efficiently and fabric quality remains exceptional.
Train & Grow: Complete a Level 2 Textile Qualification at the Textile Centre of Excellence (following probation) — setting you up for a rewarding career in textile production.
Master the Craft: Learn every aspect of loom management, including:
- Leasing out/in
- Reading and understanding weft/warp plans and drafts
- Transferring information from computer to machine
- Setting templates and identifying weaving faults
- Performing gear changes and maintenance checks
Take Ownership: Manage your share of looms, maintaining top-quality output and efficient performance.
Prepare for Production: Set up looms ready for twisting in and support the team through all stages of cloth manufacturing.
Champion Safety & Quality: Follow all Health & Safety guidelines and maintain a clean, organised work environment.
Grow with Us: Develop a deep understanding of wool cloth production, from fibre to finished fabric, and become a valued, long-term member of our team.
Where you'll work
Netherfield Mills
Guiseley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS20 9PA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HUDDERSFIELD TEXTILE TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Textile manufacturing operative (level 2)
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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.
Training schedule
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)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
• A genuine interest in a long-term career in textile manufacturing • Mechanical or engineering experience (desirable, not essential) • A positive, proactive attitude and willingness to learn • Flexibility in working hours and duties as needed
About this employer
At Moons of England, we’ve been weaving British excellence since 1837, crafting some of the world’s finest wool fabrics, right here in Yorkshire. Every metre of cloth we produce tells a story of craftsmanship, precision, and pride.
https://www.moons.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Contributory pension scheme Discount of up to 50% on MOON products Life Assurance Colleague Recognition Scheme Cycle to work scheme Health & wellbeing support Company sick pay Workwear provided An active social club Holiday Purchase Scheme
After this apprenticeship
Potential progression to Textile Technical Speacalist.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HUDDERSFIELD TEXTILE TRAINING LIMITED
Paul Britton
paulbritton@tcoe.co.uk
01484 346500
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000348490.
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Closes in 31 days (Sunday 30 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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