Apprentice Tuner/ Loom Technician
ABRAHAM MOON & SONS LIMITED
West Yorkshire (LS20 9PA)
Closes in 15 days (Thursday 20 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 November 2025
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Summary
Do you love understanding how things work? Are you someone who’s hands-on, inquisitive, and mechanically minded? We’re looking for an enthusiastic Apprentice Loom Tuner to join our team. You’ll work alongside experienced weavers and tuners, learning the technical craft & your Level 2 Textile qualification
- Wage
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£24,862 a year
- Training course
- Textile manufacturing operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Alternate weeks shifts
6am to 2pm and 2pm to 10pm (Half hour unpaid break) Monday to Friday
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 December 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
To play a key role in our Cloth Production team, ensuring looms run efficiently and fabric is produced to the highest quality standards. This role is ideal for someone who is eager to learn, committed to excellence, and ready to contribute to our goal of 100% OTIF delivery and premium wool fabric production
- Work closely with weavers, tuners and cloth production management team to support smooth, efficient loom operations
- Attend mandatory training at the Textile Centre of Excellence and complete a Level 2 Textile Qualification after a probationary period
- Learn all technical aspects of loom management, including:
- Leasing out/in
- Reading weft/warp plans and drafts
- Transferring of information from computer to machine
- Setting templates and understanding weaving faults and their cause,
- Performing gear changes and maintenance checks
- Follow all Health & Safety policies and procedures and maintain a clean, safe work environment
- Take ownership of a share of looms, maintaining quality and efficiencies to a high level
- Learn all aspects of cloth manufacturing, including learning how to weave
- Prepare looms for jobs to be ready for twisting in
- Develop a deep understanding of wool cloth manufacturing and what makes a quality fabric
- Become a valued member of the team who grows with the business
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
You will receive in-house training and complete your level 2 textile qualification with the textile Centre of Excellence, meeting with your tutor once a month on site at Abraham Moon & Sons.
More training information
As part of your apprenticeship you will complete the Level 2 Textile Manufacturing Operative Apprenticeship course alongside your role, you will learn to:
- Prepare for and carry out textile manufacturing operations
- Conduct quality assurance and prepare materials for subsequent stages
- Maintain equipment and workplace cleanliness
- Complete work records accurately
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
- Develop a solid understanding of key processes such as blending, spinning, weaving, dyeing, and finishing
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
• Hungry – we want you to commit to working hard, have a burning desire to achieve your goals and are willing to put in the effort and dedication to make them a reality • Humble – we want you to recognise your strengths while staying open to learning, growing and acknowledging the contribution of others • Smart – we want you to be honest and inclusive and respectful of others, value diversity and foster a sense of belonging for everyone Attributes and Experience • Long term career plan ambition • Mechanical or engineering experience desirable • Positive attitude • Flexibility towards working hours and duties deemed suitable • Level 2 math and English desirable, or willingness to attain these levels
About this employer
With over 185 years of proudly British manufacturing and design heritage to our name – we are experts in producing woollen cloth of unrivalled character and quality. Today, we are one of a select few mills within the UK that manufacture and sell our cloth directly to our customers from a single site – allowing us to control every single stage within the production process to the highest standard.
Company benefits
Cycle to work scheme Contributory pension Free onsite parking Discounted local gym membership up to 50% off in mill shop life assurance Company sick pay
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Qualified Loom Tuner.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ABRAHAM MOON & SONS LIMITED
Sam Field
samantha.field@moons.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349445.
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Closes in 15 days (Thursday 20 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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