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SMS Personnel Australia Pty Lt

Machine operator - Textiles Industry

Pakenham, AUOn-sitePermanentFull-time

Posted Sep 22, 2026

Machine operator - Textiles Industry
  • Pakenham location
  • World leading textiles business
  • 7am start - 38 hours per week
About the company:

With a global presence across 19 countries, our clients are the world's leading textiles business specializing in all facets of fabrics and textiles design and technology associated with mattresses and sleep fabrics.

We are looking for a machine operator who can use or can be trained up in using and maintaining Dornier knitting and Stent machines.

Key responsibilities:
  • Dornier machine setup: Programming and configuring looms for new design setups
  • Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Monitoring tension, repairing and maintaining looms to reduce downtime
  • Quality control: Ensuring fabric meets standards for width, pick rate and yarn specifications
  • Pattern adjustments: Preparing mechanisms for specific fabrics and adjusting for optimal weaving
  • General maintenance on machines


Requirements

Key requirements:
  • LF Forklift license
  • Must have mechanical aptitude - will train up the right candidate
  • Maintenance and machine experience with a high attention to detail
  • Good communicator who can work in a small team
  • OH&S compliant


Benefits

  • Brand new purpose built facility in Pakenham
  • Global brand/company
  • 7am start
  • Small team, excellent working conditions
  • Immediate start, weekly pay
If this position sounds like you, please apply through SEEK or go to our web page at SMS Personnel and click on the JOBS tab. Alternatively you can call our office on 1300 223 360 or contact Dion on 0439 008 531 for further details


Role snapshot

Job type

Full-time

Required skills

Dornier knitting machine operationStent machine operationLoom programming and configurationTextile machine maintenance and troubleshootingYarn tension monitoring and controlFabric quality inspection (width, pick rate, yarn specifications)Weave pattern and mechanism adjustmentLF forklift operation (licensed)Mechanical aptitude for machine repair and setupOccupational Health & Safety (OH&S) complianceTeam communication and collaborationProduction monitoring (pick rate and throughput)

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