Job description for Circular Loom Technician / Mechanic at PT Aerae Manufacturing Indonesia
Circular Loom Technician / Mechanic
Teknisi / Mekanik Mesin Circular Loom
Company : PT Aerae Manufacturing Indonesia (PT PMA)
Location : Kawasan Industri Terpadu Kabil (KIIE), Unit B1, Batam
Department : Engineering
Reports to : Chief Engineer
Employment type : PKWTT (permanent) on confirmation
Level : Senior skilled technician (non-managerial)
Salary. : Rp. 10.000.000,- to Rp. 12.000.000,-
About the role
PT Aerae is an advanced-manufacturing and R&D company developing woven inflatable structures from high-tenacity HDPE/PE slit tape. We are commissioning circular weaving capability in Batam and need an experienced, hands-on technician who can set up, run, tune and maintain a circular loom (and its upstream tape-feed and creel), and who is comfortable working on non-standard tape specifications in an R&D setting rather than a high-volume sack plant.
Key responsibilities
Operation & setup
• Set up the circular loom for new fabric specifications: warp count and layout, weft density (picks/inch), shuttle count and configuration, tension settings, take-up speed.
• Load and manage bobbins on the creel; thread warps; splice and repair tape breaks with minimal downtime.
• Run trial weaves for R&D, record settings and outcomes, and adjust parameters to hit fabric spec (weight, density, seam integrity).
• Inspect woven fabric for defects (missing warp/weft, loose tape, selvedge issues, holes) and trace defects to root cause.
Maintenance & repair
• Carry out daily/weekly/monthly preventive maintenance: lubrication, cleaning, belt and heddle checks, shuttle and shuttle-wheel wear, cam and drive inspection.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical faults; replace wear parts (shuttle wheels, heddle belts, bearing blocks, tape guides, cutters).
• Basic electrical fault-finding on motors, inverters and sensors; escalate PLC/drive faults to the electronics engineer or OEM.
• Maintain a spare-parts list and reorder points; recommend critical spares to hold in Batam.
• Keep maintenance logs and downtime records; report to the Workshop Manager.
R&D support
• Work with the engineering team to adapt the loom to thin HDPE/PE tape (different friction, stretch and static behaviour from standard PP tape).
• Support commissioning of new equipment with OEM technicians; document procedures and build SOPs in Bahasa Indonesia and English.
• Train other workshop staff on safe loom operation.
Safety & housekeeping
• Comply with K3 requirements; lockout/tagout before maintenance; keep the loom area clean and free of loose tape.
Requirements
Education
• Minimum SMK (vocational secondary), Teknik Mesin, Teknik Mekatronika or Teknik Elektro preferred.
• D3 Teknik Mesin/Elektro is an advantage but not required — demonstrated hands-on loom experience matters more than a degree.
Experience
• Minimum 5 years hands-on with circular looms in a woven-sack / FIBC / tarpaulin plant, in a mechanic, technician or senior operator role. 10+ years preferred, ideally including responsibility for loom setup on multiple fabric specifications and mentoring of junior mechanics.
• Experience with at least one of: Starlinger, Lohia, Yongming, Hengli, W&H, or comparable Taiwanese/Chinese looms (4-, 6- or 8-shuttle).
• Experience on tape extrusion (tape line) or winders is a strong plus.
• Experience with HDPE/PE tape (not only PP) is a plus.
Skills
• Reads mechanical drawings and parts diagrams; uses measuring tools (vernier, micrometer, tension gauge).
• Basic electrical competence: multimeter, motor/inverter basics, reading a simple wiring diagram.
• Can systematically troubleshoot and document what was changed.
• Bahasa Indonesia fluent; basic technical English (OEM manuals, communication with expat engineers) is an advantage.
Other
• Willing to relocate to / be based in Batam (relocation support provided if from Java).
• Willing to work extended hours during commissioning and trial campaigns.
• Willing to travel for OEM training if required.
What we offer
• Competitive Salary Range Rp.10.000.000,- to Rp. 12.000.000, BPJS Kesehatan & Ketenagakerjaan, THR.
• Direct exposure to novel R&D on high-performance woven materials and an international engineering team.
How to apply
Send CV (with list of loom models you have worked on and years on each) and submit on the system.
