textile machinery technician
Textile machinery technicians set up, maintain, inspect and repair mechanical and computer-controlled machinery used in textile manufacturing such as weaving, dyeing and finishing machines.
Also called: card fixer, assistant textile machinery installer, textile mechanic, textile machinery maintenance mechanic, textile machinery mechanic, fabric machine operator, textile card fixer, textile value chain machine repairer
- 24
- essential skills
- 37
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 7233
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
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Essential skills
24- braiding technology
- conduct routine machinery checks
- consult technical resources
- electronics
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic equipment
- maintain footwear assembling equipment
- maintain work standards
- manufacture weft knitted fabrics
- mechanics
- operate soldering equipment
- perform machine maintenance
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- perform test run
- record test data
- replace defect components
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- staple spinning machine technology
- textile finishing technology
- textile printing technology
- use testing equipment
- use warp preparation technologies
- use weaving machine technologies
- use weft preparation technologies
Optional skills
37- apply technical communication skills
- assemble machines
- challenging issues in the textile industry
- check quality of products on the production line
- clean equipment
- covert slivers into thread
- dyeing technology
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- estimate restoration costs
- health and safety in the textile industry
- hydraulics
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install hydraulic systems
- install pneumatic systems
- knitting machine technology
- maintain hydraulic systems
- manufacture braided products
- manufacture knitted textiles
- manufacture man-made fibres
- manufacture nonwoven staple products
- manufacture staple yarns
- manufacture texturised filament yarns
- manufacture woven fabrics
- nonwoven machine technology
- operate welding equipment
- order supplies
- pneumatics
- prepare compliance documents
- provide customer information related to repairs
- provide technical training
- set up the controller of a machine
- solve technical problems
- textile industry machinery products
- troubleshoot
- use textile finishing machine technologies
- use warp knitting technologies
- write records for repairs
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