ISCO Occupation Group 8152.3 Weaving Machine Operator
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Weaving Machine Operator: Weaving machine operators set up, operate and monitor weaving machines .They work with specialised machinery, techniques and materials to process threads of yarn into weaved products such as clothing, home-tex or technical end products. They maintain and repair weaving machinery and ensure operations run without problems.
Essential Skills
- Evaluate Textile Characteristics
- Maintain Work Standards
- Health And Safety In The Textile Industry
- Control Textile Process
- Manufacture Textile Floor Coverings
- Types Of Textile Fibres
- Tend Weaving Machines
- Work In Textile Manufacturing Teams
- Textile Products, Textile Semi-Finished Products And Raw Materials
- Manufacture Woven Fabrics
- Use Weaving Machine Technologies
Optional Skills
- Properties Of Fabrics
- Maintain Machinery
- Sort Textile Items
- Textile Industry Machinery Products
- Textile Technologies
- Maintain Technical Equipment
- Electrical Machines
- Produce Textile Designs
- Textile Measurement
- Textile Techniques
- Textile Industry
- Produce Textile Samples
- Check Quality Of Products In Textile Production Line
- Textile Materials
- Arrange Equipment Repairs
Alternative Names
- Weaver Apprentice
- Weaving Tender
- Weaving Machinist
- Weaving Loom Operator
Specializations
| Specialization | Title |
|---|---|
| C8152.3.2 | ISCO Specialization 8152.3.2 Weaving Machine Supervisor |
| C8152.3.1 | ISCO Specialization 8152.3.1 Tufting Operator |
| C8152.3.3 | ISCO Specialization 8152.3.3 Weaving Textile Technician |
