Twisting machine operator

Code 8151.2.2

Twisting machine operators tend machines that spin two or more fibres together into a yarn. They handle raw materials, prepare them for processing, and use twisting machines for that purpose. They also perform routine maintenance of the machinery.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • staple spinning machine technology
  • types of textile fibres

Skills and competences

  • adjust filament tension
  • set the operation speed of manufacturing machines
  • check quality of raw materials
  • cut filament
  • maintain equipment
  • tend spinning machines
  • tend twisting machines
  • prepare raw materials for man-made fibres manufacturing
  • prepare raw materials
  • convert textile fibres into sliver

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences