Textile machinery technician

Code 7233.15

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.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • electronics
  • mechanics
  • textile finishing technology
  • textile printing technology
  • staple spinning machine technology
  • braiding technology

Skills and competences

  • consult technical resources
  • maintain footwear assembling equipment
  • manufacture weft knitted fabrics
  • operate welding equipment
  • maintain electrical equipment
  • maintain electronic equipment
  • maintain work standards
  • operate soldering equipment
  • conduct routine machinery checks
  • perform maintenance on installed equipment
  • perform machine maintenance
  • replace defect components
  • record test data
  • resolve equipment malfunctions
  • perform test run
  • use testing equipment
  • use weaving machine technologies
  • use weft preparation technologies
  • use warp preparation technologies

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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