CTMentor

Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

Description

Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.

Experience

No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.

Education

These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.

Training

Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.

Tasks

Mixes or adds dyes, water, detergents, or chemicals to tanks to dilute or strengthen solutions as indicated by tests.
Cleans machines and equipment.
Starts machines and equipment to process and finish textile goods prior to further processing, following instructions.
Tests solutions used to process textile goods to detect variations from standards, using standard procedures.
Removes items, such as dyed articles, cloth, cones, and bobbins from tanks and machines for drying and further processing.
Keys in processing instructions to program electronic equipment.
Sews ends of cloth together by hand or using machine to form endless length of cloth to facilitate processing.
Threads ends of cloth or twine through specified sections of equipment prior to processing.
Mounts roll of cloth on machine, using hoist, or places textile goods in machines or pieces of equipment.
Observes display screen, control panel and equipment, and cloth entering or exiting process to determine equipment adjustments.
Adjusts equipment controls to maintain standards.
Examines and feels products to determine variation from processing standards.
Soaks specified textile products for designated time.
Ravels seams connecting cloth ends after processing is completed.
Weighs ingredient to be mixed together to process textiles.
Notifies supervisor of equipment malfunctions and coworkers to initiate steps in processing of textile goods.
Records information, such as fabric yardage processed, temperature readings, fabric tensions, machine speeds, and delays caused by range malfunctions.
Creels machine with bobbins or twine.
Confers with coworkers to ascertain information regarding customer orders, process steps to be completed during shift, or reason for delays.

National Average Salary

$20,560.00/year

Important Abilities

   1. Control Precision
   2. Visual Color Discrimination
   3. Arm-Hand Steadiness
   4. Wrist-Finger Speed
   5. Problem Sensitivity

General Work Activities

   1. Controlling Machines and Processes
   2. Handling and Moving Objects
   3. Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
   4. Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
   5. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job

Important Skills

   1. Operation and Control
   2. Product Inspection
   3. Mathematics
   4. Operation Monitoring
   5. Equipment Selection

Frequent Work Context

   1. Degree of Automation
   2. Indoors
   3. Consequence of Error
   4. Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
   5. Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

Related Careers

Related Majors (A) Associate (B) Bachelors (C) Certificate (D) Doctor (M) Master

No Related Major Found

CTMentor Institutions Offering Related Majors

No Institution Found

The majors and institutions listed here are based on the current information in our database. Please be aware this information may be subject to change. We strongly encourage you to consult with your career counselor.


	Keyword \| Career Info \| Self-Assessment \| My Interests \| My Values \| Career Match \| List of Careers \| Links