Textile and Footwear Production Machine Operators

Textile and Footwear Production Machine Operators operate machines to process raw hides and skins, raw textile fibres, and dye, weave and knit fibres for use in textile and footwear production.

Fun facts

Decline Future Growth
82% full-time Full-Time Share
33% female Gender Share

Tasks

There are many tasks done by textile and footwear production machine operators. A few are listed below:

preparing machines for operation by selecting and installing attachments and components for specialised functions
setting and operating controls used to regulate processing operations
starting machines and monitoring operation to detect faults and ensure effectiveness of operation
loading drums with hides and skins, textiles, and dyeing and tanning solutions
cutting and machining leather and synthetic shoe uppers, and making shoes using moulded and cement construction techniques
threading loom shuttles with cross-yarn arms
positioning and feeding machines with fibre packages
repairing broken yarns by tying and splicing ends
examining finished products for defects and variations, reporting faults in machines, and carrying out quality control procedures

Specific occupations

Footwear Production Machine Operator
Hide and Skin Processing Machine Operator
Knitting Machine Operator
Textile Dyeing and Finishing Machine Operator
Weaving Machine Operator
Yarn Carding and Spinning Machine Operator
Textile and Footwear Production Machine Operator
Feltmaker
Net Maker
Rope Making Machine Operator
Tufting Machine Operator
Leather Production Machine Operator
Textile Knitter
Loom Operator
Warper
Cotton Ginner
Gill Box Operator
Yarn Comber
Yarn Texture Machine Operator
Warp Knitter
Textile Dyer
Textile Finisher
Beamer
Carpet Weaver
Sammying Machine Operator
Tanner
Flat Bed Knitter
Shoemaking Cutter
Shoemaking Finisher
Fellmongering Machine Operator
Hide and Skin Fleshing Machine Operator

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