Description
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.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
electronicstextile finishing technologystaple spinning machine technologytextile printing technologymechanicsbraiding technologyhealth and safety in the textile industryhydraulicschallenging issues in the textile industryknitting machine technologynonwoven machine technologydyeing technologypneumaticstextile industry machinery products
Practical Skills
maintain footwear assembling equipmentperform test runmaintain electronic equipmentmanufacture weft knitted fabricsuse weft preparation technologiesresolve equipment malfunctionsconsult technical resourcesmaintain work standardsuse weaving machine technologiesuse testing equipmentmaintain electrical equipmentreplace defect componentsoperate soldering equipmentperform machine maintenancerecord test datause warp preparation technologiesconduct routine machinery checksperform maintenance on installed equipmentmanufacture nonwoven staple productsset up the controller of a machineapply technical communication skillsestimate restoration costsinstall hydraulic systemsoperate welding equipmentinstall electrical and electronic equipmentprepare compliance documentsuse warp knitting technologiesmanufacture braided productstroubleshootcovert slivers into threadassemble machinesclean equipmentmanufacture texturised filament yarnsensure compliance with environmental legislationsolve technical problemsprovide technical trainingorder supplieswrite records for repairscheck quality of products on the production lineprovide customer information related to repairsmanufacture staple yarnsinstall pneumatic systemsmanufacture man-made fibresuse textile finishing machine technologiesmanufacture woven fabricsmaintain hydraulic systemsmanufacture knitted textiles