According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Weigh ingredients, such as dye, to be mixed together for use in textile processing. | 92% |
| Start and control machines and equipment to wash, bleach, dye, or otherwise process and finish fabric, yarn, thread, or other textile goods. | 91% |
| Observe display screens, control panels, equipment, and cloth entering or exiting processes to determine if equipment is operating correctly. | 91% |
| Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions. | 90% |
| Sew ends of cloth together, by hand or using machines, to form endless lengths of cloth to facilitate processing. | 90% |
| Monitor factors such as temperatures and dye flow rates to ensure that they are within specified ranges. | 90% |
| Add dyes, water, detergents, or chemicals to tanks to dilute or strengthen solutions, according to established formulas and solution test results. | 90% |
| Ravel seams that connect cloth ends when processing is completed. | 89% |
| Remove dyed articles from tanks and machines for drying and further processing. | 89% |
| Adjust equipment controls to maintain specified heat, tension, and speed. | 89% |
| Examine and feel products to identify defects and variations from coloring and other processing standards. | 89% |
| Soak specified textile products for designated times. | 87% |
| Study guides, charts, and specification sheets, and confer with supervisors to determine machine setup requirements. | 87% |
| Key in processing instructions to program electronic equipment. | 87% |
| Prepare dyeing machines for production runs, and conduct test runs of machines to ensure their proper operation. | 87% |
| Test solutions used to process textile goods to detect variations from standards. | 87% |
| Record production information such as fabric yardage processed, temperature readings, fabric tensions, and machine speeds. | 83% |
| Thread ends of cloth or twine through specified sections of equipment prior to processing. | 82% |
| Inspect machinery to determine necessary adjustments and repairs. | 81% |
| Confer with coworkers to get information about order details, processing plans, or problems that occur. | 81% |
| Mount rolls of cloth on machines, using hoists, or place textile goods in machines or pieces of equipment. | 78% |
| Creel machines with bobbins or twine. | 77% |
| Install, level, and align components such as gears, chains, dies, cutters, and needles. | 76% |
| Perform machine maintenance, such as cleaning and oiling equipment, and repair or replace worn or defective parts. | 74% |
