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Career: Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Job Description
Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions. |
94
|
Start and control machines and equipment to wash, bleach, dye, or otherwise process and finish fabric, yarn, thread, and/or other textile goods. |
93
|
Add dyes, water, detergents, or chemicals to tanks to dilute or strengthen solutions, according to established formulas and solution test results. |
85
|
Confer with coworkers to get information about order details, processing plans, or problems that occur. |
84
|
Monitor factors such as temperatures and dye flow rates to ensure that they are within specified ranges. |
84
|
Examine and feel products to identify defects and variations from coloring and other processing standards. |
82
|
Record production information such as fabric yardage processed, temperature readings, fabric tensions, and machine speeds. |
80
|
Remove dyed articles from tanks and machines for drying and further processing. |
78
|
Adjust equipment controls to maintain specified heat, tension, and speed. |
77
|
Prepare dyeing machines for production runs, and conduct test runs of machines to ensure their proper operation. |
77
|
Inspect machinery to determine necessary adjustments and repairs. |
74
|
Observe display screens, control panels, equipment, and cloth entering or exiting processes to determine if equipment is operating correctly. |
68
|
Test solutions used to process textile goods to detect variations from standards. |
67
|
Study guides, charts, and specification sheets, and confer with supervisors to determine machine setup requirements. |
62
|
Soak specified textile products for designated times. |
59
|
Key in processing instructions to program electronic equipment. |
58
|
Weigh ingredients to be mixed together for use in textile processing. |
54
|
Mount rolls of cloth on machines, using hoists, or place textile goods in machines or pieces of equipment. |
54
|
Perform machine maintenance, such as cleaning and oiling equipment; and repair or replace worn or defective parts. |
51
|
Sew ends of cloth together, by hand or using machines, to form endless lengths of cloth to facilitate processing. |
50
|
Thread ends of cloth or twine through specified sections of equipment prior to processing. |
41
|
Ravel seams that connect cloth ends when processing is completed. |
38
|
Install, level, and align components such as gears, chains, dies, cutters, and needles. |
15
|
Creel machines with bobbins or twine. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
69
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
63
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
59
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
57
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
57
|
Processing Information
|
54
|
Getting Information
|
54
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
54
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
54
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
52
|
Thinking Creatively
|
52
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
52
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
51
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
51
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
49
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
47
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
42
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
41
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
41
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
39
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
39
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
37
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
36
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
36
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
34
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
34
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
33
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
32
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
32
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
31
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
29
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
29
|
Interacting With Computers
|
25
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
24
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
23
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
19
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
19
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
18
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
18
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
17
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
10
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|