knitting textile technician
Knitting textile technicians perform operations related to setting up knitting processes. They may work in weft or warp knitting factories, using digital information technology (CAD) for patterning. They work in cooperation with the physical laboratory technicians in order to ensure error free knitted fabrics. They are responsible for highest productivity rates.
Also called: knitting department manager, knitting technician, knitting machine tender, knitting machinist, lace knitting technician, knitting programmertechnician, textile knitter, circular knitting technician
- 11
- essential skills
- 13
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
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Essential skills
11- control textile process
- develop specifications of technical textiles
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
- knitting machine technology
- manufacture weft knitted fabrics
- measure yarn count
- set-up weft knitting machines
- use warp knitting technologies
- use weft preparation technologies
Optional skills
13- check quality of products in textile production line
- design warp knit fabrics
- draw sketches to develop textile articles
- evaluate textile characteristics
- maintain work standards
- manufacture knitted textiles
- plan fabric manufacturing process
- portfolio management in textile manufacturing
- process man-made fibres
- properties of textile materials
- test physical properties of textiles
- textile technologies
- use warp preparation technologies
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