textile technologist
Textile technologists are in charge of the optimisation of the textile manufacturing system management, both traditional and innovative. They develop and supervise the textile production system according to the quality system: processes of spinning, weaving, knitting, finishing namely dyeing, finishes, printing with appropriate methodologies of organisation, management and control and using emerging textile technologies.
Also called: textile engineer, analytical textile technologist, textile manufacturing department manager, fabric technologist, textile technology officer
- 30
- essential skills
- 18
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2141
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- textile chemistWhat changes?10 skills in common
- textile product developerWhat changes?10 skills in common
- textile process controller8 skills in common
- textile quality technician8 skills in common
- knitting machine operator7 skills in common
- textile chemical quality technician7 skills in common
- textile quality inspector6 skills in common
- braiding textile technician5 skills in common
Essential skills
30- braiding technology
- check quality of products in textile production line
- conduct quality control analysis
- conduct textile testing operations
- control systems
- control textile process
- convert textile fibres into sliver
- develop specifications of technical textiles
- distinguish accessories
- dyeing technology
- fabric types
- health and safety in the textile industry
- knitting machine technology
- manufacture braided products
- metrology
- oversee yarn characterisation
- properties of textile materials
- quality standards
- research and development in textiles
- seek innovation in current practices
- set-up weft knitting machines
- staple spinning machine technology
- textile finishing technology
- textile printing technology
- textile technologies
- tufting technology
- types of textile fibres
- use sustainable materials and components
- use textile technique for hand-made products
- use weaving machine technologies
Optional skills
18- covert slivers into thread
- design weft knitted fabrics
- draw sketches to develop textile articles
- finish processing of man-made fibres
- manufacture knitted textiles
- manufacture man-made fibres
- manufacture non-woven filament products
- manufacture nonwoven staple products
- manufacture staple yarns
- manufacture texturised filament yarns
- manufacture woven fabrics
- perform data analysis
- plan the web forming techniques for non-woven
- tend textile dyeing machines
- tend textile printing machines
- test physical properties of textiles
- use textile finishing machine technologies
- use warp preparation technologies
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