Textile Mechanic
Textile mechanics set up, adjust and maintain machines used
in textile, clothing and footwear industries.
Textile mechanics may perform the following tasks:
- set up machines, using tools and instruments
- start machines for trial runs to make sure they are
running properly
- diagnose and fix processing faults on textile equipment
- inspect yarns and fabrics produced
- repair or replace faulty parts
- run a shift
- adjust machine settings to meet design specifications.
Textile mechanics usually work shifts.
Textile mechanics may specialise as a:
Knitting Mechanic who prepares patterning equipment
which controls automatic knitting machines to produce a
variety of knitted fabric and clothing, including hosiery,
jumpers, shirts and underwear.
Sewing Machine Mechanic who assembles, adjusts,
lubricates and repairs industrial sewing machines.
Spinning Mechanic who studies specifications to
determine settings for machines that are associated with raw
fibre through to finished thread such as wool and cotton. They
then install and align gears, arrange yarns on the machines
and adjust machines to produce different types and thicknesses
of yarn.
Tufting Mechanic who works on machines which produce
tufted carpet.
Weaving Mechanic who works on machines which convert
yarns into fabrics such as blankets, carpets, towels and
clothing material.
Required Skills - Textile Mechanic
- enjoy practical and manual work
- good eyesight (may be corrected)
- normal colour vision
- mechanical aptitude
- good hand-eye coordination
- able to work quickly to locate and fix problems
- good communication skills
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