Description
Operates looms to weave yarn into cloth, carpet and other fabrics.
Skill Level
4
Alternative Titles
- Loom Operator
Specializations
- Beamer
- Carpet Weaver
Skills Assessment Authority
Caveats
Group: 7117 Textile and Footwear Production Machine Operators
Description
operate machines to process raw hides and skins, raw textile fibres, and dye, weave and knit fibres for use in textile and footwear production.
Tasks
- preparing machines for operation by selecting and installing attachments and components for specialised functions
- setting and operating controls used to regulate processing operations
- starting machines and monitoring operation to detect faults and ensure effectiveness of operation
- loading drums with hides and skins, textiles, and dyeing and tanning solutions
- cutting and machining leather and synthetic shoe uppers, and making shoes using moulded and cement construction techniques
- threading loom shuttles with cross-yarn arms
- positioning and feeding machines with fibre packages
- repairing broken yarns by tying and splicing ends
- examining finished products for defects and variations, reporting faults in machines, and carrying out quality control procedures
Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
Occupations in this Group
- Textile Dyeing and Finishing Machine Operator – ANZSCO 711714
- Weaving Machine Operator – ANZSCO 711715
- Yarn Carding and Spinning Machine Operator – ANZSCO 711716
- Textile and Footwear Production Machine Operators nec – ANZSCO 711799
- Footwear Production Machine Operator – ANZSCO 711711
- Hide and Skin Processing Machine Operator – ANZSCO 711712
- Knitting Machine Operator – ANZSCO 711713