Other Textile and Footwear Production Machine Operator

Overview

Other Textile and Footwear Production Machine Operators includes jobs like Feltmaker, Net Maker, Rope Making Machine Operator, and Tufting Machine Operator.

Day-to-day

• prepares machines for operation by selecting and installing attachments and components for specialised functions
• sets and operates controls used to regulate processing operations
• starts machines and monitors operation to detect faults and ensure effectiveness of operation
• cuts and machines leather and synthetic shoe uppers, and makes shoes using moulded and cement construction techniques
• threads loom shuttles with cross-yarn arms
• positions and feeds machines with fibre packages
• repairs broken yarns by tying and splicing ends
• loads drums with textiles and dye
• examines finished products for defects and variations.

Considerations

• physically demanding.