Textile and Footwear Production Machine Operators

Key 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

Employment Projections to 2035