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Career: Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
94
|
Notify supervisors of mechanical malfunctions. |
94
|
Inspect products to ensure that specifications are met and to determine whether machines require adjustment. |
85
|
Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed. |
84
|
Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed. |
82
|
Confer with coworkers to obtain information about orders, processes, or problems. |
81
|
Adjust cutting techniques to types of fabrics and styles of garments. |
78
|
Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oilcans, and grease guns. |
76
|
Adjust machine controls, such as heating mechanisms, tensions, and/or speeds to produce specified products. |
73
|
Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric following patterns, using electric or manual knives, cutters, or computer numerically controlled cutting devices. |
71
|
Repair or replace worn or defective parts or components, using hand tools. |
68
|
Record information about work completed and machine settings. |
65
|
Install, level, and align components, such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, and/or needles to set up machinery for operation. |
64
|
Stop machines when specified amounts of product have been produced. |
62
|
Operate machines to cut multiple layers of fabric into parts for articles such as canvas goods, house furnishings, garments, hats, or stuffed toys. |
59
|
Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets; or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements. |
57
|
Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples. |
53
|
Program electronic equipment. |
44
|
Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
85
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
85
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
76
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
68
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
67
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
67
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
64
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
64
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
61
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
59
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
58
|
Processing Information
|
58
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
57
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
55
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
54
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
50
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
49
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
49
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
49
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
49
|
Getting Information
|
48
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
48
|
Thinking Creatively
|
46
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
46
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
46
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
46
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
45
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
45
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
43
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
42
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
41
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
41
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
40
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
39
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
38
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
37
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
32
|
Interacting With Computers
|
31
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
25
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
24
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
15
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|