(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job Description
Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
99
|
Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions. |
86
|
Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed. |
84
|
Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed. |
81
|
Replace depleted supply packages with full packages. |
74
|
Observe operations to detect defects, malfunctions, or supply shortages. |
73
|
Tend machines with multiple winding units that wind thread onto shuttle bobbins for use on sewing machines or other kinds of bobbins for sole-stitching, knitting, or weaving machinery. |
73
|
Tend machines that twist together two or more strands of yarn or insert additional twists into single strands of yarn to increase strength, smoothness, and/or uniformity of yarn. |
73
|
Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples. |
72
|
Thread yarn, thread, and/or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines. |
71
|
Place bobbins on spindles and insert spindles into bobbin-winding machines. |
67
|
Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed. |
67
|
Stop machines when specified amount of products has been produced. |
65
|
Observe bobbins as they are winding; and cut threads to remove loaded bobbins, using knives. |
64
|
Tend spinning frames that draw out and twist roving or sliver into yarn. |
63
|
Unwind lengths of yarn, thread, or twine from spools and wind onto bobbins. |
63
|
Adjust machine settings such as speed or tension to produce products that meet specifications. |
61
|
Remove spindles from machines and bobbins from spindles. |
59
|
Measure bobbins periodically, using gauges; and turn screws to adjust tension if bobbins are not of specified size. |
58
|
Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound. |
54
|
Study guides, samples, charts, and specification sheets, or confer with supervisors or engineering staff to determine setup requirements. |
50
|
Clean, oil, and lubricate machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oilcans, and grease guns. |
50
|
Repair or replace worn or defective parts or components, using hand tools. |
45
|
Install, level, and align machine components such as gears, chains, guides, dies, cutters, and/or needles to set up machinery for operation. |
23
|
Tend machines that wind wire onto bobbins, preparatory to formation of wire netting used in reinforcing sheet glass. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
74
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
74
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
64
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
58
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
57
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
56
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
55
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
55
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
52
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
50
|
Getting Information
|
50
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
49
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
48
|
Processing Information
|
48
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
47
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
47
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
47
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
47
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
46
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
45
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
43
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
43
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
42
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
42
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
39
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
39
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
39
|
Thinking Creatively
|
36
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
36
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
34
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
31
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
30
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
29
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
27
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
27
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
26
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
24
|
Interacting With Computers
|
23
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
23
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
23
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
22
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|