Textile Bleaching & Dyeing Machine Operators & Tenders

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $43,880.00
Average: $33,900.00
Hourly
Average: $16.30

What they do:

Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.

On the job, you would:

  • Weigh ingredients, such as dye, to be mixed together for use in textile processing.
  • Start and control machines and equipment to wash, bleach, dye, or otherwise process and finish fabric, yarn, thread, or other textile goods.
  • Observe display screens, control panels, equipment, and cloth entering or exiting processes to determine if equipment is operating correctly.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

82% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
82% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
65% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
63% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
59% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
52% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

95% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

56% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

66% Arm-Hand Steadiness  -  The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
66% Control Precision  -  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
60% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
56% Visual Color Discrimination  -  The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
56% Manual Dexterity  -  The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
53% Perceptual Speed  -  The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
53% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
53% Finger Dexterity  -  The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
53% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
53% Rate Control  -  The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
53% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
53% Selective Attention  -  The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

54% Operations Monitoring  -  Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Apply solutions to production equipment.
Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
Operate garment treatment equipment.
Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
Conduct test runs of production equipment.
Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.
Operate garment treatment equipment.
Inspect textile products.
Record operational or production data.
Test chemical or physical characteristics of materials or products.
Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
Exchange information with colleagues.
Exchange information with colleagues.
Inspect production equipment.
Sew clothing or other articles.
Enter commands, instructions, or specifications into equipment.
Immerse objects or workpieces in cleaning or coating solutions.
Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
Load materials into production equipment.
Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.
Clean production equipment.
Maintain production or processing equipment.
Repair production equipment or tools.
Sew materials.
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
Install mechanical components in production equipment.
Load materials into production equipment.
Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

93% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
91% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
90% Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
90% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
88% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
82% Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment  -  How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
80% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
79% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
77% Spend Time Walking and Running  -  How much does this job require walking and running?
76% Very Hot or Cold Temperatures  -  How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
76% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
75% Exposed to Hazardous Conditions  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
75% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
74% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
74% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
72% Exposed to Hazardous Equipment  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
71% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
71% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
69% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
65% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
63% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
58% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
58% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
57% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
56% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
55% Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings  -  How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
51% Level of Competition  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

78% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
77% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
75% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
73% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
72% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
66% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
65% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
64% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
61% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
61% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
57% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
56% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
56% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
56% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
52% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.

Getting Started

Education:
56%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
35%
Less than a High School Diploma

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