Textile Knitting & Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $46,160.00
Average: $35,710.00
Hourly
Average: $17.17

What they do:

Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles.

On the job, you would:

  • Observe woven cloth to detect weaving defects.
  • Thread yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing.
  • Remove defects in cloth by cutting and pulling out filling.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

91% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
83% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
80% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
79% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
75% 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.
75% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
74% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
74% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
72% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
70% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
69% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
61% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
54% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% 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.
67% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

61% 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

72% 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.
66% 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.
63% Multilimb Coordination  -  The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
56% Trunk Strength  -  The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
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% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
53% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
53% Selective Attention  -  The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
53% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Cut fabrics.
Inspect textile products.
Inspect textile products.
Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
Inspect production equipment.
Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
Operate textile cutting or production equipment.
Operate textile cutting or production equipment.
Inspect production equipment.
Record operational or production data.
Exchange information with colleagues.
Operate textile cutting or production equipment.
Clean production equipment.
Lubricate production equipment.
Conduct test runs of production equipment.
Operate textile cutting or production equipment.
Clean materials to prepare them for production.
Program equipment to perform production tasks.
Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
Exchange information with colleagues.
Replace worn equipment components.
Repair production equipment or tools.
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
Install mechanical components in production equipment.
Operate textile cutting or production equipment.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

95% 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?
90% 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?
85% 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?
81% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
80% 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.)
76% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
76% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
75% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
74% Spend Time Walking and Running  -  How much does this job require walking and running?
70% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
69% 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?
66% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
66% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
65% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
64% 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?
63% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
62% 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?
62% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
60% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
58% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
52% 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?
57% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

79% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
77% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
75% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
72% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
71% 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.
68% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
67% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
67% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
62% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
62% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
61% 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.
58% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
57% 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.
55% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
54% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
52% Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
52% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
52% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
52% Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
52% Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Getting Started

Education:
95%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
5%
Less than a High School Diploma

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