Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.

On the job, you would:

Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.
Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.

Personality

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Characteristics of this Career
		77%	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.
		76%	Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
		75%	Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
		74%	Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
		74%	Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
		72%	Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
		65%	Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
		64%	Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
		63%	Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
		61%	Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
		54%	Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
		53%	Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
		51%	Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

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.
		63%	Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
		60%	Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
		60%	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.
		60%	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.
		56%	Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
		56%	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.
		53%	Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
		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%	Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
		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
		55%	Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
		55%	Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Job Details

Responsibilities

Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.

Operate textile cutting or production equipment.

Inspect textile products.

Operate textile cutting or production equipment.

Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.

Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.

Feed materials or products into or through equipment.

Conduct test runs of production equipment.

Inspect production equipment.

Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.

Operate textile cutting or production equipment.

Record operational or production data.

Operate textile cutting or production equipment.

Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.

Exchange information with colleagues.

Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.

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.

Load materials into production equipment.

Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.

Cut fabrics.

Operate textile cutting or production equipment.

Clean production equipment.

Lubricate production equipment.

Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment.

Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.

Replace worn equipment components.

Repair production equipment or tools.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent
		93%	Spend Time Walking and Running - How much does this job require walking and running?
		91%	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?
		91%	Spend Time Standing - How much does this job require standing?
		87%	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?
		80%	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?
		79%	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.)
		78%	Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
		75%	Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
		72%	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
		70%	Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
		67%	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?
		64%	Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
		62%	Exposed to Contaminants - How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
		59%	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?
		59%	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
		57%	Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
		56%	Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body - How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
		56%	Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
		52%	Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
		52%	Responsible for Others' Health and Safety - How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
		57%	Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Tasks & Values
		70%	Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
		68%	Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
		67%	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
		66%	Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
		62%	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.
		62%	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
		61%	Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
		60%	Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
		57%	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.
		57%	Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
		53%	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.
		52%	Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
		51%	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.
		51%	Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Getting Started

Education:

54%

Less than a High School Diploma

46%

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

What they do:

On the job, you would:

Personality

Characteristics of this Career

Strengths

Values of the Work Environment

Aptitude

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Job Details

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

Tasks & Values

Getting Started