Overview
This occupation group covers Textile and Footwear Production Machine Operators not elsewhere classified. Occupations include: Feltmaker; Net Maker; Rope Making Machine Operator; Tufting Machine Operator
Skills
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
Tasks
- preparing machines for operation by selecting and installing attachments and components for specialised functions
- setting and operating controls used to regulate processing operations
- starting machines and monitoring operation to detect faults and ensure effectiveness of operation
- loading drums with hides and skins, textiles, and dyeing and tanning solutions
- cutting and machining leather and synthetic shoe uppers, and making shoes using moulded and cement construction techniques
- threading loom shuttles with cross-yarn arms
- positioning and feeding machines with fibre packages
- repairing broken yarns by tying and splicing ends
- examining finished products for defects and variations, reporting faults in machines, and carrying out quality control procedures
Related Occupations
- Footwear Production Machine Operator
- Hide and Skin Processing Machine Operator
- Knitting Machine Operator
- Textile Dyeing and Finishing Machine Operator
- Weaving Machine Operator
- Yarn Carding and Spinning Machine Operator
Source: 1220.0 - ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, First Edition.
Note: The tasks associated with the occupation are to be used as guidance only. The tasks listing may include tasks associated with the grouping/category to which the occupation belongs.
Training Pathways
6 courses found.
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LMT31807: Certificate III in Technical Textiles and Non-wovens
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LMT31806: Certificate III in Technical Textiles and Nonwovens
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LMT20807: Certificate II in Millinery
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LMT20806: Certificate II in Headwear/Millinery
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LMT20200: Certificate II in Textile Production (Complex or Multiple Processes)
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30668QLD: Certificate III in Digitising and Computerised Hoop Embroidery
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