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Operatørarbejde ved vævning og strikning
Description
Code
8152
Description
Weaving and knitting machine operators set up, operate and monitor weaving and knitting machines which process yarn or thread into woven, non-woven and knitted products such as cloth, lace, carpets, industrial fabric, hosiery and knitted garments, or to quilt and embroider fabric.
Tasks include -
(a) setting up and operating batteries of automatic, link-type knitting machines to knit garments of specified pattern and design;
(b) threading yarn, thread and fabric through guides, needles and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting or other processing;
(c) tending automatic looms that simultaneously weave pile yarn, filling yarn and warp yarn material to produce carpets and rugs with various coloured designs;
(d) operating and monitoring looms on which yarn or twist is intersected and knotted at regular intervals to form mesh;
(e) operating and monitoring large automatic multi-needle machines to embroider material or to sew lengths of several layers of material to make yard goods, quilts or mattress coverings;
(f) tending circular knitting machines with automatic pattern controls that knit seamless hose;
(g) operating and monitoring knitting machines to knit hosiery to shape of foot and leg;
(h) operating and monitoring machines for knitting heels and toes of socks into ribs or tops cut from circular fabric;
(i) operating and monitoring machines which seam openings in toes of socks;
(j) operating and monitoring crochet machines to knit lace, trimming, etc. of desired patterns or design;
(k) examining looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness breaks or mechanical defects;
(l) repairing or replacing worn or defective needles and other components;
(m) cleaning, oiling and lubricating machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oil cans and/or grease guns.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Carpet weaving machine operator
- Knitting machine operator
- Net production machine operator
- Weaving machine operator
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Carpet weaver - 7318
- Cloth weaver - 7318
- Knitter - 7318
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http://data.europa.eu/esco/isco/C8152Status
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