carpet weaver

Carpet weavers operate machinery to create textile floor coverings. They create carpets and rugs from wool or synthetic textiles using specialised equipment. Carpet weavers can use diverse methods such as weaving, knotting or tufting to create carpets of different styles.

Alternative Labels

carpet-tufting machine operator

carpet-weaving machine operator

carpet maker

carpet weaver

carpet weavers

rug maker

rug weaver

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

cut textiles ensure health and safety in manufacturing maintain machinery manufacture carpets manufacture textile floor coverings place orders for textile materials produce textile designs work in textile manufacturing teams

Essential Knowledge

functionalities of machinery furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products textile industry textile industry machinery products textile materials textile techniques textile technologies types of carpet types of textile fibres

Optional Skills and Competences

control textile process create patterns for textile products decorate textile articles manufacture knitted textiles monitor textile manufacturing developments tend weaving machines use weaving machine technologies

Optional Knowledge

challenging issues in the textile industry knitting machine technology tufting technology

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b3cd0522-14a9-4e21-a7ee-c9a1f9c0de51

Status

released

Occupations

carpet weaver

Description

Skills & Competences

Concept URI