How do they match: Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

  • Confer with coworkers to get information about order details, processing plans, or problems that occur.
  • Examine and feel products to identify defects and variations from coloring and other processing standards.
  • Key in processing instructions to program electronic equipment.
  • Observe display screens, control panels, equipment, and cloth entering or exiting processes to determine if equipment is operating correctly.
  • Ravel seams that connect cloth ends when processing is completed.
  • Record production information such as fabric yardage processed, temperature readings, fabric tensions, and machine speeds.
  • Remove dyed articles from tanks and machines for drying and further processing.
  • Sew ends of cloth together, by hand or using machines, to form endless lengths of cloth to facilitate processing.
  • Start and control machines and equipment to wash, bleach, dye, or otherwise process and finish fabric, yarn, thread, or other textile goods.
  • Test solutions used to process textile goods to detect variations from standards.
  • Thread ends of cloth or twine through specified sections of equipment prior to processing.
  • Weigh ingredients, such as dye, to be mixed together for use in textile processing.

  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.