Health and safety in the textile industry

Essential for

• Finishing textile technician
  Finishing textile technicians perform operations related to setting up finishing processes. The finishing processes are the final series of operations that improves the appearance …
• Clothing technologist
  Clothing technologists work on the design, development and production of textile and apparel products. They carry out a range of technical, investigative and quality control work t…
• Textile chemist
  A textile chemist is a specialized professional who applies scientific principles to the development, testing, and production of textiles and fabrics. These professionals work to e…
• Textile product developer
  A Textile Product Developer is a professional responsible for transforming textile designs into market-ready products. Working at the intersection of design, manufacturing, and mar…
• Textile, leather and footwear researcher
  Textile, leather and footwear researchers combine knowledge of material sciences, chemistry, physics, process technologies, management, and engineering to contribute to future inno…
• Textile process controller
  Textile process controllers perform textile process operations, technical functions in various aspects of design, production and quality control of textile products, and cost contr…
• Textile technologist
  A Textile Technologist is a specialist who develops, tests, and improves fibers, yarns, fabrics, and other textile materials used in clothing, furnishings, and industrial products.…
• Textile quality inspector
  Textile quality inspectors ensure that the manufactured of textile products is compliant with predetermined specifications. Other titles The following job titles also refer to…
• Weaving machine operator
  Weaving machine operators set up, operate and monitor weaving machines .They work with specialised machinery, techniques and materials to process threads of yarn into weaved produc…
• Screen making technician
  Screen making technicians engrave or etch screens for textile printing.  Other titles The following job titles also refer to screen making technician: silk screen engraverrota…

Optional for

• Weaver
  Weavers operate the weaving process at traditional hand powered weaving machines (from silk to carpet, from flat to Jacquard). They monitor fabric quality and condition of machines…
• Textile dyeing technician
  Textile dyeing technicians perform operations related to setting up dyeing processes. Duties Textile dyeing technician typically do the following: develop chemical 'recipes' to pro…
• Textile machinery technician
  Textile machinery technicians set up, maintain, inspect and repair mechanical and computer-controlled machinery used in textile manufacturing such as weaving, dyeing and finishing …
• Knitter
  Knitters create textiles or fabric by knitting pieces of yarn. They use traditional techniques to create interlocking loops of yarn which form a uniform piece of fabric. Knitters u…
• Textile operations manager
  A textile operations manager is a professional who manages the production process of textile products, from raw materials to finished goods. Duties Here are some of the duties of…
• Textile quality manager
  Textile quality managers implement, manage and promote quality systems. They make sure that the textile products adheres to the quality standards of the organisation. Textile quali…
• Textile dyer
  Textile dyers tend dye machines making sure that the setting of machines are in place. They prepare chemicals, dyes, dye baths and solutions according to formulas. They make s…