Nonwoven filament machine operator

Description

Nonwoven filament machine operators perform chemical nonwoven processing operations.

Other titles

The following job titles also refer to nonwoven filament machine operator:

non-woven filament machine operator
non-woven yarn worker
non woven yarn worker
nonwoven filament machinist
nonwoven yarn worker
non woven filament machine operator

Minimum qualifications

No formal educational credential is generally required to work as a nonwoven filament machine operator.

ISCO skill level

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

  • the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
  • the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
  • the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Nonwoven filament machine operator is a Skill level 2 occupation.

Potential next steps

General track

Jobs that share a similar set of skills to your current occupation — the most natural lateral or step-up moves. Evolution score combines skill overlap, ISCO proximity, and seniority signals. Skill match is exact overlap with your current occupation's skills. Soft match also credits related and sibling skills.

Expert track

Jobs that require deeper or more specialised skills in the same domain — for those looking to build expertise. Evolution score combines skill overlap, ISCO proximity, and seniority signals. Skill match is exact overlap with your current occupation's skills. Soft match also credits related and sibling skills.

No potential next step identified on the Manager track track for this occupation.

Essential knowledge and skills

Essential knowledge

This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of nonwoven filament machine operator.

  • Nonwoven machine technology: Manufacturing of nonwoven fabrics according to specification. Development, manufacture, properties and evaluation of nonwoven fabrics.
  • Textile chemistry: Chemical processing of textiles such as the reactions of textiles to chemicals.

Essential skills and competences

These skills are necessary for the role of nonwoven filament machine operator.

  • Manufacture textile floor coverings: Produce textile floor coverings by tending machines, sewing parts, and applying finishing touches to products such as carpets, rugs, and made up textile floor covering articles.
  • Control textile process: Planning and monitoring textile production to achieve control on behalf of quality, productivity and delivery time.
  • Manufacture non-woven filament products: Perform the operation, monitoring and maintenance of machines and processes to manufacture nonwoven filament products, keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.

Optional knowledge and skills

Optional knowledge

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of nonwoven filament machine operator. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

  • Textile materials: Have a good understanding of the properties of different textile materials.
  • Textile industry: Major textile manufacturers on the market of various brands and materials.
  • Textile technologies: Textile technologies to design, manufacture and evaluate the properties of textiles.
  • Basic chemicals: The production and characteristics of organic basic chemicals such as ethanol, methanol, benzene and inorganic basic chemicals such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen.

Optional skills and competences

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of nonwoven filament machine operator. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

  • Prepare raw materials for man-made fibres manufacturing: Settle the supply of raw materials that need to go into the processing phase such as spinning, in order to prepare the fibres for manufacturing purposes.
  • Manufacture man-made fibres: Perform the operation, monitoring and maintenance of machines and processes to manufacture man-made fibers, ensuring that the product meets the required specifications, keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.
  • Produce textile samples: Make up textile samples or have them fabricated by specialised workers or technicians.
  • Tend spinning machines: Operate spinning machines keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.
  • Evaluate textile characteristics: Evaluate textiles and their properties in order to manufacture products in conformity with specifications.

Skills group distribution

ISCO group and title

8131 – Chemical products plant and machine operators


References
  1. Nonwoven filament machine operator – ESCO

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