Textile industry

Essential for

• Knitting machine operator
  Knitting machine operators set up, operate and monitor knitting machines. They work with specialised machinery, techniques and materials to process threads of yarn into knitted pro…
• Textile shop manager
  Textile shop managers assume responsibility for activities and staff in specialised shops. Other titles The following job titles also refer to textile shop manager: fabric shop man…
• 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…

Optional for

• Nonwoven filament machine operator
  Nonwoven filament machine operators perform chemical nonwoven processing operations. Other titles The following job titles also refer to nonwoven filament machine operator: no…
• 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…
• 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 specialised seller
  Textile specialised sellers sell textiles, fabrics and haberdashery, etc. in specialised shops. Excludes people performing clothing sales. Other titles The following job titles als…
• Product assembly inspector
  Product assembly inspectors evaluate products for compliance with specifications and defects in-line with clients' requirements and organisational policies. They use measuring and …
• Carpet handicraft worker
  Carpet handicraft workers use handicraft techniques to create textile floor coverings. They create carpets and rugs from wool or other textiles using traditional crafting technique…
• 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…
• Hawker
  Hawkers sell goods and services on established routes, street and market locations. Duties The duties of a hawker include, but are not limited to: obtaining permission or a licence…
• Market vendor
  Market vendors sell products such as fruit, vegetables and household products on organised outdoor or indoor market places. They use sales techniques to recommend their goods to pa…
• Cotton gin operator
  Cotton gin operators perform ginning operations for separating cotton fibres from the seeds. They tend bale presses and remove the processed bales from the gin. They perform machin…
• 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…