Weavers, Knitters, and Other Textile Machine Operators
Job description
These individuals operate machines that make woven, nonwoven (e.g. rope), and knitted products. This group includes personnel who reproduce patterns. It also includes people who tuck in and knot warp threads and assemble looms. They are employed by textile spinning mills and by clothing and mattress manufacturers.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Nontoxic dust
- Noise
Main tasks
- Set up textile processing machines (e.g. looms).
- Study patterns and prepare looms to obtain the desired designs.
- Manufacture textile products (e.g. fabrics), rope, nets, knitwear, rugs, mattress covers, etc.
- Monitor machines and check fabrics or products for defects.
- Repair or report mechanical defects.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience and additional training lead to senior positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
700
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 47.8% Female
- 52.2% Male
Not available.
- 47.8% Female
- 52.2% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$38,800
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31660% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 54144% of jobs
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NAICS 3394% of jobs
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NAICS 414% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 453% of jobs
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Others25% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31660% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 54144% of jobs
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NAICS 3394% of jobs
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NAICS 414% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 453% of jobs
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Others25% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
Sometimes required
- Experience as a Labourer in the same company may be required.
WAP
This occupation is targeted by Workplace Apprenticeship Programs
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Monitoring operations
- Data collection
- Result evaluation
- Information processing
- Operations and control
Abilities
- Hand-arm stability
- Digital dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Limb coordination
- Manual dexterity
- Oral comprehension
- Core strength
- Verbal skills
- Near vision
- Awareness of issues
- Auditory attention
- Speech clarity
- Physical flexibility in extension
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Versatility
- Rigour
- Respect standards and regulations
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Sense of observation
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Official name of the NOC 94131
Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations
Job titles
- Loom Operators
- Knitting machine operator
- Textile weaver
- Knitter - textiles
- Drawer-in
- Warp drawer-in helper - textiles
- Drawer-in helper - textiles
- Loom drawer-in helper
- Hosiery knitter
- Machine net maker - textiles
- Machine ball fringe maker
- Machine tassel maker
- Rope maker - textiles
- Chain builder - textiles
- Harness tier - textiles
- Warp tier-in
- Machine warp tier-in - textiles
- Jacquard loom heddles tier
- Needle loom operator
- Pinning machine operator
- Embroidery machine operator
- Automatic embroidery machine tender
- Pad mangle operator - textiles
- Net-knitting machine operator - textiles
- Mattress sewing machine operator
- Crochet machine operator
- Felt-making machine operator
- Carpet-tufting machine operator
- Entering machine operator - textiles
- Jacquard card-lacing machine operator - textiles
- Quilting machine operator
- Scroll-quilting machine operator
- Knotting machine operator - textiles
- Jacquard card-cutting machine operator - textiles
- Carpet-weaving machine operator
- Tufting machine operator - textiles
- Band-knitting machine operator
- Drawing-in machine operator
- Jacquard machine operator
- Drop-pinning machine operator - textiles
- Ribbing machine operator - textiles
- Glass-fibre-bonding machine tender
- Lease worker - textiles
- Embroidery machine tender
- Rope-coiling machine tender - textiles
- Tassel machine tender - textiles
- Leasing machine tender - textiles
- Ball fringe machine tender
- Rope-twisting machine tender
- Warp tying machine tender - textiles
- Felting machine tender
- Felt press tender - textiles
- Topper - textiles
- Beam changer - textiles
- Jacquard loom pattern changer
- Card lacer - textiles
- Jacquard card lacer - textiles
- Braiding machine tender - textiles
- Knitting machine tender
- Warp knitting machine tender
- Cloth weaver
- Circular knitter
- Flat knitter
- Automatic stocking loom tender
- Hosiery-knitting machine tender
- Braid maker - textiles
- Braid weaver - textiles
- Knitting area patroller - textiles
- Jacquard card cutter - textiles
- Hosiery seamer - textiles
- Pattern puncher - textiles
- Pattern card preparer - textiles
- Harness preparer - textiles
- Machine knitting mender
- Looper - textiles
- Sock looper
- Hosiery looper - textiles
- Garment looper
- Warp drawer - textiles
- Machine loom drawer-in
- Loom drawer-in
- Dobby loom drawer-in
- Rope twister
- Sample weaver
- Needle loom weaver
- Dobby loom weaver
- Loom weaver
- Jacquard loom weaver
- Power loom weaver
- Rug weaver
- Blanket weaver
- Lace weaver
- Pattern weaver - textiles
- Net weaver - textiles
- Carpet weaver
- Axminster carpet weaver
- Transfer knitter
- Sample knitter
- Cloth ribber
- Sock knitter - textiles
- Seamless hosiery knitter
- Rib knitter - textiles
- Glove knitter
- Jersey knitter
- Sock foot knitter
- Top knitter
- Surgical pad knitter
- Jacquard machine knitter
- Link machine knitter
- Circular knitting machine knitter
- Flat knitting machine knitter
- Jacquard loom knitter
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
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