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Textile Process Operative
Tasks
- Cleans and oils machine, detects and reports mechanical faults to technicians.
- Stretches, shrinks, brushes, dampens and presses fabric and shears or burns off protruding fabric fibres as required.
- Examines colour cards or specifications, estimates quantity of colouring material needed to print or dye fibre and calculates and mixes ingredients accordingly.
- Checks quality of completed material, marks any flaws and removes badly damaged sections.
- Detects blockages, tangled thread, defective or broken material, and joins broken ends by hand or mechanical knotting.
- Replenishes the supply of input fibres, removes and replaces full output packages, cards and spools.
- Sets controls, starts machinery and monitors the passage of material processed.
Typical Education Level
Level 2 NVQ; GCSE at grades A*-C
Will retirement created job openings
In the UK, 17% in this profession are aged 55 or above.* They will likely retire in the next 10 years, creating a demand for new workers
*This is based on national data
£15,297
Average annual earnings
The current average wage for textile process operative is £15,297
395 positions
Current Employment
The number of jobs in the career for the current year is 395. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
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Job Postings
Over the past year, jobs have been posted for textile process operative roles.
How well does it pay?
Normal pay for this occupation is £15,297 per year. That is about £1,275 per month or £7.84 per hour. New workers generally start on £7,858, while highly experienced workers can earn as much as £24,344
Is it growing or declining?
This career has remained the same over the last 2 years, and is expected to remain the same over the next 4 years. Currently, 395 people are employed in the region.