Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders

• Record production information such as fabric yardage processed, temperature readings, fabric tensions, and machine speeds.
• Key in processing instructions to program electronic equipment.
• Observe display screens, control panels, equipment, and cloth entering or exiting processes to determine if equipment is operating correctly.
• Confer with coworkers to get information about order details, processing plans, or problems that occur.

• Test solutions used to process textile goods to detect variations from standards.
• Weigh ingredients, such as dye, to be mixed together for use in textile processing.
• Ravel seams that connect cloth ends when processing is completed.
• Thread ends of cloth or twine through specified sections of equipment prior to processing.
• Prepare dyeing machines for production runs, and conduct test runs of machines to ensure their proper operation.
• Monitor factors such as temperatures and dye flow rates to ensure that they are within specified ranges.
• Examine and feel products to identify defects and variations from coloring and other processing standards.
• Remove dyed articles from tanks and machines for drying and further processing.
• Add dyes, water, detergents, or chemicals to tanks to dilute or strengthen solutions, according to established formulas and solution test results.
• Adjust equipment controls to maintain specified heat, tension, and speed.
• Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
• Inspect machinery to determine necessary adjustments and repairs.
• Study guides, charts, and specification sheets, and confer with supervisors to determine machine setup requirements.
• Start and control machines and equipment to wash, bleach, dye, or otherwise process and finish fabric, yarn, thread, or other textile goods.
• Sew ends of cloth together, by hand or using machines, to form endless lengths of cloth to facilitate processing.
• Soak specified textile products for designated times.

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (80%).