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Overview
The role keeps textile finishing production moving through machine tending, process supervision, maintenance, work standards and knowledge of textile chemistry and finishing technology.
In job descriptions, look for finishing machines, drying machines, textile washing, dyeing technology, synthetic fibres, coating, printing links, textile chemistry and quality standards.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Textile finishing machine operators work after fabric formation, where washing, drying, dyeing, coating, finishing or related treatments change textile surface, feel and performance.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes textile finishing technologies, machine tending, drying and washing machines, dyeing technology, textile chemistry, synthetic fibre processing and maintaining work standards during production.
Salary context
Pay context usually depends on machine range, chemical and colour-control responsibility, process monitoring, maintenance tasks, quality standards, shift production and whether troubleshooting is expected.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior finishing operation, dyeing or printing process roles, textile quality control, sample development, production coordination or technical roles in textile processing.
Good to know
Read vacancies for the finishing method, fabric or fibre type, machine names, chemicals, temperature controls, quality checks and whether the role includes setup or only routine attendance.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Finishing of textiles
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include finishing textile technician, textile dyeing technician and textile dyer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 1
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
51-6099.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
13.3Finishing of textiles
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Bleaching, dyeing and fabric cleaning machine operators (8154)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f73e11e7-0eb8-4a46-b2e1-9e544c2f3652 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8154.4 |
| ISCO group | 8154 |
| Concept type | Occupation |