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Overview
Weaving machine operators prepare machines, control the weaving process, watch yarn and fabric quality, and help keep textile production running without avoidable stops.
In job descriptions, look for looms, woven fabrics, yarn, textile samples, machine maintenance, equipment repair, production standards, fabric defects, safety routines and textile materials.
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Search jobsWork context
The work is usually production-floor based. Operators set up looms, feed yarn, monitor tension and pattern quality, remove faults and keep machinery running for fabrics, home textiles or technical textile products.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include understanding textile materials, controlling the textile process, maintaining machinery, spotting fabric defects, producing samples, following safety routines and arranging repairs when equipment stops.
Salary context
Pay context depends on machine type, shift pattern, product complexity, output responsibility, maintenance expectations, quality-control duties and whether the operator handles several looms or specialised materials.
Career paths
Experience can lead to senior machine operation, textile quality control, sample production, maintenance coordination, production-team leadership or further work with technical textiles and weaving process improvement.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names woven fabrics, carpets, clothing or technical textiles. Machine list, material type and defect-control expectations show the practical skill level.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary 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.
Weaving of textiles
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include weaving machine supervisor and weaving textile technician.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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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
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O*NET relationships: 1
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-6063.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
13.2Weaving of textiles
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Weaving and knitting machine operators (8152)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/939e05ea-2589-4e3c-a501-eea2bdd6864a |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8152.3 |
| ISCO group | 8152 |
| Concept type | Occupation |