Skills
37 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
4 skills
Essential skills / competences
12 skills
Optional knowledge
8 skills
Optional skills / competences
13 skills
Overview
Wire weaving machine operators set up and tend machines that produce woven metal wire cloth from alloys or ductile metal drawn into wire.
In job descriptions, look for wire mesh, wire weaving machines, dies, metal forming, workpiece monitoring, test runs, product testing, protective gear, machine setup, records, lifting equipment and safe handling of tensioned wire.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The work is machine-based metal production. The operator sets up wire weaving equipment, feeds wire or tools, monitors moving workpieces and checks that the mesh meets pattern and quality requirements.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes wire mesh types, wire weaving machines, dies, metal forming, test runs, product testing, machine controllers, lifting equipment and safe handling of wire under tension.
Salary context
Pay is shaped by machine responsibility, metal type, mesh tolerances, setup work, safety risk, shift pattern and how much troubleshooting or mechanical maintenance the role includes.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior machine operation, setup specialist work, quality control, wire drawing, light metal manufacturing or maintenance-oriented production roles.
Good to know
Check the mesh product, machine type, wire material, tension-safety routines, testing methods, lifting tasks and whether the job includes setup, running only or fault correction.
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This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Alternative labels
wire weaving operator
wire worker apprentice
wire weaving operative
wire mesh knitter
wire bending operator
wire winding machine operative
wire worker
wire weaving loom operator
wire preparation weaving operative
wire mesh operator
wire preparation weaving operator
wire weaving loom operative
wire winding machine operator
wire bender
Occupation group
Metal processing plant operators (8121)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7664f3e6-b469-4e1a-b52c-8a7ac866eb5a |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8121.7 |
| ISCO group | 8121 |
| Concept type | Occupation |