Carpet handicraft worker jobs in Finland
Carpet handicraft workers use handicraft techniques to create textile floor coverings. They create carpets and rugs from wool or other textiles using traditional crafting techniques. They can use diverse methods such as weaving, knotting or tufting to create carpets of different styles.
Carpet handicraft worker - Which skills are essential?
Produce textile floor coverings by tending machines, sewing parts, and applying finishing touches to products such as carpets, rugs, and made up textile floor covering articles.
Create carpets using traditional or local techniques. Use methods such as weaving, knotting or tufting to create handicraft carpets from wool or other textiles.
Using textile technique to produce hand-made products, such as carpets, tapestry, embroidery, lace, silk screen printing, wearing apparel, etc.
Plan and monitor textile production to achieve control on behalf of quality, productivity and delivery time.
Have a good understanding of the properties of different textile materials.
Draw sketches for textile design, by hand or on computer, using specialist Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.
Decorate wearing apparels and made up textile articles by hand or using machines. Decorate textile articles with ornaments, braided cords, golden yarns, soutaches, jewellery, and cristals.
The variety of textile fibres both natural such as wool and hemp and man-made or synthetic fibers.
Cut textiles fitting to customers' desires and needs.
Create a two-dimensional model used to cut the material for textile products such as tents and bags, or for individual pieces needed for upholstery work.
Different types of carpet based on materials, production method, backing, fitting techniques, cost, durability, aesthetics and other criteria.
Carpet handicraft worker - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Manufacturing technologies which use loop forming techniques to convert yarns into fabrics in order to form knitted fabrics.
Keep up to date with recent developments in textile manufacturing and processing techniques and technologies.
Major textile manufacturers on the market of various brands and materials.
Perform the operation, monitoring and maintenance of machines and processes to manufacture knitted products keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.
Ensure health and safety of personnel during manufacturing process.
Maintain machinery and equipment in order to ensure that it is clean and in safe, working order. Perform routine maintenance on equipment and adjust or repair when necessary, using hand and power tools. Replace defective parts components or systems.
Textile technologies to design, manufacture and evaluate the properties of textiles.
The offered furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
Operate weaving machines keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.
Select and purchase fabrics and textile products in accordance to stock availability.
Know how to produce pile fabrics such as carpets using tufting technology.
Operate machines that enable weaving processes turning threads into fabrics. Setup weaving machine programmes for the machine to produce fabrics with the adequate pattern, colour and fabric density.
Work harmoniously with colleagues in teams in the textile and clothing manufacturing industries.