Knitter jobs in Finland
Knitters create textiles or fabric by knitting pieces of yarn. They use traditional techniques to create interlocking loops of yarn which form a uniform piece of fabric. Knitters use different techniques, needles and yarn materials to create knitted materials of diverse proportions.
Knitter - Which skills are essential?
Create handmade knitted fabrics by using traditional handicraft techniques to knit ropes of yarn.
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.
Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.
Woven, non-woven, knitted fabrics and netting fabrics, technical fabrics such as Gore-Tex and Gannex.
The variety of textile fibres both natural such as wool and hemp and man-made or synthetic fibers.
Textile measurement units, such as mommes, thread count (the degree of coarseness of a fabric), picks per inch (PPI) and ends per inch (EPI).
Cut textiles fitting to customers' desires and needs.
Evaluate textiles and their properties in order to manufacture products in conformity with specifications.
Knitter - 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.
The requirements, rules and applications of health and safety measures in the textile industry.
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.
Make up textile samples or have them fabricated by specialised workers or technicians.
Edit sketches and digital textile designs until they meet up with customers' requirements.
Textile technologies to design, manufacture and evaluate the properties of textiles.
Draw sketches for textile design, by hand or on computer, using specialist Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.
Sell textile fabrics such as cotton, wool, linen and synthetic fabrics.
Latest developments in textile fabrics and textile methods.
Work harmoniously with colleagues in teams in the textile and clothing manufacturing industries.
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.
Have a thorough understanding of textile processing techniques.