Weaver jobs in Finland
Weavers operate the weaving process at traditional hand powered weaving machines (from silk to carpet, from flat to Jacquard). They monitor fabric quality and condition of machines such as woven fabrics for clothing, home-tex or technical end uses. They carry out mechanic works on machines that convert yarns into fabrics such as blankets, carpets, towels and clothing material. They repair loom malfunctions as reported by the weaver, and complete loom check out sheets.
Weaver - Which skills are essential?
Using textile technique to produce hand-made products, such as carpets, tapestry, embroidery, lace, silk screen printing, wearing apparel, etc.
Have a good understanding of the properties of different textile materials.
Major textile manufacturers on the market of various brands and materials.
Textile technologies to design, manufacture and evaluate the properties of textiles.
Operate weaving machines keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.
Textile measurement units, such as mommes, thread count (the degree of coarseness of a fabric), picks per inch (PPI) and ends per inch (EPI).
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.
Cut textiles fitting to customers' desires and needs.
Have a thorough understanding of textile processing techniques.
Weaver - Which skills are useful but not essential?
The requirements, rules and applications of health and safety measures in the textile industry.
The offered textile industry machinery products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
Plan and monitor textile production to achieve control on behalf of quality, productivity and delivery time.
Make up textile samples or have them fabricated by specialised workers or technicians.
The variety of textile fibres both natural such as wool and hemp and man-made or synthetic fibers.
Sort garments and other textiles to be pressed and ironed or for customer pick-up.
Select and purchase fabrics and textile products in accordance to stock availability.
Sell textile fabrics such as cotton, wool, linen and synthetic fabrics.
Work harmoniously with colleagues in teams in the textile and clothing manufacturing industries.
The influence of chemical composition and molecular arrangement of yarn and fibre properties and fabric structure on the physical properties of textile fabrics; the different fibre types, their physical and chemical characteristics and different material characteristics; the materials used in different processes and the effect on materials as they are processed.
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.
Prepare for textile testing and evaluation, gathering the test samples, conducting and recording tests, validating data and presenting results.
Evaluate textiles and their properties in order to manufacture products in conformity with specifications.
Check characteristics of textile products like yarns, woven, knitted, braided, tufted or nonwoven textiles, finished cloths, ready-make-garments and determine the product quality along different stages of the textiles or clothing production line.