Weaving machine supervisor jobs in Finland
Weaving machine supervisors monitor the weaving process. They operate the weaving process at automated machines (from silk to carpet, from flat to Jacquard). They monitor fabric quality and condition of mechanical machines such as woven fabrics for clothing, home-tex or technical end uses. They carry out maintenance 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.
Weaving machine supervisor - 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.
Plan and monitor textile production to achieve control on behalf of quality, productivity and delivery time.
Be able to measure yarn length and mass to assess fineness of roving, sliver and yarn in different measuring systems.Also able to convert into the various numbering system such as tex, Nm, Ne, denier, etc.
Maintaining standards of work in order to improve and acquire new skills and work methods.
Perform the operation, monitoring and maintenance of machines and processes to manufacture woven fabrics.
Operate weaving machines keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.
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.
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.
Evaluate textiles and their properties in order to manufacture products in conformity with specifications.
Weaving machine supervisor - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Using textile technique to produce hand-made products, such as carpets, tapestry, embroidery, lace, silk screen printing, wearing apparel, etc.
Textile technologies to design, manufacture and evaluate the properties of textiles.
The process required to produce fur products, from choosing pelts, the techniques depending on the pelt, the chemicals for preservation and treatment, and the handling during the manufacturing process.
Use warping, sizing, drawing-in and knotting technologies that enable the formation of warps.
Perform the operation, monitoring and maintenance of machines and processes to manufacture braided products while keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.
Prepare for textile testing and evaluation, gathering the test samples, conducting and recording tests, validating data and presenting results.