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Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.
Other names for Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders:
Machine Whitener, Manufacturing Assistant, Manufacturing Associate, Manufacturing Operator, Open Developer Operator, Package Dyeing Machine Operator, Padding Machine Operator, Panelboard Operator, Patch Washer, Pegger, Piece Dyer, Printer Operator, Quebracho Tanner, Re Dye Hand, Retanner, Rope Silica Machine Operator, Rotary Drum Dyer, Rug Dyer, Sample Dye Mixer, Scouring Train Operator, Scrubbing Machine Operator, Shrinker, Shrinking Machine Operator, Silk Conditioner, Silk Finisher, Silk Washing Machine Operator, Sizer, Skein Bleacher, Skein Dyer, Skein Washer, Skein Yarn Dyer, Skin Tanner, Staining Machine Operator, Strike Off Machine Operator, Tanner, Tanning Drum Operator, Tanning Wheel Operator, Tanyard Worker, Tenter Frame Operator, Tin Whiz Machine Operator, Treater, Tub Operator, Tub Tender, Vat Tender, Warp Dyeing Tender, Warp Dyeing Vat Tender, Washer, Wet Finisher, Whitener, Wool Dyer, Wool Washing Machine Operator, Yarn Dyer, Ager, Ager Operator, Ager Tender, Aging Box Hand, Ammonia Box Operator, Ammonia Box Tender, Ash Kier Boiler, Autoclave Operator, Back Washer, Bag Bleacher, Bark Tanner, Beam Dyer, Beam Dyer Operator, Beck Operator, Blancher, Blanching Machine Operator, Bleach Machine Operator, Bleach Range Operator, Bleacher, Chain Dyer, Chief Tire Fabric Impregnating Range Operator, Cloth Boil Off Machine Operator, Cloth Colorer, Cloth Dye-Range Operator, Cloth Dyer, Cloth Finisher, Cloth Finishing Range Operator, Cloth Finishing Range Tender, Cloth Painter, Cloth Shader, Cloth Shrinker, Cloth Shrinking Machine Operator, Cloth Washer, Cloth Washer Operator, Color Blender, Color Grinder, Color Maker, Dyer, Color Matcher, Color Room Attendant, Colorer, Coloring Machine Operator, Colorist Dyer, Compensator Worker, Drug Room Clerk, Drug Room Operator, Drug Worker, Dryer Operator, Dye and Chemical Coordinator, Dye Automation Operator, Dye Box Operator, Dye Can Operator, Dye Colorist Dyer, Dye Feeder, Dye House Hand, Dye House Helper, Dye House Supervisor, Dye House Vat Worker, Dye House Wheel Operator, Dye House Worker, Dye Jig Operator, Dye Line Operator, Dye Machine Operator, Dye Operator, Dye Padder Operator, Dye Range Operator, Dye Range Tender, Dye Reel Operator, Dye Tank Tender, Dye Tub Operator, Dye Tub Tender, Dye Worker, Dye-Reel Operator, Dye-Tank Tender, Dye-Tub Operator, Dyed Yarn Operator, Dyehouse Worker, Dyer, Dyer Helper, End Worker, Fabric Finisher, Felt Carbonizer, Felt Washing Machine Tender, Finisher Operator, Finishing Frame Runner, Finishing Machine Operator, Finishing Machine Tender, Finishing Room Operator, First Dyer, Formula Maker, Jet Dyeing Machine Operator, Jet Dyeing Machine Tender, Jet Operator, Jig Box Operator, Jig Hand, Jig Operator, Jig Worker, Jigger, Jigger Operator, Kettle Loader, Kettle Tender, Kier Boiler, Kier Hand, Kier Operator, Kier Pleater, Kier Tender, Knit Goods Washer, Laundry Machine Tender, Leather Polisher, Leather Tanner, Lime Puller, Limer, Machine Dyer, Machine Operator,
What do Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders do?
Prepare dyeing machines for production runs, and conduct test runs of machines to ensure their proper operation.
Monitor factors such as temperatures and dye flow rates to ensure that they are within specified ranges.
Start and control machines and equipment to wash, bleach, dye, or otherwise process and finish fabric, yarn, thread, and/or other textile goods.
Examine and feel products to identify defects and variations from coloring and other processing standards.
Record production information such as fabric yardage processed, temperature readings, fabric tensions, and machine speeds.
Test solutions used to process textile goods to detect variations from standards.
Remove dyed articles from tanks and machines for drying and further processing.
Study guides, charts, and specification sheets, and confer with supervisors to determine machine setup requirements.
Confer with coworkers to get information about order details, processing plans, or problems that occur.
Inspect machinery to determine necessary adjustments and repairs.
Weigh ingredients to be mixed together for use in textile processing.
Sew ends of cloth together, by hand or using machines, to form endless lengths of cloth to facilitate processing.
Add dyes, water, detergents, or chemicals to tanks to dilute or strengthen solutions, according to established formulas and solution test results.
Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
Adjust equipment controls to maintain specified heat, tension, and speed.
Observe display screens, control panels, equipment, and cloth entering or exiting processes to determine if equipment is operating correctly.
Key in processing instructions to program electronic equipment.
Soak specified textile products for designated times.
Thread ends of cloth or twine through specified sections of equipment prior to processing.
Mount rolls of cloth on machines, using hoists, or place textile goods in machines or pieces of equipment.
Perform machine maintenance, such as cleaning and oiling equipment; and repair or replace worn or defective parts.
Ravel seams that connect cloth ends when processing is completed.
Install, level, and align components such as gears, chains, dies, cutters, and needles.
Creel machines with bobbins or twine.
