CompGeo Textile Bleaching/Dyeing Machine Operators Salary Survey Benchmark Job Description and Competencies - Manufacturing Occupation Group

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Textile/Apparel/Furnishings

Benchmark Title: Textile Bleaching/Dyeing Machine Operators

Summary Job Description

Tasks

Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.

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.

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.

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.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Textile/Apparel/Furnishings

Benchmark Title: Textile Bleaching/Dyeing Machine Operators

Important Knowledge Competencies

Competency Description

Production and Processing

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Chemistry

Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Public Safety and Security

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Mathematics

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Computers and Electronics

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Textile/Apparel/Furnishings

Benchmark Title: Textile Bleaching/Dyeing Machine Operators

Important Skill Competencies

Competency Description

Operation Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Troubleshooting

Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Textile/Apparel/Furnishings

Benchmark Title: Textile Bleaching/Dyeing Machine Operators

Important Ability Competencies

Competency Description

Arm-Hand Steadiness

The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Information Ordering

The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Selective Attention

The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Finger Dexterity

The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Speech Recognition

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Perceptual Speed

The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Manual Dexterity

The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Multilimb Coordination

The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Rate Control

The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

Reaction Time

The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

Visual Color Discrimination

The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

Speech Clarity

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Flexibility of Closure

The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.

Static Strength

The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Trunk Strength

The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Far Vision

The ability to see details at a distance.

Written Comprehension

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Category Flexibility

The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Visualization

The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Textile/Apparel/Furnishings

Benchmark Title: Textile Bleaching/Dyeing Machine Operators

Prerequisite Qualification Category

Education and Experience Level

Required Level of Education

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

Related Work Experience

None

On-the-Job Training

Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

On-Site or In-Plant Training

None

Required Level of Education

Less than a High School Diploma

Related Work Experience

Up to and including 1 month

On-Site or In-Plant Training

Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training

Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Textile/Apparel/Furnishings

Benchmark Title: Textile Bleaching/Dyeing Machine Operators

Alternate Job Title(s)

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 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 and Chemical Coordinator

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

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

CompGeo Occupation Group: Manufacturing

Job Family: Textile/Apparel/Furnishings

Benchmark Title: Textile Bleaching/Dyeing Machine Operators

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