Textile Winding / Twisting / Drawing Out Machine Setter / Operator / Tender

Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers. Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Back Winder; Cable Operator; Computer Integrated Manufacturing Operator (CIM Operator); Drawing Operator; Line Operator; Spinner; Spinning Operator; Twister Operator; Winder Operator; Winder Tender

Tasks

• Notify supervisors or mechanics of equipment malfunctions.
• Thread yarn, thread, or fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines.
• Start machines, monitor operation, and make adjustments as needed.
• Inspect machinery to determine whether repairs are needed.
• Record production data such as numbers and types of bobbins wound.
• Replace depleted supply packages with full packages.
• Stop machines when specified amount of products has been produced.
• Inspect products to verify that they meet specifications and to determine whether machine adjustment is needed.
• Tend machines that twist together two or more strands of yarn or insert additional twists into single strands of yarn to increase strength, smoothness, or uniformity of yarn.
• Observe operations to detect defects, malfunctions, or supply shortages.
• Operate machines for test runs to verify adjustments and to obtain product samples.

Knowledge

• Production and Processing
• Administration and Management
• Mechanical
• Public Safety and Security

Skills

• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Control Precision
• Manual Dexterity
• Finger Dexterity
• Reaction Time
• Multilimb Coordination
• Trunk Strength
• Near Vision
• Problem Sensitivity
• Selective Attention
• Static Strength
• Extent Flexibility
• Oral Expression
• Category Flexibility
• Flexibility of Closure
• Perceptual Speed
• Visualization
• Rate Control
• Wrist-Finger Speed
• Far Vision
• Visual Color Discrimination
• Auditory Attention
• Speech Clarity