Profession printing textile technician

Printing textile technicians perform operations related to setting up the printing processes.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Textile printing technology

  Addition of colour partially, according to the designed pattern, onto textile based materials. Processes for adding coloured patterns onto textile materials using printing machines and techniques (rotary of flat bed screen printing or others, heat transfer, inkjet, etc.).

• Textile chemistry

  Chemical processing of textiles such as the reactions of textiles to chemicals.

• Dyeing technology

  Processes involved in textile dyeing using different dyeing technologies. Also, addition of colours to textile materials using dye stuffs.

Skills

• Conduct textile testing operations

  Prepare for textile testing and evaluation, gathering the test samples, conducting and recording tests, validating data and presenting results.

• Design yarns

  Developing structural and colour effects in yarns and threads by using yarn and thread manufacturing techniques.

• Maintain work standards

  Maintaining standards of work in order to improve and acquire new skills and work methods.

• Evaluate textile characteristics

  Evaluate textiles and their properties in order to manufacture products in conformity with specifications.

• Control textile process

  Plan and monitor textile production to achieve control on behalf of quality, productivity and delivery time.

• Decorate textile articles

  Decorate wearing apparels and made up textile articles by hand or using machines. Decorate textile articles with ornaments, braided cords, golden yarns, soutaches, jewellery, and cristals.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB