Profession textile chemist

Textile chemists conduct research, improve or develop concepts, theories and operational methods, or apply scientific knowledge relating to textile chemistry, to develop new knowledge or products and for quality and process control.

Personality Type

• Investigative / Realistic

Related professions textile, leather, carpeting

• Artificial flower maker
• Carpet printer
• Carpets machine operator
• Embroiding machine operator
• Furrier or related worker
• Handicraft weaver, knitter, embroiderer
• Handicraft worker in basketry or brushes
• Handicraft worker in textile or related materials
• Hatter
• Knitting machine operator
• Machine operator, all other textile-products
• Mattress maker
• Net maker
• Sail maker
• Shoemaking machine operator
• Silk-screen printer
• Tailor
• Tent maker
• Textile designer
• Textile ironing worker
• Textile pattern-maker or cutter
• Textile printer
• Textile products assembler
• Weaving machine operator

Knowledge

• Health and safety in the textile industry

  The requirements, rules and applications of health and safety measures in the textile industry.

• Research and development in textiles

  Development of new concepts through the use of scientific and other methods of applied research.

• Textile technologies

  Textile technologies to design, manufacture and evaluate the properties of textiles.

• 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.).

• Properties of fabrics

  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. 

• Dyeing technology

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

• Textile chemistry

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

• Textile finishing technology

  Processes used for changing the properties of textile materials. This includes operating, monitoring and maintaining textile finishing machines.

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.

• Evaluate textile characteristics

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

• Design warp knit fabrics

  Developing structural and colour effects in warp knitted fabrics by using the warp knitting technique.

• Use textile finishing machine technologies

  Use textile finishing machine technologies that enable the coating or laminating of fabrics.

• Develop specifications of technical textiles

  Developing specifications for fibre based technical products with functional performances.

• Maintain work standards

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

• Control textile process

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

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB