Profession textile printer

Textile printers perform textile printing operations.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Textile finishing technology

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

• 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.).

• Portfolio management in textile manufacturing

  The process of managing teams and projects in textile and clothing product development.

Skills

• Control textile process

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

• Maintain work standards

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

• 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.

• Use textile technique for hand-made products

  Using textile technique to produce hand-made products, such as carpets, tapestry, embroidery, lace, silk screen printing, wearing apparel, etc.

• Prepare equipment for textile printing

  Manufacture screens and prepare printing paste. Use tools and equipment associated with screen printing. Select screen types and mesh for appropriate substrates. Develop, dry and finish screen image. Prepare screens, test screens and printed quality.

• Tend textile printing machines

  Operate textile printing machines keeping efficiency and productivity at high levels.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB