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Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Operators

Skills & Knowledge

Most Important Skills for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Operators

Monitoring Equipment—Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Operating Equipment—Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Controlling Quality—Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Monitoring Performance—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Thinking Critically—Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Repairing—Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Troubleshooting—Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Coordinating with Others—Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
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.
Maintaining Equipment—Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Most Important Knowledge Areas for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Operators

Production and Processing—Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Administration and Management—Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Mechanical—Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Personnel and Human Resources—Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Mathematics—Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
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.
Customer and Personal Service—Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Computers and Electronics—Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Engineering and Technology—Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Sales and Marketing—Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Interests

Different careers may be a good fit for your personality or interests. This career is:

Realistic—Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
Conventional—Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

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Describe Your Skills

People who have worked in this career typically perform the following tasks. These statements can help a prospective employer understand what you can do, on a resume or during an interview.

Collecting information from different sources.
Handling and moving objects.
Communicating with supervisors, co-workers, or people that work under you.
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to find or fix problems.
Estimating sizes, distances, or amounts.
Identifying information by categorizing, comparing, or detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Controlling machines and processes.
Making decisions or solving problems.

Careers that Use Similar Skills

The following careers use skills, knowledge, and abilities that are similar to those used for Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Operators.

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