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Non-woven Machine Operator

OFO Code: 715205

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
715205
Occupation
Non-woven Machine Operator
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS
Unit group
7152 · Weaving and Knitting Machine Operators

Official description
Weaving and knitting machine operators set up, operate and monitor weaving and knitting machines which process yarn or thread into woven, non-woven and knitted products such as cloth, lace, carpets, rope, industrial fabric, hosiery and knitted garments or to quilt and embroider fabric.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Tufting Machine Operator

  • Repairing or replacing worn or defective needles and other components
  • Operating and monitoring large automatic multi-needle machines to embroider material or to sew lengths of several layers of material to make yard goods, quilts or mattress coverings
  • Cleaning, oiling, and lubricating machines, using air hoses, cleaning solutions, rags, oil cans, and/or grease guns
  • Examining looms to determine causes of loom stoppage, such as warp filling, harness breaks, or mechanical defects
  • Operating and monitoring knitting machines to knit hosiery to shape of foot and leg
  • Setting up and operating batteries of automatic, link-type knitting machines to knit garments of specified pattern and design
  • Operating and monitoring machine which seams openings in toes of socks
  • Threading yarn, thread, and fabric through guides, needles, and rollers of machines for weaving, knitting, or other processing
  • Operating and monitoring crocheter machine to knit lace, trimming etc. of desired pattern or design
  • Operating and monitoring machine for knitting heel and toes of socks into ribs or tops cut from circular fabric
  • Operating and monitoring loom on which yarn or twist is intersected and knotted at regular intervals to form mesh
  • Tending circular knitting machines with automatic pattern controls that knit seamless hose

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