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Ocupacions

Textile machinery technician

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Assistant textile machinery installer Card fixer Card grinder Fabric machine operator Fabric material machine operator Textile card fixer Textile card grinder Textile card inspector Textile card mechanic Textile machine apprentice Textile machine inspector Textile machine installer Textile machine maintenance mechanic Textile machine mechanic Textile machine operative Textile machine operator Textile machine repairer Textile machinery fixer Textile machinery installation assistant Textile machinery installer Textile machinery maintenance mechanic Textile machinery mecanic Textile machinery mechanic Textile machinery repairer Textile mechanic Textile value chain machine repairer

Textile machinery technicians set up, maintain, inspect and repair mechanical and computer-controlled machinery used in textile manufacturing such as weaving, dyeing and finishing machines.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Fitting, installing, examining, servicing and repairing engines, machinery and mechanical equipment;
(b) Oiling and greasing stationary engines and machinery;
(c) Inspecting and testing new machinery and mechanical equipment for conformity with standards and specifications;
(d) Disassembling machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs;
(e) Examining parts for defects such as breakage and excessive wear;
(f) Operating newly repaired machinery and equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs;
(g) Recording repairs and maintenance performed.

Knowledge

  • Textiles (clothes, footwear and leather)
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Electronics and automation
  • Physics
  • Occupational health and safety

Digital competencies

  • Operating machinery for the manufacture and treatment of textiles, fur and leather products
  • Joining parts using soldering, welding or brazing techniques
  • Developing solutions
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Maintaining mechanical machinery

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Dealing with problems
  • Maintaining a positive attitude
  • Communicating
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Building frame and related trades workers

House builders

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

House builders

322

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

9,63%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-5,85% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

71,18%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

6,60%

Part-time contracts

1,05% Turnover index

210

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-10%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

96%

4%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Building frame and related trades workers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

House builders

No experience
12%
Less than 1 year
13%
Between 1 and 2 years
12%
Between 2 and 4 years
39%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
17%
Construcció
54%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
21%
Indústries manufactureres
8%
Educació
4%
Subministrament d'energia elèctrica, gas, vapor i aire condicionat
3%
Altres
10%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.