Textile dyers tend dye machines making sure that the setting of machines are in place. They prepare chemicals, dyes, dye baths and solutions according to formulas. They make samples by dyeing textiles and calculating the necessary formulas and dyes upon all kind of yarn and textiles.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Starting and controlling machines and equipment to bleach, dye or otherwise process and finish fabric, yarn, thread and/or other textile goods;
(b) Tending machines that shrink woven or knitted cloth to predetermined size or strengthen the weave by interlocking the fibres;
(c) Tending a variety of automatic machines that comb and polish furs;
(d) Operating and monitoring machines that treat silk to give it body and weight;
(e) Operating and monitoring machines that impregnate textiles with chemicals to render them waterproof;
(f) Dyeing articles to change or restore their colours;
(g) Operating and monitoring machines that stretch or impart lustre or other type of finish to textiles;
(h) Tending and regulating equipment that fumigates and removes foreign matter from furs;
(i) Operating machines that comb, dry and polish furs, and clean, sterilize and fluff feathers and blankets;
(j) Keying in processing instructions to programme electronic equipment;
(k) Observing display screens, control panels, equipment, and cloth entering or exiting processes to determine if equipment is operating correctly;
(l) Cleaning machine filters and lubricating equipment.