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72400.02 – Textile machinery mechanics and repairers

Textile machinery mechanics and repairers install, maintain, repair, overhaul and set up textile machinery such as looms, knitting machines, spinning frames and carding machines. Apprentices are also included in this occupation.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Industrial sewing machine mechanic
  • Knitting machine mechanic
  • Textile machine mechanic
  • Textile machinery fixer
  • Textile machinery mechanic

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Apply mechanical repair principles and procedures to make sure that machinery runs properly
  • Detect defects and excessive wear in machinery and identify slight differences in dimensions and shapes of component parts
  • Repair and overhaul electrical and mechanical systems on textile machinery and replace and align moving parts as required
  • Set-up and adjust complex machinery for new patterns and products
  • Analyze information to perform maintenance such as cleaning and lubrication of textile machinery, troubleshooting, and to test running and proper operation of machines
  • Confer with management to recommend equipment changes and modifications and in evaluating new equipment.

Additional information

No data has been provided for this section.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (72401)
  • Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (22312)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

7 – Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

72 – Technical trades and transportation officers and controllers

Sub-major group

724 – Technical maintenance trades

Minor group

7240 – Machinery and transportation equipment mechanics (except motor vehicles)

Unit group

72400 – Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics

Occupational profile

72400.02 – Textile machinery mechanics and repairers

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